Patents by Inventor Robert Gordon Storc

Robert Gordon Storc 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).

  • IMMERSION TOLERANT ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140178719
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an immersion tolerant electrical energy storage system for use with electric vehicles. The energy storage system is equipped with a sealed battery unit and a sealed heat exchanger that cooperates to inhibit the intrusion of fluids and other contaminants into the system. The ability to limit intrusion of such fluids and contaminants provides improved service life for the batteries in the battery unit and components of the thermal control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Magna Steyr
    Inventors: Robert Gordon Storc, Jonas Bereisa, David Edwin Barnhart, Williams B. Suber, James Edward Robertson, Kenneth Ratkovich
  • Vehicle with structural battery pack
    Patent number: 8739907
    Abstract: In an aspect, the invention is directed to a vehicle chassis for a vehicle that is at least partly driven by an electric motor, wherein the vehicle chassis incorporates a battery pack that acts as a structural member of the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Magna E-Car Systems Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Robert Gordon Storc, James Edward Robertson, Bhavin Narshi Mandalia, Zsolt Almasi, Jean-Yves St. Gelais, Floyd Thomas Elder, Barbara Kardasz
  • VEHICLE WITH STRUCTURAL BATTERY PACK
    Publication number: 20120090907
    Abstract: In an aspect, the invention is directed to a vehicle chassis for a vehicle that is at least partly driven by an electric motor, wherein the vehicle chassis incorporates a battery pack that acts as a structural member of the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Robert Gordon Storc, James Edward Robertson, Bhavin Narshi Mandalia, Zsolt Almasi, Jean Yves St.Gelais, Grzegorz Kardasz, Barbara Kardasz, Floyd Thomas Elder
  • Adaptable pick up truck configuration
    Patent number: 6478355
    Abstract: A pick up truck configuration is adaptable for carrying a cargo load longer than the cargo box and preferably at or above the wheel covers protruding into the cargo box. An adaptable pick up truck configuration includes a cab portion and a cargo box. A box panel portion is pivotally connected to a front wall of the cargo box and is movable to a generally horizontal position in which the box panel portion partially overlies and is supported by the wheel covers. The cargo box includes a cargo box opening when the box panel portion is in the generally horizontal position. A cab panel portion is pivotally mounted to the cab portion and is movable between a generally vertical closed condition and a generally horizontal open position. The cab portion has a cab opening when the cab panel portion is in the generally horizontal position and the cab opening is at least partially aligned with the cargo box opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Leon F. Van Eden, Robert M. Hunt, Robert Gordon Storc, Rajiv K. Gupta
  • Adaptable pick up truck configuration
    Patent number: 5934727
    Abstract: A pick up truck configuration is adaptable for carrying a cargo load longer than the cargo box and preferably at or above the wheel covers protruding into the cargo box. An adaptable pick up truck configuration includes a cab portion and a cargo box. A box panel portion is pivotally connected to a front wall of the cargo box and is movable to a generally horizontal position in which the box panel portion partially overlies and is supported by the wheel covers. The cargo box includes a cargo box opening when the box panel portion is in the generally horizontal position. A cab panel portion is pivotally mounted to the cab portion and is movable between a generally vertical closed condition and a generally horizontal open position. The cab portion has a cab opening when the cab panel portion is in the generally horizontal position and the cab opening is at least partially aligned with the cargo box opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Gordon Storc, Leon F. Van Eden, Carl Wellborn