Patents by Inventor Dirk Schroeter

Dirk Schroeter 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).

  • Publication number: 20130022857
    Abstract: A single cell with a cell housing is provided. The cell housing is formed from two housing side walls and an electrically insulating frame arranged between them. An electrochemically active stack is arranged inside the cell housing, of which electrodes of equal polarity are electrically conductively connected to each other to form a pole. The poles are electrically conductively connected to one of the housing side walls. At least one of the housing side walls is formed to extend completely over an edge region of the frame, wherein the projecting region forms a cooling element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Jens Meintschel, Dirk Schroeter
  • Publication number: 20120208065
    Abstract: A single cell for a battery that includes a first housing part and a second housing part, which are electrically isolated from one another by an insulating housing frame. An electrochemically-active material is located in housing frame between housing parts. The first housing part and second housing part are in the form of plates. At least one of the housing parts exhibits a first edge area bent over towards the inside, and first housing part and second housing part are fixed by a form fit to one-piece housing frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Dirk Schroeter, Wolfgang Warthmann, Rainer Kaufmann, Jens Meintschel, Claus-Rupert Hohenthanner, Claudia Brasse, Guenter Eichinger, Andreas Gutsch, Michael Gnann
  • Publication number: 20120177977
    Abstract: A battery includes a stack of bipolar individual battery cells, each of which includes an electrode stack and two sheet metal covers bounding the individual battery cell at least in the stacking direction. The electrode stack is connected to at least one of the sheet metal covers by at least one weld. In the region of the at least one weld, the sheet metal cover welded to the electrode stack and/or the sheet metal cover of the adjacent individual battery cell in contact with the sheet metal cover is/are of a set-back design. As a result, the sheet metal covers of adjacent individual battery cells do not have any contact in the region of the at least one weld.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2010
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Dirk Schroeter, Jens Meintschel, Martin Ertle, Rainer Kaufmann, Claudia Brasse, Claus-Rupert Hohenthanner, Joerg Kaiser
  • Publication number: 20120141844
    Abstract: A single cell having a casing formed from a first casing side part, a second casing side part and a casing frame, in which casing an electrolyte and an electrochemically active electrode foil unit are arranged, wherein the casing comprises an overpressure protection. The first casing side part includes a casing side part segment going at least sectionally over a length of the single cell, which casing side part segment is angled down in relation to the first casing side part in the direction of the cell interior and in which the overpressure protection is arranged and a venting opening is incorporated into the casing frame in a region of the overpressure protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Arnold Lamm, Jens Meintschel, Dirk Schroeter
  • Publication number: 20110159339
    Abstract: The invention relates to a battery with a heat conducting plate for controlling the temperature of the battery. The battery comprises a plurality of single cells connected in parallel and/or in series to each other, the cells being connected to the heat conducting plate in a heat conducting manner. In the heat conducting plate, a channel structure for a heat conducting medium is provided. In the region of the poles of the single cells, the heat conducting plate comprises bores through which the poles of the single cells extend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Matthias Gregor, Rainer Kaufmann, Volker Keck, Arnold Lamm, Jens Meintschel, Dirk Schroeter, Petra Schulz, Wolfgang Warthmann
  • Publication number: 20110151305
    Abstract: A battery having a cooling apparatus for temperature control of the battery is provided. The battery has a plurality of individual cells connected in parallel and/or in series with one another using cell connectors. The individual cells are attached to the cooling apparatus such that they can be prestressed by means of the cell connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Daimier AG
    Inventors: Michael Bolze, Christian Bragrock, Jens Meintschel, Dirk Schroeter
  • Publication number: 20110117418
    Abstract: An individual cell for a battery comprises an electrode stack disposed within a cell housing and a method for the production thereof. The individual electrodes, preferably electrode foils, are electrically connected to lead vanes, and at least electrodes of different polarity are separated and insulated from each other by a separator preferably a separator foil. Lead vanes of the same polarity are electrically connected to each other to form a pole. The lead vanes of a pole are electrically compressed with each other and/or welded to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Jens Meintschel, Dirk Schroeter
  • Publication number: 20110104545
    Abstract: The invention relates to a battery comprising at least one temperature control unit that is configured as a cooling plate, and at least two galvanic individual cells, with a metal housing each, wherein the metal housing has an extension, which can be accommodated at least partially in a respective receptacle of the temperature control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Jens Meintschel, Dirk Schroeter
  • Publication number: 20110076541
    Abstract: A battery comprising a plurality of individual cells that are formed by heat conducting reciprocal housing plates that are positioned at a distance from each other at least in sections so as to form fluid-permeable flow-through channels. A fluid flow guiding unit is disposed on at least one edge side of the individual cell housing of each individual cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Jens Meintschel, Dirk Schroeter
  • Publication number: 20110070467
    Abstract: The invention relates to a battery (B) with a plurality of flat cells (1) forming a cell assembly (Z) that are arranged one after the other and are electrically interconnected in series and/or in parallel, wherein at least one electrical component is integrated into the cell assembly (Z), in that it is arranged at least partially between two flat cells (1) of the cell assembly (Z) or at one end of the cell assembly (Z) and is connected to the cell assembly (Z) in a form-fit or force-fit manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Jens Meintschel, Dirk Schroeter
  • Publication number: 20110052961
    Abstract: In a battery with a heat-conducting plate and several individual cells that are combined into a cell combination, wherein with pole contacts of the individual cells electrically interconnected in parallel and/or in series. The cell compound and the heat-conducting plate are completely surrounded by a clamping element. A contact plate is arranged between the first individual cell and the clamping elements and at the face side between the last individual cell and the clamping elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Arnold Lamm, Jens Meintschel, Dirk Schroeter, Wolfgang Warthmann
  • Publication number: 20110045334
    Abstract: A battery with a case and a heat-conducting plate for adjusting the temperature of the battery has several individual cells that are connected in parallel or in series, and are thermally coupled to the heat-conducting plate. The battery is formed of at least two cell stacks that are arranged one after the other. The heat-conducting plate (8) is arranged between the cell stacks, so that the effective heat-conducting cross section of the heat-conducting plate is utilized on both sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Jens Meintschel, Dirk Schroeter
  • Publication number: 20110035934
    Abstract: In a method for producing an individual cell for a battery with an electrode stack arranged inside a cell housing formed by two electrically conductive housing side walls and an interposed, peripheral, electrically insulating frame, current drain tabs of each polarity are connected respectively to a corresponding pole contact of the electrode stack and an electrically conductive connection is produced between the pole contacts and the housing side walls. According to the invention, the electrically conductive connection is generated in an open state of the individual cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Jens Meintschel, Dirk Schroeter
  • Publication number: 20110033736
    Abstract: A battery comprises a plurality of individual cells whose poles are electrically interconnected with each other in series and/or in parallel and form a cell assembly. A sealing element is arranged at least in one edge region between the poles of adjacent individual cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Jens Meintschel, Dirk Schroeter, Wolfgang Warthmann
  • Publication number: 20100279159
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrochemical single cell for a battery, and battery made from said single cells. The single cell comprises an electrode stack wound around a heat conducting bar and/or folded around a heat conducting bar. For the control of the single cell, the heat conducting bar is at least partly made from a highly heat-conductive material on the surface thereof turned towards the electrode stack and is formed as a solid. So as to ensure economical and simple temperature management of a battery, the heat conducting bar is connected to a temperature control unit in a heat conducting manner with the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Jens Meintschel, Dirk Schroeter
  • Publication number: 20100203379
    Abstract: The invention relates to a single cell (1) for a battery having electrodes (6), preferably electrode foils, which are arranged within a cell housing (2) wherein a current output lug (9) is arranged electrically conductively on each electrode (6), wherein at least electrodes (6) of opposite polarity are separated in an electrically isolated manner from one another by a separator (8), preferably a separator film. Each pole (10) is electrically conductively connected to an electrically conductive area on an outer face (4) of the cell housing (2), wherein the relevant two areas of different polarity are electrically isolated from one another. The pole lugs (3) which are arranged on the relevant areas project in a free-standing manner out of the cell housing (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Jens Meintschel, Dirk Schroeter
  • Publication number: 20100173191
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle battery, comprising a housing, a cell assembly arranged in the housing made up of battery cells, and a plate arranged in the electrical connector region of the cells for electrical connection of the cells. The battery also has support elements arranged inside the housing which, in the case of a deformation of the housing toward the plate by a deformation force acting on the housing, support the loading forces acting on the plate due to the deformation of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Jens Meintschel, Dirk Schroeter
  • Publication number: 20100104936
    Abstract: A battery has a heat conducting plate for temperature control, and a plurality of parallel and/or serially connected single cells which are thermally coupled to the heat conducting plate. A channel structure is arranged in the heat conducting plate for guiding a flow of a heat conducting medium therein, and connection cross sections for the channel structure extend from the heat conducting plate. In the region of the poles of the single cells the heat conducting plate has bores through which the poles of the single cells extend. An insert piece which is made from an electrically insulating material and is arranged around the pole of a single cell, at least partially abuts the outer surface of the pole, and has at least one spacer extending radially from the pole. The spacer is arranged in the region of the pole between the cover of the single cell and the heat conducting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Jens Meintschel, Dirk Schroeter, Petra Schulz
  • Patent number: 7488377
    Abstract: A device for sucking in and compressing at least one gas in a fuel cell system has a compressor for the gas connected, at its gas inlet, to a gas filter system via an elastic, sealed gas-routing passage made from textile material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventor: Dirk Schroeter
  • Patent number: 7449046
    Abstract: A method and an arrangement are provided for purifying gases which are fed to a fuel cell for operation. A filter system, which is designed to separate out particulates and polluting gases, is arranged in a feed passage for the respective gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventor: Dirk Schroeter