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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Bloom Energy Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas Arcelona, Milpitas, CA (US);
Martin Perry, Mountain View, CA (US);
Vlad Kalika, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04007 (2016.01); F23Q 7/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/1246 (2016.01); H01M 8/0271 (2016.01); H01M 8/12 (2016.01); H01M 8/2465 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04037 (2013.01); F23Q 7/001 (2013.01); H01M 8/1246 (2013.01); H01M 8/0271 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1293 (2013.01); H01M 8/2465 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0074 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of sealing a glow plug of a fuel cell system, the glow plug including a housing and a heating element extending from a first end of the housing. The method includes inserting the heating element into a sealing element having an annular base and a tubular collar extending from the base and forming a fluid-tight connection between the glow plug and the fuel cell system by attaching the collar to the heating element and by attaching the base to the first end of the housing.