Inventor · Richmond, NY, US

Gerald W. Fly

61Patents
9h-index
69Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 25, 1999 → Jun 9, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6350539B1 Composite gas distribution structure for fuel cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US8268510B2 Fuel cell fabrication using photopolymer based processes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Active
US6566004B1 Fuel cell with variable porosity gas distribution layers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US9005847B2 Fuel cell fabrication using photopolymer based processes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Active
US8524412B2 Fuel cell fabrication using photopolymer based processes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Active
US7861744B2 Tubular expansion device and method of fabrication Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Active
US6663994B1 Fuel cell with convoluted MEA Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US6838202B2 Fuel cell bipolar plate having a conductive foam as a coolant layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US8371587B2 Metal bead seal for fuel cell plate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US7036466B2 Thermal management system and method for vehicle electrochemical engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US7846591B2 Water management layer on flowfield in PEM fuel cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US6835484B2 Supersonic vapor compression and heat rejection cycle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US8603704B2 Interlockable bead seal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US7250189B2 Increasing the hydrophilicity of carbon fiber paper by electropolymerization Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US7807316B2 Fuel cell stack compression retention system with external springs Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US7947404B2 Thermally enhanced insulator plates and fuel cell stack incorporating the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8535845B2 Seal for PEM fuel cell plate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8309274B2 Separator plates formed by photopolymer based processes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US6828053B2 In-situ resistive current and temperature distribution circuit for a fuel cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US8329347B2 Fuel cell with microtruss water vapor transport device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US7858266B2 Structural reinforcement of membrane electrodes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US6794080B2 Electrochemical energy conversion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US8227145B2 Interlockable bead seal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9506420B2 External EGR rate feedback Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9017895B2 Dual channel step in fuel cell plate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.