Patents by Inventor Alec N. Brooks

Alec N. Brooks has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for cooling an array of rechargeable batteries
    Patent number: 5015545
    Abstract: A housing for carrying a plurality of rechargeable batteries is configured such that air gaps defined adjacent to the batteries have a continuously-decreasing cross-sectional area. Cooling air being directed through the air gaps thus increases its speed in inverse relationship with its temperature rise such that all of the batteries are cooled to substantially the same degree. All of the cells of the batteries thereby accept electrical charge at a substantially uniform rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1991
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Alec N. Brooks