Inventor
James F. McElroy
Inventor
Suffield, CT, US
Overview
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Patents
1984–2020
Patent span
General tagging of new technological developments
Primary field (CPC Y)
Patents· 73 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
Y02Eprimary
Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution31%
H01MProcesses or means, e.g. batteries, for the direct conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy28%
C25BElectrolytic or electrophoretic processes for the production of compounds or non-metals6%
Y02PClimate change mitigation technologies in the production or processing of goods6%
C01BNon-metallic elements5%
Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation5%
B01DSeparation3%
B60LPropulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles2%
H02JElectric power networks2%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests2%
PatentTitleYear
10,596,919Fuel cell system with grid independent operation and DC microgrid capability202010,322,637Fuel cell system with grid independent operation and DC microgrid capability20199,911,989'Fuel cell system with partial recycling of anode exhaust'20189,461,314'Fuel cell interconnect'20169,287,571'Operation of fuel cell systems with reduced carbon formation and anode leading edge damage'20169,240,599'Ammonia or hydrazine injection into fuel cell systems'20169,190,685'SOFC system with selective CO2 removal'20159,142,845'Solid oxide fuel cell stack heat treatment methods and apparatus'20159,118,040'Electrochemical cell with improved water or gas management'20159,106,098'Fuel cell system with grid independent operation and DC microgrid capability'20158,986,905'Fuel cell interconnect'20158,916,300'Ammonia fueled SOFC system'20148,802,308'Fuel cell system with interruption control'20148,748,056'Anode with remarkable stability under conditions of extreme fuel starvation'20148,715,871'Electrochemical cell'20148,715,470'Separator plates, ion pumps, and hydrogen fuel infrastructure systems and methods for generating hydrogen'20148,506,787'Electrochemical cell'20138,293,412'Enhanced efficiency of a combined SORFC energy storage and fuel generation system'20128,142,943'Solid oxide fuel cell column temperature equalization by internal reforming and fuel cascading'20128,129,057'High efficiency fuel cell system'20128,101,307'Fuel cell system with electrochemical anode exhaust recycling'20128,097,374'System and method for providing reformed fuel to cascaded fuel cell stacks'20128,071,241'Method for the co-production of hydrogen and electricity in a high temperature electrochemical system'20117,976,990'High efficiency fuel cell system'20117,955,491'Methods, devices, and infrastructure systems for separating, removing, compressing, and generating hydrogen'20117,883,803'SOFC system producing reduced atmospheric carbon dioxide using a molten carbonated carbon dioxide pump'20117,878,280'Low pressure hydrogen fueled vehicle and method of operating same'20117,846,599'Method for high temperature fuel cell system start up and shutdown'20107,833,668'Fuel cell system with greater than 95% fuel utilization'20107,686,937'Separator plates, ion pumps, and hydrogen fuel infrastructure systems and methods for generating hydrogen'20107,591,880'Fuel cell anode exhaust fuel recovery by adsorption'20097,572,530'SORFC power and oxygen generation method and system'20097,520,916'Partial pressure swing adsorption system for providing hydrogen to a vehicle fuel cell'20097,514,166'Reduction of SOFC anodes to extend stack lifetime'20097,482,078'Co-production of hydrogen and electricity in a high temperature electrochemical system'20097,255,956'Environmentally tolerant anode catalyst for a solid oxide fuel cell'20077,201,979'SORFC system and method with an exothermic net electrolysis reaction'20077,132,182'Method and apparatus for electrochemical compression and expansion of hydrogen in a fuel cell system'20067,067,208'Load matched power generation system including a solid oxide fuel cell and a heat pump and an optional turbine'20067,045,233'Method and apparatus for electrochemical compression and expansion of hydrogen in a fuel cell system'20067,045,238'SORFC power and oxygen generation method and system'20066,977,119'Fuel cell transient control scheme'20056,924,053'Solid oxide regenerative fuel cell with selective anode tail gas circulation'20056,908,702'Fuel cell for airship power generation and heating'20056,854,688'Solid oxide regenerative fuel cell for airplane power generation and storage'20056,821,663'Solid oxide regenerative fuel cell'20046,821,661'Hydrophilic anode gas diffusion layer'20046,761,987'Fuel cell system having an energy source backup'20046,630,263'Fuel cell systems and methods'20036,589,678'Fuel cell method of operation'20036,537,690'Method of operating a fuel cell system'20036,329,090'Enthalpy recovery fuel cell system'20016,280,865'Fuel cell system with hydrogen purification subsystem'20016,251,534'Fuel cell cascade flow system'20016,053,728'Furnace'20005,505,824'Propellant generator and method of generating propellants'19965,480,518'High purity hydrogen and oxygen production using an ion exchange membrane having catalysts electrically isolated throughout'19965,372,689'Dual-direction flow membrane support for water electrolyzers'19945,350,496'Solid state high pressure oxygen generator and method of generating oxygen'19945,348,691'Atmosphere membrane humidifier and method and system for producing humidified air'19945,342,494'High purity hydrogen and oxygen production and apparatus therefor'19945,296,109'Method for electrolyzing water with dual directional membrane'19945,122,239'Fuel cell product liquid gas stripper'19925,118,398'Method and an apparatus for detecting ionizable substance'19924,950,371'Electrochemical hydrogen separator system for zero gravity water electrolysis'19904,855,193'Bipolar fuel cell'19894,795,683'High power density evaporatively cooled ion exchange membrane fuel cell'19894,729,932'Fuel cell with integrated cooling water/static water removal means'19884,678,724'Fuel cell battery with improved membrane cooling'19874,657,829'Fuel cell power supply with oxidant and fuel gas switching'19874,649,091'Fuel cell battery with improved membrane cooling'19874,543,303'Fuel cell battery with in cell oxidant-product liquid separators'19854,473,622'Rapid starting methanol reactor system'1984Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1984–2016Patents assigned to MCELROY JAMES F (10)· patent assignee history
1984–1987Based in Hamilton, MA, US· patent location history
1985–1996Patents assigned to UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP (17)· patent assignee history
1988–2020Based in Suffield, CT, US· patent location history
2000Based in Springfield, NJ, US· patent location history
2001–2006Patents assigned to PLUG POWER INC (10)· patent assignee history
2007–2020Patents assigned to BLOOM ENERGY CORP (29)· patent assignee history
2012–2018Patents assigned to MCELROY JAMES (8)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| BLOOM ENERGY CORP | 29 | 2007–2020 |
| UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP | 17 | 1985–1996 |
| MCELROY JAMES Fself | 10 | 1984–2016 |
| PLUG POWER INC | 10 | 2001–2006 |
| MCELROY JAMESself | 8 | 2012–2018 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Suffield, CT, US | 67 | 1988–2020 |
| Hamilton, Massachusetts, US | 5 | 1984–1987 |
| Springfield, New Jersey, US | 1 | 2000 |