ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,548,786, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to ARCO FUEL CELLS S.R.L. (Medicina, Italy).

"Recirculation system and supply system comprising said system" was invented by Angelo D'Anzi (Medicina, Italy) and Pietro Mandurino (Bologna, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "System for recirculating hydrogen in a fuel cell including a tank having an inlet connectable to an outlet of the fuel cell and an outlet connectable to a line for feeding hydrogen to the fuel cell; the recirculation system includes a first check valve and a second check valve; the first check valve can be inserted between the outlet of the fuel cell and the inlet of the tank,...