Inventor · Fairfield, CT, US

Michael M. Walsh

37Patents
14h-index
34Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: May 16, 1975 → Mar 10, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4434617A Start-up and control method and apparatus for resonant free piston Stirling engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 54 Expired
US6110612A Structure for common access and support of fuel cell stacks Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US6096450A Fuel cell assembly fluid flow plate having conductive fibers and rigidizing material therein Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US4380219A Valve disabling mechanism Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 27 Expired
US4200081A Valve selector Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 26 Expired
US4458489A Resonant free-piston Stirling engine having virtual rod displacer and linear electrodynamic machine control of displacer drive/damping Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 26 Expired
US6372372B1 Clamping system for a fuel cell stack Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US4253491A Fluid flow regulating valve and system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US4230149A Fluid flow regulating valve and system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US6541148B1 Manifold system for a fuel cell stack Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US6146779A Fluid flow plate, fuel cell assembly system, and method employing same for controlling heat in fuel cells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US6492044B1 Reactant conditioning for high temperature fuel cells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US4305356A Valve selector assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US5998054A Fuel cell membrane hydration and fluid metering Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US6001502A Current conducting end plate of fuel cell assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US5469881A Valve assemblies Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US4545341A Means and method of balancing multi-cylinder reciprocating machines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US6489048B1 Operating a fuel cell system during low power demand Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US4593608A Lightweight piston-rod assembly for a reciprocating machine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US4065100A Hoist load brake Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US6528198B1 Fuel cell membrane hydration and fluid metering Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6610431B1 Method and apparatus for establishing a negative pressure inside an enclosure that houses a fuel cell system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US4432204A Linear hydraulic drive system for a Stirling engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US6787263B2 Method and apparatus for establishing a negative pressure inside an enclosure that houses a fuel cell system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US6913848B2 Fuel cell reactant control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired

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