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Billy R. Masten, Shallowater, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110141299Low cost combination spectral-spatial vision system - A combined spectral and spatial sensing unit having a lens for receiving light from an object or substance and for directing at least a portion thereof through a diffraction device to an area imager for creating a digital spectral image of a plurality of segments of different wave lengths of light on a first set of pixels of said imager and for creating a digital spatial image on a second set of pixels of said imager, and an analytical unit having a microprocessor for receiving each of said images and comparing same to images stored in a memory associated with said microprocessor to determine the identity, condition or other information about the object or substance. Alternatively, a portion of said light may be directed through a diffraction grating to a first imager and another portion to a second imager, each of which is associated with a microprocessor for determining the identity, condition or other information about the object or substance.06-16-2011
20110163700METHODS AND SYSTEMS RELATED TO DESULFATION OF A BATTERY - Desulfation of a battery. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods of inducing ringing across terminals of a battery to reduce and/or reverse the build up sulfate crystals on the battery plates.07-07-2011

David A. Masten, Rochester, NY US

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20080292921RECOVERY OF INERT GAS FROM A FUEL CELL EXHAUST STREAM - A fuel cell system is provided including a fuel cell stack having a fuel cell having an anode, an anode outlet, an anode inlet, and a cathode. The fuel cell system further includes a hydrogen pump in communication with the anode outlet and the anode inlet. The hydrogen pump features a proton exchange membrane disposed between a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode is configured to accept an anode outlet stream from the anode outlet, the anode outlet stream including a hydrogen gas and an inert gas, the first electrode being configured to exhaust the inert gas. In one embodiment, the hydrogen pump is in communication with a PROX unit and configured to provide the hydrogen gas to the fuel cell stack. Further provided are methods employing the hydrogen pump wherein a start-stop degradation of the fuel cell is militated against and a hydrogen feed stream is humidified.11-27-2008
20090069975Fuel Cell Vehicle Performance Mode - A system and method for putting a fuel cell vehicle into a performance mode by preloading sub-systems in the fuel cell system so that high power is available from the fuel cell stack quicker than during normal fuel cell system operation. For example, if a driver activates a vehicle performance mode, the fuel cell system can respond by, for example, increasing the compressor speed, increasing anode recirculation, increasing air and cooling fluid flow through the radiator, increasing battery state-of-charge, etc. Thus, when the driver requests the high power after the system is in the performance mode, the system is able to deliver the desired power immediately or at least quicker and for a longer time period.03-12-2009
20100178580BIPOLAR PLATE FOR A FUEL CELL STACK - A bipolar plate for a fuel cell is provided that includes a pair of unipolar plates having a separator plate disposed therebetween. One of the unipolar plates is produced from a porous material to minimize cathode transport resistance at high current density. A fuel cell stack including a fuel cell and the bipolar plate is also provided.07-15-2010

Patent applications by David A. Masten, Rochester, NY US

James W. Masten, Seattle, WA US

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20080212685System for the Capture of Evidentiary Multimedia Data, Live/Delayed Off-Load to Secure Archival Storage and Managed Streaming Distribution - This system is a unique development of apparatus and enabling software functionality specifically aimed at surveillance and monitoring activities and the statutes and administrative policies that govern them. The system incorporates video and audio capture devices and a conventional computer in which unique software functionality creates an authenticating evidentiary audit trail (frame-by-frame) during an optimal compression process while presenting a live view of the captured video data. This unique and uniquely combined process directly supports many public safety and other security operations with their need for a live monitoring view and a minimum capacity storage archive. The unique data construct also allows for such inventive features as a graphical content catalog to aid in finding captured video and/or audio, the evidentiary analysis functionality of variable speed forward and backward playback and a fully managed storage and distribution sub-system again with incorporated audit and activity tracking.09-04-2008