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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Watt Fuel Cell Corp., Mount Pleasant, PA (US);
Inventors:
Caine Finnerty, Mount Pleasant, PA (US);
Paul Dewald, Scottdale, PA (US);
Assignee:
WATT FUEL CELL CORP., Mount Pleasant, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04014 (2016.01); F23C 13/02 (2006.01); F23C 13/04 (2006.01); F23D 14/62 (2006.01); F23G 7/07 (2006.01); H01M 8/0662 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04022 (2013.01); F23C 13/02 (2013.01); F23C 13/04 (2013.01); F23D 14/62 (2013.01); F23G 7/07 (2013.01); H01M 8/0662 (2013.01); F23G 2209/14 (2013.01); H01M 2250/405 (2013.01); Y02B 90/10 (2013.01); Y02E 20/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present teachings provide designs and materials of construction for afterburners as well as methods of making the afterburners. More specifically, the afterburners of the present teachings can include a compressible, resilient refractory material such that thermal expansion of other adjacent components, for example, a fuel cell stack of a fuel cell unit, can be accommodated by the afterburner. The present teachings also provide methods of reducing contaminants in exhaust streams and/or generating heat.