Patents Assigned to Lightening Energy
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Patent number: 11342602Abstract: An electric vehicle is provided. The electric vehicle includes an electric battery powering a drive system of the vehicle. The battery has a housing and a plurality of cells within the housing. The cells are spaced apart by interconnectors. The electric vehicle also includes a coolant delivery. The coolant delivery delivers coolant to the interconnectors. An electric battery is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Lightening EnergyInventors: Christopher K. Dyer, Michael L. Epstein, Duncan Culver
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Patent number: 11276890Abstract: A method for rapidly recharging a military or a non-military device having an electric battery is provided. The method includes recharging the military or non-military device and the recharging includes delivering coolant to the military or non-military device to cool the electric battery. A military device, a non-military non-vehicular device, a mobile charging station and a stationary charging station are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Lightening EnergyInventors: Christopher K. Dyer, Michael L. Epstein, Duncan Culver
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Patent number: 10857887Abstract: A method of providing coolant to an electric battery for powering a drive train of an electric vehicle is provided. The method includes providing coolant from a coolant source off-board the electric vehicle at a first rate to cool the electric battery during recharging of the electric battery; and circulating coolant through a coolant loop on-board the electric vehicle at a second rate less than the first rate to cool the electric battery after the recharging of the electric battery.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Lightening EnergyInventors: Michael L Epstein, Christopher K Dyer, Eric Materniak
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Patent number: 10700364Abstract: A reserve battery is provided. The reserve battery includes a housing; a battery inside the housing, the battery including an anode, a cathode and a solid electrolyte between the anode and the cathode; and a movable piece for sliding within the housing to compress the battery such that sufficient heat is generated within the battery to activate the solid electrolyte. Methods of activating a reserve battery are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: LIGHTENING ENERGYInventor: Christopher K. Dyer
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Patent number: 10340709Abstract: A method for rapidly recharging a military or a non-military device having an electric battery is provided. The method includes recharging the military or non-military device and the recharging includes delivering coolant to the military or non-military device to cool the electric battery. A military device, a non-military non-vehicular device, a mobile charging station and a stationary charging station are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2012Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Lightening EnergyInventors: Christopher K. Dyer, Michael L. Epstein, Duncan Culver
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Patent number: 10236543Abstract: An electric vehicle is provided. The electric vehicle includes an electric battery powering a drive system of the vehicle. The battery has a housing and a plurality of cells within the housing. The cells are spaced apart by interconnectors. The electric vehicle also includes a coolant delivery. The coolant delivery delivers coolant to the interconnectors. An electric battery is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Lightening EnergyInventors: Christopher K. Dyer, Michael L. Epstein, Duncan Culver
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Patent number: 10110056Abstract: A system for banking energy is provided. The system includes a rechargeable battery and a controller selectively controlling a supply of electricity from the rechargeable battery and from at least one additional energy source to a plurality of electrically powered devices of a facility. The controller directs electricity from the at least one additional energy source to the rechargeable battery at selective times when the rechargeable battery is not supplying electricity to the plurality of electrically powered devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2013Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Lightening EnergyInventors: Christopher K. Dyer, Michael L. Epstein, Duncan Culver
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Patent number: 9905861Abstract: A reserve batter is provided. The reserve battery includes a housing; a battery inside the housing, the battery including an anode, a cathode and a solid electrolyte between the anode and the cathode; and a movable piece for sliding within the housing to compress the battery such that sufficient heat is generated within the battery to activate the solid electrolyte. Methods of activating a reserve battery are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2014Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Lightening EnergyInventor: Christopher K. Dyer
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Patent number: 9802502Abstract: A method for creating a collective energy reserve network is provided. The method includes receiving first data including location data and first energy reserve interest data from a first remote device; receiving second data including location data and second energy reserve interest data from a second remote device; and using the first location data, first energy reserve interest data, second location data and second energy reserve interest data to permit creation of a first collective energy reserve. The energy reserve may be free standing or integrated with an electric vehicle recharger.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Lightening EnergyInventors: Michael L. Epstein, Christopher K. Dyer, Duncan Culver
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Publication number: 20170297431Abstract: A method of providing coolant to an electric battery for powering a drive train of an electric vehicle is provided. The method includes providing coolant from a coolant source off-board the electric vehicle at a first rate to cool the electric battery during recharging of the electric battery; and circulating coolant through a coolant loop on-board the electric vehicle at a second rate less than the first rate to cool the electric battery after the recharging of the electric battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2015Publication date: October 19, 2017Applicant: Lightening EnergyInventors: Michael L EPSTEIN, Christopher K DYER, Erik MATERNIAK
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Patent number: 9786961Abstract: An electric vehicle is provided. The electric vehicle includes an electric battery powering a drive system of the vehicle. The battery has a housing and a plurality of cells within the housing. The cells are spaced apart by interconnectors. The electric vehicle also includes a coolant delivery. The coolant delivery delivers coolant to the interconnectors. An electric battery is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2011Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Lightening EnergyInventors: Christopher K. Dyer, Michael L. Epstein, Duncan Culver
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Patent number: 9753614Abstract: A computer implemented method for creating an alternative energy vehicle supply station network is provided. The method includes displaying selectable potential alternative energy vehicle supply stations to users via a graphical user interface displayed on remote devices, the potential alternative energy vehicle supply stations being selectable by each of the users of remote devices to submit at least one preference of each user as a user submission; updating a memory of a computer to include the user submissions; processing, by a processor of the computer, the user submissions as a function of preselected criteria; and outputting, by the computer, the potential alternative energy vehicle supply stations satisfying the preselected criteria.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2013Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Lightening EnergyInventors: Michael L. Epstein, Ryan McNellis, Greg Katz, Christopher K. Dyer
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Patent number: 9586497Abstract: An electric vehicle recharging station is provided. The electric vehicle recharging station includes an electric power supply system for rapidly recharging an onboard electric vehicle battery. The electric power supply system includes a first energy source and a battery bank including one or more rechargeable charging batteries for rapidly recharging the onboard electric vehicle battery. The electric vehicle recharging station also includes a temperature management system providing heat exchange fluid to both the onboard electric vehicle battery and the battery bank to thermally condition the onboard electric vehicle battery and the battery bank. A method of recharging onboard electric vehicle batteries is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2013Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Lightening EnergyInventors: Michael L. Epstein, Christopher K. Dyer
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Patent number: 9233618Abstract: A vehicle charging station is provided. The vehicle charging station includes a charging source providing an electrical charge, a coolant source providing coolant and a connector having both an electrical supply section delivering the electrical charge and a coolant supply section delivering the coolant. The connector is capable of connecting to a vehicle. A connector for a vehicle charging station and an electric vehicle are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2012Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: Lightening EnergyInventors: Christopher K. Dyer, Michael L. Epstein, Duncan Culver
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Patent number: 8914260Abstract: A method for creating an electric vehicle charging network includes receiving first location data from a first remote device; providing electric vehicle charger data to the first remote device as a function of the first location data; receiving second location data from a second remote device; providing the electric vehicle charger data to the second remote device as a function of the second location data; and, in response to the electric vehicle charger data, receiving interest data from the first and second remote devices to permit creation of a first electric vehicle charger. Further methods and systems are provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2011Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Lightening EnergyInventors: Michael L. Epstein, Christopher K. Dyer, Duncan Culver
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Patent number: 8865337Abstract: A modular battery includes a first planar battery cell having a first planar electrode surface, a second planar battery cell having a second planar electrode surface, and a compressible interconnector disposed between the first planar surface and the second planar surface and electrically connecting the first and second planar electrode surfaces. Other embodiments of a modular battery, an interconnector and methods are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2009Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Lightening EnergyInventors: Duncan Culver, Christopher K. Dyer, Michael L. Epstein
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Publication number: 20140292260Abstract: A method for rapidly recharging a military or a non-military device having an electric battery is provided. The method includes recharging the military or non-military device and the recharging includes delivering coolant to the military or non-military device to cool the electric battery. A military device, a non-military non-vehicular device, a mobile charging station and a stationary charging station are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2012Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: Lightening EnergyInventors: Christopher K. Dyer, Michael L. Epstein, Duncan Culver
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Patent number: 8822064Abstract: A modular battery includes: a first battery cell having a first electrode surface; a second battery cell having a second electrode surface; a compressible interconnector connecting the first battery cell and the second battery cell; and a polymeric material holding the first battery cell against the second battery cell with the interconnector in a compressed state. A method is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2009Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Lightening EnergyInventors: Duncan Culver, Christopher K. Dyer, Michael L. Epstein
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Publication number: 20140148965Abstract: A method for creating a collective energy reserve network is provided. The method includes receiving first data including location data and first energy reserve interest data from a first remote device; receiving second data including location data and second energy reserve interest data from a second remote device; and using the first location data, first energy reserve interest data, second location data and second energy reserve interest data to permit creation of a first collective energy reserve. The energy reserve may be free standing or integrated with an electric vehicle recharger.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2013Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: Lightening EnergyInventors: Michael L. Epstein, Christopher K. Dyer, Duncan Culver
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Publication number: 20140062397Abstract: A vehicle charging station is provided. The vehicle charging station includes a charging source providing an electrical charge, a coolant source providing coolant and a connector having both an electrical supply section delivering the electrical charge and a coolant supply section delivering the coolant. The connector is capable of connecting to a vehicle. A connector for a vehicle charging station and an electric vehicle are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: LIGHTENING ENERGYInventor: LIGHTENING ENERGY