ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,548,785, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to SAFRAN POWER UNITS (Toulouse, France).

"Fuel cell and fuel cell control method" was invented by Romain Quinton (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Theophile Horde (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Remi Andre Armand Stephan (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fuel cell comprising an upper plate and a lower plate, a stack of energy cells, the stack being disposed between the upper plate and the lower plate, the stack being divided into a plurality of energy cell stages, a plurality of collectors separating each energy cell stage, three inlet vents extending from the lower plate to the up...