JAMES L ADAMS
Medical Practice in Ann Arbor, MI

2009004, Feb 19, 2009

Aug 16, 2007

11/839566

Shazad Mahmood Butt - Troy MI, US
Matthew N. Zuehik - Royal Oak MI, US
Jaswant - Jas Dhillon - Canton MI, US
Joseph Stanek - Northville MI, US
Scott Aaron Black - Royal Oak MI, US
James A. Adams - Ann Arbor MI, US

FORD MOTOR COMPANY - Dearborn MI

H01M 8/04, H01M 8/02

429 13, 429 24, 429 25

A system and method for conditioning the temperature of at least one fluid stream that is passed through a fuel cell stack is provided. The system comprises a system module, at least one inlet and a conditioning device. The system module is operable to humidify the fluid stream to a reach a predetermined humidity level that corresponds to a predetermined temperature. The one inlet of the fuel cell stack receives the fluid stream at a first temperature that is different from the predetermined temperature. The fuel cell stack includes at least one outlet operable to present coolant having a temperature that is different from the first temperature of the fluid stream. The conditioning device is operable to receive the fluid stream and the coolant and present the fluid stream to the coolant to change the first temperature of the fluid stream to be equal to the predetermined temperature.

2012031, Dec 13, 2012

Jul 23, 2012

13/556098

Chi Paik - Brownstown Twp. MI, US
James A. Adams - Ann Arbor MI, US
George S. Saloka - Dearborn MI, US
Mark S. Sulek - Sterling Heights MI, US

FORD MOTOR COMPANY - Dearborn MI

H01M 8/06

429415, 429408, 429427

A purging system for removing oxygen from a fuel cell system during a shutdown period for the fuel cell system. The purging system includes a separator having an inlet and an outlet; a first exhaust line for communicating a first exhaust gas stream from an outlet of the fuel cell system to the separator inlet during the shutdown period of the fuel cell system; and a second exhaust line for communicating a second exhaust gas stream to an inlet of the fuel cell system for delivering the second exhaust gas stream to the fuel cell system during the shutdown period. The separator removes oxygen from the first exhaust gas stream such that the first stream nitrogen molar volume is lower than the second steam nitrogen molar volume and the first stream oxygen molar volume is higher than the second stream oxygen molar volume.

2013022, Aug 29, 2013

Feb 24, 2012

13/404299

Mohan Karulkar - Dearborn MI, US
James A. Adams - Ann Arbor MI, US
Andrew Robert Drews - Ann Arbor MI, US

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

H01M 2/38, H01M 8/22, H01M 8/06

429407, 429 72, 429498, 429409, 429 50

A battery system includes a battery including an anode, a cathode, and a liquid electrolyte; and a conduit communicating to the battery an electrolyte liquid having an electrolyte salt density lower than an electrolyte salt density of the liquid electrolyte. The electrolyte may be non-aqueous. The electrolyte may be volatile.

6916566, Jul 12, 2005

Oct 17, 2001

09/682770

George Steve Saloka - Dearborn MI, US
James A. Adams - Ann Arbor MI, US

Ford Motor Company - Dearborn MI

H01M008/04, H01M008/12

429 26, 429 22

A system for selectively and rapidly preheating one or more vehicle fuel cells during cold start or freezing conditions. The system includes a bypass valve , a controller , vehicle sensors and a bypass conduit. The controller monitors vehicle attribute data by use of sensors to determine whether a cold start condition exists. Based upon the attribute data, controller may signal valve to bypass heat exchanger , and cause compressed air to be delivered directly to fuel cells , thereby heating the fuel cells.

8273501, Sep 25, 2012

Jul 30, 2009

12/512675

Tie Wang - Rochester Hills MI, US
James A. Adams - Ann Arbor MI, US
George S. Saloka - Dearborn MI, US
Chendong Huang - Ann Arbor MI, US

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

H01M 8/04

429513

A fuel cell hydration system comprising a first reservoir is provided. The first reservoir is positioned between a cathode supply and a fuel cell stack. The first reservoir includes corrugated regions positioned axially along the first reservoir to accumulate water discharged from a first fluid stream. The first fluid stream absorbs the accumulated water when an amount of water within the first fluid stream is below a water level to hydrate the fuel cell stack.

2011003, Feb 10, 2011

Aug 7, 2009

12/537483

Tie Wang - Rochester Hills MI, US
Chendong Huang - Ann Arbor MI, US
James A. Adams - Ann Arbor MI, US
Shinichi Hirano - West Bloomfield MI, US
George S. Saloka - Dearborn MI, US
Mark S. Sulek - Sterling Heights MI, US
James Waldecker - Farmington Hills MI, US
Alireza Pezhman Shirvanian - Ann Arbor MI, US

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

H01M 2/02, H01M 10/48, H01M 8/00, H01M 4/00

429430, 429413, 429452, 429522

A fuel cell system may have at least one sensor including a pair of electrodes disposed on a substrate. The sensor may be configured to produce an output signal having a magnitude that is proportional to a relative humidity in a vicinity of the sensor and, if liquid water is on the sensor, proportional to an amount of the liquid water on the sensor.