USPTO Patent Granted for Fuel Cell Assembly

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 26th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted a patent to General Electric Company for a fuel cell assembly integrated into a gas turbine engine. The patent, US12584445B2, was granted on March 24, 2026, and aims to improve thermal management within the engine.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent US12584445B2 to General Electric Company for a novel fuel cell assembly designed for integration within a gas turbine engine. The patent, officially granted on March 24, 2026, details an assembly that positions the fuel cell's inlet line in thermal communication with the output products during engine operation, suggesting an advancement in thermal efficiency and operational performance.

This patent grant is primarily an intellectual property event and does not impose new regulatory obligations on businesses. However, companies operating in the energy sector, particularly those involved in gas turbine or fuel cell technology, may wish to review the patent details to understand the scope of General Electric's intellectual property rights and to ensure their own research and development activities do not infringe upon this granted patent. No compliance actions are required.

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Gas turbine engine and fuel cell assembly

Grant US12584445B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

General Electric Company

Inventors

Honggang Wang, Brandon Wayne Miller, Michael Anthony Benjamin, Richard L. Hart, Randy M. Vondrell, Ryan St. Pierre

Abstract

A gas turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine includes a turbomachine having a turbomachine having a compressor section, a combustor, and a turbine section arranged in serial flow order, the turbomachine further including an outer casing; and a fuel cell assembly positioned within the outer casing of the turbomachine, the fuel cell assembly including a fuel cell, an inlet line in fluid communication with an inlet of the fuel cell, and an output products line in fluid communication with an outlet of the fuel cell for receiving output products from the fuel cell, wherein the inlet line is positioned to be in thermal communication with the output products during operation of the gas turbine engine.