Patents
US 7972420 B2: Hydrogen-processing assemblies and hydrogen-producing systems and fuel cell systems including the same
- Granted
- 2011-07-05
- Filed
- 2007-05-18 application 11750806
- Type
- Utility · 44 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Hydrogen-processing assemblies, components of hydrogen-processing assemblies, and fuel-processing and fuel cell systems that include hydrogen-processing assemblies. The hydrogen-processing assemblies include a hydrogen-separation assembly positioned within the internal volume of an enclosure in a spaced relation to at least a portion of the internal perimeter of the body of the enclosure.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg110705.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idatech, LLC 38 patents | US company or organization | Bend, OR | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William A. Pledger | Bend, OR | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Vernon Wade Popham | Bend, OR | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| R. Todd Studebaker | Shelley, ID | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kyle Taylor | Bend, OR | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H01M | Processes or means, e.g. batteries, for the direct conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy | H01M8/0606 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C01B | Non-metallic elements; compounds thereof; ; metalloids or compounds thereof not covered by subclass c01c | C01B3/0005 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02E | Reduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution | Y02E60/32 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-27 | Security interest Security interest Option | IDATECH, LLC signed 2013-03-13 | DCNS SA 44 620 LA MONTAGNE | 30100/642 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2007-12-04 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | STUDEBAKER, R. TODD signed 2007-05-15 POPHAM, VERNON WADE signed 2007-05-16 PLEDGER, WILLIAM A. signed 2007-05-17 TAYLOR, KYLE signed 2007-05-17 | IDATECH, LLC BEND, OR | 20209/619 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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