Patents by Inventor Brad Warren Probert

Brad Warren Probert 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).

  • Patent number: 11876202
    Abstract: This disclosure details exemplary battery pack designs for use in electrified vehicles. Exemplary battery packs may include an enclosure assembly that houses one or more battery arrays. The battery arrays may be efficiently arranged relative to one another inside the enclosure assembly to establish an open channel within the enclosure assembly. Coolant lines and/or wiring lines may be positioned within and/or routed through the open channel in order to maximize battery internal component volume without increasing the overall footprint of the enclosure assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Brad Warren Probert, Micah Smith, Eric Yoo, Tarek Obeid
  • Publication number: 20220359939
    Abstract: This disclosure details exemplary battery pack designs for use in electrified vehicles. Exemplary battery packs may include an enclosure assembly that houses one or more battery arrays. The battery arrays may be efficiently arranged relative to one another inside the enclosure assembly to establish an open channel within the enclosure assembly. Coolant lines and/or wiring lines may be positioned within and/or routed through the open channel in order to maximize battery internal component volume without increasing the overall footprint of the enclosure assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Brad Warren PROBERT, Micah SMITH, Eric YOO, Tarek OBEID
  • Publication number: 20220320657
    Abstract: A traction battery pack assembly includes, among other things, an enclosure having a lid and a tray. The enclosure has a corner area connecting a first side of the enclosure to a second side of the enclosure. The first side is transverse to the second side. The assembly further includes a patch secured to the corner area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Yongcai Wang, Tao Shen, Ahteram Khan, Saravanan Paramasivam, Mohammadreza Eftekhari, Anil Reddy Pullalarevu, Mike Popovski, Brad Warren Probert
  • Patent number: 11431056
    Abstract: This disclosure details exemplary battery pack designs for use in electrified vehicles. Exemplary battery packs may include an enclosure assembly that houses one or more battery arrays. The battery arrays may be efficiently arranged relative to one another inside the enclosure assembly to establish an open channel within the enclosure assembly. Coolant lines and/or wiring lines may be positioned within and/or routed through the open channel in order to maximize battery internal component volume without increasing the overall footprint of the enclosure assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Brad Warren Probert, Micah Smith, Eric Yoo, Tarek Obeid
  • Patent number: 11228070
    Abstract: This disclosure details exemplary electrical architectural layouts for distributing high voltage power within electrified vehicles. An exemplary battery pack associated with an electrical architectural layout of an electrified vehicle may include an enclosure assembly that houses one or more battery arrays. The battery arrays may be efficiently arranged relative to one another inside the enclosure assembly to establish an open channel within the enclosure assembly. A high voltage wiring harness may be routed through an interior of the battery pack within the open channel. The exemplary electrical architectural layouts of this disclosure may be employed within all-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, or front-wheel drive electrified vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Brad Warren Probert, Luis Javier Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20210249638
    Abstract: This disclosure details exemplary battery pack designs for use in electrified vehicles. An exemplary battery pack may include an enclosure assembly that houses one or more battery arrays. An impact protection shroud is mounted to a portion of at least one of the battery arrays. A battery sensitive component is at least partially covered by the impact protection shroud. The impact protection shroud is configured to establish minimum clearances relative the battery sensitive component and to redirect loads away from the battery sensitive component, thereby protecting the battery sensitive component during vehicle impact loading events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Ihab GRACE, Micah SMITH, Brad Warren PROBERT
  • Publication number: 20210143377
    Abstract: This disclosure details exemplary electrical architectural layouts for distributing high voltage power within electrified vehicles. An exemplary battery pack associated with an electrical architectural layout of an electrified vehicle may include an enclosure assembly that houses one or more battery arrays. The battery arrays may be efficiently arranged relative to one another inside the enclosure assembly to establish an open channel within the enclosure assembly. A high voltage wiring harness may be routed through an interior of the battery pack within the open channel. The exemplary electrical architectural layouts of this disclosure may be employed within all-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, or front-wheel drive electrified vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Brad Warren PROBERT, Luis Javier SANCHEZ
  • Publication number: 20210143378
    Abstract: This disclosure details exemplary battery pack designs for use in electrified vehicles. Exemplary battery packs may include an enclosure assembly that houses one or more battery arrays. The battery arrays may be efficiently arranged relative to one another inside the enclosure assembly to establish an open channel within the enclosure assembly. Coolant lines and/or wiring lines may be positioned within and/or routed through the open channel in order to maximize battery internal component volume without increasing the overall footprint of the enclosure assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Brad Warren PROBERT, Micah SMITH, Eric YOO, Tarek OBEID
  • Patent number: 10720620
    Abstract: This disclosure details mounting systems and associated methods for mounting a battery pack to an electrified vehicle. An exemplary electrified vehicle may include a frame, a battery pack, and a mounting system for mounting the battery pack to the frame. The mounting system may include one or more side rails. Each side rail may include a predefined crush initiator configured to plastically deform for absorbing and transferring energy during vehicle impact loading events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Ihab Grace, David Edward Paul, Ahteram Khan, Brad Warren Probert, Anil Reddy Pullalarevu, Mike Popovski
  • Publication number: 20200227705
    Abstract: This disclosure details mounting systems and associated methods for mounting a battery pack to an electrified vehicle. An exemplary electrified vehicle may include a frame, a battery pack, and a mounting system for mounting the battery pack to the frame. The mounting system may include one or more side rails. Each side rail may include a predefined crush initiator configured to plastically deform for absorbing and transferring energy during vehicle impact loading events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Ihab Grace, David Edward Paul, Ahteram Khan, Brad Warren Probert, Anil Reddy Pullalarevu, Mike Popovski