Patents by Inventor Christopher Steven Baldwin

Christopher Steven Baldwin 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).

  • TRACTION BATTERY PACK ASSEMBLY HAVING A BARRIER BETWEEN CELL STACKS
    Publication number: 20240088499
    Abstract: A battery pack assembly includes a first cell stack having a first side and a second side. The first side is transverse to the second side. A second cell stack is adjacent the first side of first cell stack. A divider has a barrier portion and an attachment portion. The barrier portion is disposed between the first side of the first cell stack and the second cell stack. The attachment portion is secured directly to the second side of the first cell stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Di Zhu, Christopher Steven Baldwin, John Peter Bilezikjian, Bhaskara Rao Boddakayala, Mohammadreza Eftekhari, Giriraj Srinivasan, Gene Willi
  • TRACTION BATTERY PACK VENTING SYSTEM AND VENTING METHOD
    Publication number: 20240039112
    Abstract: A traction battery pack venting system includes at least one battery cell configured to provide a venting area to vent gases in response to a predetermined condition. The system further includes an enclosure for the at least one battery cell, wherein the enclosure has a surface that faces the venting area. A plurality of textured forms are spaced across the surface to spread vented gas over the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Di Zhu, John Peter Bilezikjian, Christopher Steven Baldwin
  • Battery pack filtering device and method
    Patent number: 9627666
    Abstract: An exemplary battery pack filtering device includes, among other things, a frame that provides at least one passageway to communicate air through the frame to an interior of a battery pack, a desiccant held by the frame, and a membrane configured to block liquid from communicating through the at least one passageway to the interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technology, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Steven Baldwin
  • BATTERY PACK FILTERING DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20160372726
    Abstract: An exemplary battery pack filtering device includes, among other things, a frame that provides at least one passageway to communicate air through the frame to an interior of a battery pack, a desiccant held by the frame, and a membrane configured to block liquid from communicating through the at least one passageway to the interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Christopher Steven Baldwin