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Steven D. Burch — 34 Patents

General Motors: 29 patents #378 of 18,328Top 3%
BABenteler Automotive: 3 patents #6 of 34Top 20%
MIMidwest Research Institute: 1 patents #153 of 315Top 50%
Honeoye Falls, NY: #12 of 227 inventorsTop 6%
New York: #3,387 of 115,490 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #102,374 of 4,157,543Top 3%
34 Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 34 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
11713734 Thermally conditioned noise / vibration attenuating fuel rail chamber Jie Kou, Joseph Hahn, Christopher L. Koppen, Kenneth Kurzawa 2023-08-01
10290880 Fuel cell cathode balance of plant freeze strategy Bruce J. Clingerman, Aaron Rogahn, Michael Cartwright 2019-05-14
9728799 Fuel cell startup method for fast freeze startup Bruce J. Clingerman, Abdullah B. Alp, David A. Arthur, Dirk Wexel, Martin Fasse 2017-08-08
9385382 Systems and methods for controlling cabin heating in fuel cell vehicles John P. Salvador, John P. Nolan, Remy Fontaine, Bram Peters, Oliver Maier 2016-07-05
9379396 Controls giving −25° C. freeze start capability to a fuel cell system Bruce J. Clingerman, Aaron Rogahn, Jun Cai, Joseph C. Gerzseny, Manish Sinha +1 more 2016-06-28
9028989 Fuel cell system having a fluid flow distribution feature Yan Zhang, Steven R. Falta, Glenn W. Skala 2015-05-12
8835065 Fuel cell startup method for fast freeze startup Bruce J. Clingerman, Abdullah B. Alp, David A. Arthur, Dirk Wexel, Martin Fasse 2014-09-16
8637202 Device to minimize the buoyancy driven flows in vertically oriented headers Todd D. Bogumil, Steven G. Goebel, Eric J. Connor, Glenn W. Skala 2014-01-28
8603690 Methods and controls for hydrogen to cathode inlet of a fuel cell system Bruce J. Clingerman, Abdullah B. Alp, Jon R. Sienkowski, James K. Leary, Victor W. Logan +1 more 2013-12-10
8168343 Humidification control during shutdown of a fuel cell system Bruce J. Clingerman, John P. Salvador, Manish Sinha 2012-05-01
8053126 Water transfer efficiency improvement in a membrane humidifier by reducing dry air inlet temperature Marc Becker, Christian Koenig, Uwe Hannesen, Erik Schumacher 2011-11-08
8007946 Fuel cell system warm-up strategy with reduced efficiency losses Abdullah B. Alp, Marc Becker 2011-08-30
7862631 Fuel processor primary reactor and combustor startup via electrically-heated catalyst William H. Pettit, Steven G. Goebel 2011-01-04
7829228 Control strategy to prevent humidity cycling in a fuel cell Josef Kallo, Kilian Simbeck, Peter Kilian, Oliver Maier, Manish Sinha +1 more 2010-11-09
7811713 Thermal control of cathode inlet air flow for a fuel cell system Jason R. Kolodziej, Seth E. Lerner, Prem Menon 2010-10-12
7625647 Fuel cell system with integrated thermal-to-electric generating devices 2009-12-01
7497881 Heat exchanger mechanization to transfer reformate energy to steam and air Matthew J. Beutel, Kevin Stukey 2009-03-03
7442217 Integrated fuel processor for rapid start and operational control Steven G. Goebel, William H. Pettit, Paul Taichiang Yu, Yan Zhang, Michael Cartwright 2008-10-28
7431896 Vacuum-insulated exhaust treatment devices, such as catalytic converters, with passive controls John P. Biel, Jr., David K. Benson, Frederick B. Hill, Jr., Matthew Allen Keyser, Lance Mews +2 more 2008-10-07
7276308 Fuel cell system with recuperative heat exchanger Volker Formanski, Thomas Herbig, George R. Woody, John P. Salvador, Uwe Hannesen 2007-10-02
7258081 Compact water vaporizer for dynamic steam generation and uniform temperature control Thomas P. Migliore, Frederick V. Oddi 2007-08-21
7138197 Method of operating a fuel cell power plant Jameson R. Forte, Mark Brundage 2006-11-21
6908595 Vacuum-insulated exhaust treatment devices, such as catalytic converters, with passive controls John P. Biel, Jr., David K. Benson, Frederick B. Hill, Jr., Matthew Allen Keyser, Lance Mews +2 more 2005-06-21
6899861 Heat exchanger mechanization to transfer reformate energy to steam and air Matthew J. Beutel, Kevin Stukey 2005-05-31
6896984 Methods for reducing mass and volume of a fuel processor William H. Pettit 2005-05-24