Patents by Inventor Christian THEUERKAUF

Christian THEUERKAUF 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: 11824211
    Abstract: A method for producing a battery cell includes at least the following steps: a) reshaping a first pouch foil into a first pouch half by means of a first molding device with a first recess; b) reshaping a second pouch foil into a second pouch foil by means of a second molding device with a second recess; c) inserting a cell stack into the first molding device and the first pouch half located therein; d) bringing together the first molding device and the second molding device with the second pouch half located therein; and e) at least partially connecting the first and second pouch halves to form a battery cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Frederik Grau, Kartik Jamadar, Christian Theuerkauf
  • Patent number: 11735707
    Abstract: A method for processing an electrode sheet, wherein the electrode sheet has a carrier layer and an electrode material that is applied to the carrier layer only in a material region of the electrode sheet, so that a free region, which is free of electrode material, remains for the formation of diverters, wherein the electrode sheet is guided in a conveying direction by a processing device, so that the material region and the free region (run side by side, wherein the processing device has a calender through which the electrode sheet is guided and with which the material region is calendered, wherein the processing device additionally has at least one roller that is designed in such a way that it exerts a transverse tensile stress on the electrode sheet. A corresponding processing device is also specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Kartik Jamadar, Christian Theuerkauf
  • Publication number: 20220080719
    Abstract: A method for producing a cell stack for battery cells comprises at least the following steps: feeding in at least a first material strip consisting of a first material; making a first cut into at least the first material strip while forming at least one transport section having tensile strength; combining the first material strip with at least a second material strip consisting of a second material, so as to form a partial stack; making a second cut of the partial stack, whereby the transport section is cut open; and arranging at least two partial stacks so as to form a cell stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Kartik Jamadar, Christian Theuerkauf
  • Publication number: 20220085404
    Abstract: A method for producing a cell stack (57) for battery cells (8) comprises at least the following steps: a) feeding in at least a first material strip (3) comprising a first material; b) feeding in a second material strip (22, 27) comprising a second material; c) making a first cut into the first material strip (3) and into the second material strip (22, 27), in each case forming at least one transport section (18) (having tensile strength), whereby the appertaining transport sections (18) are arranged offset in the crosswise direction relative to the material strip (3, 22, 27); d) combining the first material strip (3) and the second material strip (22, 27); and e) making a second cut, whereby the transport sections (18) of the first and second material strips (3, 22, 27) are cut independently of each other at separating cuts (14) that are offset, at least in the crosswise direction or in the lengthwise direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Kartik JAMADAR, Christian Theuerkauf
  • Publication number: 20210336304
    Abstract: A method for producing a battery cell includes at least the following steps: a) reshaping a first pouch foil into a first pouch half by means of a first molding device with a first recess; b) reshaping a second pouch foil into a second pouch foil by means of a second molding device with a second recess; c) inserting a cell stack into the first molding device and the first pouch half located therein; d) bringing together the first molding device and the second molding device with the second pouch half located therein; and e) at least partially connecting the first and second pouch halves to form a battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Frederik GRAU, Kartik JAMADAR, Christian THEUERKAUF
  • Publication number: 20210288302
    Abstract: A method for processing an electrode sheet, wherein the electrode sheet has a carrier layer and an electrode material that is applied to the carrier layer only in a material region of the electrode sheet, so that a free region, which is free of electrode material, remains for the formation of diverters, wherein the electrode sheet is guided in a conveying direction by a processing device, so that the material region and the free region (run side by side, wherein the processing device has a calender through which the electrode sheet is guided and with which the material region is calendered, wherein the processing device additionally has at least one roller that is designed in such a way that it exerts a transverse tensile stress on the electrode sheet. A corresponding processing device is also specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Kartik JAMADAR, Christian THEUERKAUF
  • Publication number: 20210226286
    Abstract: A method for connecting a pre-sealing tape to a composite metal foil for pouch cells comprises at least the following steps: (a) creating a texture in at least a partial area of the composite metal foil; (b) applying a pre-sealing tape onto the composite metal foil, whereby the texture is at least partially covered by the pre-sealing tape; (c) connecting the pre-sealing tape to the composite metal foil to form a composite body; and (d) cutting the composite body to the predefined finished contour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Frederik GRAU, Kartik JAMADAR, Christian THEUERKAUF
  • Publication number: 20210226282
    Abstract: A method for forming a metal composite film for battery cells includes at least the following steps: (a) inserting the metal composite film into a forming apparatus having a recess; (b) fixing the metal composite film in place by closing a film holder; (c) preforming the metal composite film within the recess in a first direction; and (d) final forming of the metal composite film within the recess in a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Frederik Grau, Kartik Jamadar, Christian Theuerkauf
  • Publication number: 20210205874
    Abstract: A device and method for producing a thin-walled component, in particular a housing film for a pouch cell, from an initial part, comprising a first coil body, an electrical circuit for providing a pulsed electrical current, a die with a support facing the first coil body for the initial part to be reshaped, the support having the shape of the component to be produced, and a first separating device by which a first partial area can be at least partially separated from a second partial area of the initial part, it being possible for the initial part to be arranged between the first coil body and the die, to be accelerated by an electromagnetic force acting between the first coil body and the initial part towards the die and thereby to be deformed by the support and to be at least partially separated by the first separating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Frederik GRAU, Kartik JAMADAR, Christian THEUERKAUF