Patents by Inventor Francisco Fernandez-Galindo

Francisco Fernandez-Galindo 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).

  • ARRAY FRAME MOUNTING INSERTS FOR SECURING BATTERY ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20190115574
    Abstract: A battery pack includes an array frame having a fastener housing, a mounting insert positioned within the fastener housing, and a column bolt extending through the mounting insert. The mounting insert may be secured to a battery pack enclosure structure using one or more fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Mladen MARJANOVIC, Saravanan PARAMASIVAM, Kimberley L.C. KING, Rajaram SUBRAMANIAN, Francisco FERNANDEZ-GALINDO
  • TRACTION BATTERY ASSEMBLY HAVING MULTIPIECE BUSBAR MODULE
    Publication number: 20190044119
    Abstract: A traction battery includes cells stacked in an array and having terminals, and endplates sandwiching the array. A busbar module extends between the endplates and includes slots and busbars interleaved along a length of the busbar module. The terminals extend through the slots and connect to the busbars. The busbar module includes a pair of end pieces and a center piece that are separately formed and secured together by connection features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Francisco FERNANDEZ-GALINDO, Daniel Paul ROBERTS, Steven DROSTE
  • BUSBAR ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180269455
    Abstract: A battery assembly according to a non-limiting aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an array of battery cells, with each cell including a terminal, and a busbar assembly having a first busbar component and a second busbar component. Further, each of the terminals are electrically coupled to both the first busbar component and the second busbar component. A method of forming a busbar assembly is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Francisco Fernandez-Galindo, Daniel Paul Roberts
  • Sensor fuse for an electric battery array
    Patent number: 9923187
    Abstract: A vehicle power system may include a battery array having at least one battery with a bus bar connected to an electrical bus. The power system may also include a conductive lead of a sensor welded to the bus bar to form a joint defined by a plurality of stitches, a net cross-sectional area of the plurality being less than a cross-sectional area of the lead such that short-circuit current from the battery array melts the joint to protect the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Masahiro Kimoto, Debbi Callicoat, Rajesh Narayanan, Francisco Fernandez-Galindo
  • Sensor Fuse For An Electric Battery Array
    Publication number: 20180034034
    Abstract: A vehicle power system may include a battery array having at least one battery with a bus bar connected to an electrical bus. The power system may also include a conductive lead of a sensor welded to the bus bar to form a joint defined by a plurality of stitches, a net cross-sectional area of the plurality being less than a cross-sectional area of the lead such that short-circuit current from the battery array melts the joint to protect the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Masahiro Kimoto, Debbi Callicoat, Rajesh Narayanan, Francisco Fernandez-Galindo