Inventor · Rochester, NY, US

Steven J. Spencer

33Patents
8h-index
41Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 13, 1993 → Mar 15, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5333682A Heat exchanger tube Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US5669441A Heat transfer tube and method of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US5975196A Heat transfer tube Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 26 Expired
US6167950A Heat transfer tube Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Expired
US7044200B2 Two-phase refrigerant distribution system for multiple pass evaporator coils Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Expired
US7851080B2 Battery cooling plate design with discrete channels Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US5752313A Tube expander with force sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US5933953A Method of manufacturing a heat transfer tube Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US7687182B2 Pressurized coolant for stamped plate fuel cell without diffusion media in the inactive feed region Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8465863B2 Batteries and components thereof and methods of making and assembling the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US7604888B2 Stamped PEM fuel cell plate manufacturing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US7901832B2 Bipolar plate with inlet and outlet water management features Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9008813B2 Method to improve the dimensional accuracy and surface quality for large spring back compensation for fuel cell bipolar plate forming Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9017895B2 Dual channel step in fuel cell plate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8465879B2 Reinforced fuel cell metal plate perimeter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8129075B2 Bipolar plate header formed features Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US7823277B2 Pre-nesting of the active area on plates to reduce thickness variation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9178224B2 Sealing design for stamped plate fuel cells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8845762B2 Batteries and components thereof and methods of making and assembling the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8453334B2 Fuel cell plate measurement features Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US5781996A Method of manufacturing heat transfer tube Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US7855031B2 Method of making bipolar plate with coolant channels Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8778567B1 Unique pre-form design for two-step forming of stainless steel fuel cell bipolar plates Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8722274B2 Datum insert for shorting protection on a fuel cell plate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8802326B2 Fuel cell separator plate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active

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