Michael L Quatannens

20120196202, Aug 2, 2012

Jan 28, 2011

13/016519

JOSEPH P. McINERNEY - Lowell MA, US
Mohammad Farooque - Danbury CT, US
Ramakrishnan Venkataraman - Danbury CT, US
Eric Hansell - New Milford CT, US
Daniela Nedu - New Fairfield CT, US
Keith Davis - Southbury CT, US
William Snyder - Ossining NY, US
Michael Quatannens - Ridgefield CT, US

FuelCell Energy, Inc. - Danbury CT

H01M 8/04

429444, 429428

A manifold assembly for use with a fuel cell stack for the purpose of ensuring a desired flow distribution to fuel cells within the stack, with the most commonly desired being uniform flow distribution. Said manifold assembly comprising: an external manifold for abutting and sealingly enclosing a face of the fuel cell stack, wherein the manifold comprises an enclosure for one of: providing inlet gas to the fuel cell stack and receiving exhaust gas from said fuel cell stack; and one or more baffles disposed in the enclosure of the external manifold, the one or more baffles one of: (a) controlling gas flow distribution and direction of the inlet gas from the enclosure to fuel cells of the fuel cell stack to achieve a predetermined distribution or a uniform distribution; and (b) controlling gas flow distribution of the exhaust gas flow within the enclosure to achieve the predetermined distribution or the uniform distribution of gas to fuel cells of the fuel cell stack. A multi-stack fuel cell system including a baffling assembly with one or more baffles for providing a predetermined gas flow distribution to each fuel cell stack in the fuel cell system is also described. The baffling assembly is provided at a system level and comprises one or more baffles in an intake assembly and/or in an exhaust assembly of the multi-stack fuel cell system, so that each fuel cell stack receives a predetermined amount of gas.

20200373605, Nov 26, 2020

Aug 13, 2020

16/992659

- Danbury CT, US
Stephen JOLLY - Southington CT, US
Michael L. QUATANNENS - Chappaqua NY, US
Matthew LAMBRECH - Sherman CT, US

H01M 8/2485
H01M 8/2475
H01M 8/249
H01M 8/2484

A fuel cell module includes a plurality of fuel cell stacks; a manifold configured to provide process gases to and receive process gases from the plurality of fuel cell stacks; and a module housing enclosing the plurality of fuel cell stacks and the manifold. Each of the plurality of fuel cell stacks is individually installable onto the manifold by lowering the fuel cell stack onto the manifold, and is individually removable from the manifold by raising the fuel cell stack from the manifold.

20160181647, Jun 23, 2016

Dec 19, 2014

14/578077

- Danbury CT, US
Mohammad Farooque - Danbury CT, US
Carla Juhas - Bethlehem CT, US
Fred C. Jahnke - Rye NY, US
Ramakrishnan Venkataraman - Danbury CT, US
Michael L. Quatannens - Chappaqua NY, US

H01M 8/14
H01M 8/24
H01M 8/04

A high efficiency fuel cell system comprising a topping fuel cell assembly comprising a topping cathode portion and a topping anode portion; and a bottoming fuel cell assembly comprising a bottoming cathode portion and a bottoming anode portion, wherein the bottoming anode portion receives anode exhaust output from the topping anode portion and the topping cathode portion receives cathode exhaust from the bottoming cathode portion, and wherein the topping fuel cell assembly has a greater number of fuel cells than the bottoming fuel cell assembly so that the topping fuel cell assembly utilizes more fuel than the bottoming fuel cell assembly.

20160064749, Mar 3, 2016

Nov 12, 2015

14/939521

- Danbury CT, US
Michael P. QUATANNENS - Ridgefield CT, US
Dennis R. FARRENKOPF - Ridgefield CT, US

H01M 8/04
H01M 8/06

A mixer/eductor assembly for use with a fuel cell stack having an anode-side and a cathode-side, said mixer/eductor assembly mixing and at least partially combusting anode exhaust gas output from the anode-side and an oxidant supply gas, said mixer/eductor assembly comprising: a first area receiving and mixing a first portion of the anode exhaust gas and a first portion of the oxidant supply gas to form a first mixture, the first area being configured so as to initiate a combustion reaction in the first mixture; a second area coupled with the first area, the second area receiving to and mixing a second portion of the anode exhaust gas and a second portion of the oxidant supply gas to form a second mixture, wherein: the first mixture has a predetermined oxidant to fuel ratio smaller than the oxidant to fuel ratio of the second mixture; and the first area provides an ignition source to promote continuous combustion of the second mixture in the second area.

20150065331, Mar 5, 2015

Sep 5, 2013

14/018561

- Danbury CT, US
Michael Quatannens - Chappaqua NY, US

FUELCELL ENERGY, INC. - Danbury CT

C04B 35/76

501 952

An expandable refractory for high temperature sealing, the expandable refractory includes un-expanded vermiculite and one or more mixtures of ceramic fibers in a water based refractory binder.

20140093798, Apr 3, 2014

Sep 28, 2012

13/630810

- Danbury CT, US
Michael P. Quatannens - Chappaqua NY, US
Dennis R. Farrenkopf - Bethel CT, US

FUELCELL ENERGY, INC. - Danbury CT

H01M 8/06
H01M 8/18

429417, 429408

A mixer/eductor assembly for use with a fuel cell stack having an anode-side and a cathode-side, said mixer/eductor assembly mixing and at least partially combusting anode exhaust gas output from the anode-side and an oxidant supply gas, said mixer/eductor assembly comprising: a first area receiving and mixing a first portion of the anode exhaust gas and a first portion of the oxidant supply gas to form a first mixture, the first area being configured so as to initiate a combustion reaction in the first mixture; a second area coupled with the first area, the second area receiving and mixing a second portion of the anode exhaust gas and a second portion of the oxidant supply gas to form a second mixture, wherein: the first mixture has a predetermined oxidant to fuel ratio smaller than the oxidant to fuel ratio of the second mixture; and the first area provides an ignition source to promote continuous combustion of the second mixture in the second area.