Patents Examined by Jordan E Berresford
  • Patent number: 11962026
    Abstract: Power supply device includes: a plurality of secondary battery cells each constituted by closing an open end of quadrangular exterior can opened at one end, with sealing plate; insulating separator interposed between adjacent secondary battery cells; one pair of end plates covering both end faces of battery stack constituted by stacking the plurality of secondary battery cells; and a plurality of fastening members fastening end plates together. Power supply device is configured such that within a region where separator is in contact with secondary battery cell, separator is made less easily deformable in a region on the side of sealing plate than other regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Go Yamashiro
  • Patent number: 11962028
    Abstract: A device for securing a replaceable vehicle battery having a protruding positive terminal and a protruding negative terminal, including a substrate defining a first side and a second side, a first receiving port extending through the substrate, a second receiving port extending through the substrate, and first and second spring-biased clamps mounted on the second side of the substrate, wherein the first receiving port and second receiving port are positioned and dimensioned to receive the positive and negative terminals through the first side of the substrate, whereby the first and second spring-biased clamps respectively engage the positive and negative terminals on the second side of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventor: Thomas H Hillery
  • Patent number: 11955630
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material according to the present disclosure includes: a lithium composite oxide which includes Mn and at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, and N, and S. The lithium composite oxide has a crystalline structure which belongs to the space group Fd-3m, and a relationship 1.40?intensity ratio IMn1/IMn2?1.90 is satisfied. The intensity ratio IMn1/IMn2 is a ratio of an intensity IMn1 to an intensity IMn2. The intensity IMn1 and the intensity IMn2 are intensities of a first proximity peak and a second proximity peak, respectively, of the Mn in a radial distribution function of the Mn included in the lithium composite oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takanori Omae, Ryuichi Natsui, Issei Ikeuchi, Kensuke Nakura
  • Patent number: 11936059
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a battery frame, a battery group, a battery pack, and a method for assembling a battery group. The battery frame according to the embodiments of this application includes at least two frames. The at least two frames are sequentially connected along a first direction. Among the at least two frames, any two adjacent frames are rotatably connected to each other, so that the battery frame is foldable. The foldability of the battery frame according to the embodiments of this application diversifies the battery frame effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yongguang Wang, Peng Wang, Shenglin Li, Kaijie You, Yu Tang
  • Patent number: 11929518
    Abstract: A traction battery for a motor vehicle includes a plurality of battery cells which are electrically connected to one another, a battery housing which houses the battery cells, several degassing elements for conducting gas away out of the battery housing in the case of a cell outgassing, a sensing system for localizing the cell outgassing, and a control unit which, in the case of a cell outgassing, actuates the degassing elements such that the degassing element situated nearest the cell outgassing remains closed and one or more of the degassing elements that are farther away from the cell outgassing is/are opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Savo Asanin, Felix Laasch, Alexander Mueller
  • Patent number: 11923556
    Abstract: A battery pack for optimizing the structure of the battery pack includes a case, a battery module and a blocking member. The case includes an accommodating cavity and a drain hole in communication with the accommodating cavity. The battery module is contained inside the accommodating cavity. The blocking member is mounted to the case, and located between the drain hole and the battery module to block a binder for fixing the battery module from entering the drain hole. In the above-described technical solution, the blocking member can produce the effect of reducing or even avoiding binder for fixing the battery module from clogging in the drain hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Xingdi Chen, Kaijie You, Yongguang Wang, Yu Tang, Yanbo Chen, Long Li
  • Patent number: 11901582
    Abstract: A power supply device disposes an end plate at each end of a battery stack in a stacked direction of the battery stack, and couples a binding bar to the end plate, so as to fix battery cells. The binding bar includes a plate-shaped bar that extends in the stacked direction of the battery stack, and an engagement block that is fixed to the plate-shaped bar and protrudes as a face opposing an outer peripheral face of the end plate. The End plate includes a fitting part to which the engagement block is guided, and a stopper. The fitting part is disposed on the outer peripheral face of the end plate. The stopper is disposed closer to the battery stack with respect to the fitting part, and abuts the engagement block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION, SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinobu Terauchi, Tetsuji Omura
  • Patent number: 11894519
    Abstract: Electrolytes and electrolyte additives for energy storage devices comprising linear carbonate compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Enevate Corporation
    Inventors: Liwen Ji, Benjamin Yong Park, Sung Won Choi, Heidi Anderson
  • Patent number: 11870090
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery units arranged in a first direction and each including a plurality of battery cells arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and two holders respectively located at two ends of the plurality of battery units in a third direction perpendicular to the second direction and the first direction. Each of the holders includes a main body portion. A plurality of guide portions are provided on a side of the main body portion close to the plurality of battery units, and are arranged corresponding to the plurality of battery units. The guide portions extend toward the plurality of battery units in the third direction, and are configured to provide guidance for movement of the corresponding battery cells. Extension lengths of the plurality of guide portions gradually decrease in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventor: Xin Yu
  • Patent number: 11824151
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a main circuit board, a battery, a battery protection module disposed on one side surface of the battery, a protective holder that surrounds at least part of the battery protection module, and a flexible printed circuit board that extends from one side surface of the battery protection module and that is connected to the main circuit board. The flexible printed circuit board includes a first portion extending from the battery protection module in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction toward the main circuit board, a second portion extending from the first portion while being bent, a third portion extending from the second portion in a third direction opposite to the second direction, a fourth portion extending from the third portion in the first direction, and a connector connected to an end portion of the fourth portion and connected to the main circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woongeun Kwak, Jungsik Park
  • Patent number: 11817592
    Abstract: A battery holder is to be stored in a storage part of an electronic device and to be integrated with a casing of the electronic device. The battery holder includes a case in which a battery is to be stored, and an electric connection part provided in the case. The electric connection part is electrically connected to an electrode of a stored battery and is electrically connected to the power supply terminal, when the battery holder is stored in the storage part of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka Uchiyama, Kiyohiro Omori
  • Patent number: 11811080
    Abstract: A battery module according to an embodiment includes: a cell structure configured by stacking a plurality of secondary battery cells; a frame including at least one opening and configured to accommodate the cell structure in an inner space thereof through the opening; and a side plate covering the opening and including a protection cover disposed between the cell structure and the frame to cover the cell structure, wherein the protection cover may include a convex edge toward the inside of the cell structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyejin Kim, Hyunchul Choi, Youngho Choi
  • Patent number: 11784373
    Abstract: A method for supporting a battery housing when a battery module is inserted. A support device includes a support for supporting the battery housing. Here, the support has several mutually movable pin elements for setting down the battery housing. A negative shape corresponding to a shape of a base bottom side of a housing base of the battery housing by the pin elements is set on the basis of a selective displacement of the support along a predetermined translational direction of movement in that each pin element is displaced from a respective starting position to a respective end position when it reaches the base bottom side and locked at the respective end position by a locking unit. After the negative shape has been set, the support is displaced by a defined offset distance opposite to the direction of movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Michael Frauenhofer, Marc Gormanns, Ruben Heid, Oliver Schieler
  • Patent number: 11777170
    Abstract: A traction battery pack assembly includes, among other things, first and second pieces of an enclosure having an interior area. An attachment rim is disposed at a periphery of the first piece. The attachment rim has a stand-off that includes a platform portion and turned flange. The platform portion extends outward from the interior area in a first direction. The platform portion provides an aperture. The turned flange extends away from the platform portion in a second direction and terminates at an end face. The second direction is transverse to the first direction. The aperture is configured to receive a fastener that clamps the end face against the second piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammadreza Eftekhari, Himanshu Khandelwal, Melissa Kathryn Christensen, Dave Moschet, Saravanan Paramasivam, Thomas Edward Smith, Patrick Daniel Maguire
  • Patent number: 11764420
    Abstract: A battery module (1) for an electric vehicle has battery cells (3) stacked behind one another to form a battery cell package (4) in a multipart battery module housing (2). An end plate (5) is on an end of the battery cell package (4). The battery module housing (2) has a central portion (6) and a housing end plate (7) at an end of the central portion (6). A gap (9) between the battery cell package (4) and an inner surface of the central portion (6) is filled with a thermally conductive medium. The end plate (5) has a spraying point (11) for introducing the thermally conductive medium and a distribution channel (10) for guiding the thermally conductive medium from the spraying point (11) into spaces between the battery cell package (4) and the inner surface of the central portion (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Dr. Ing h. c. F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Sascha Mostofi, Philipp Kellner
  • Patent number: 11742545
    Abstract: A battery module according to the present invention includes: a case body including a flat plate portion and a base portion projecting from the flat plate portion; a circuit board including a through-hole formed in a thickness direction and secured to the case body, the base portion being inserted into the through-hole; and a battery secured to and placed on the base portion, in which the battery is a flat battery with a coin shape or a button shape, and electrode plates connected to each of the positive and negative poles of the battery are connected to the circuit board to supply a power source to electronic components disposed on the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: FDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yunosuke Fukuda, Naoto Kawaguchi, Yoshiro Saito
  • Patent number: 11721856
    Abstract: A battery pack for a vehicle includes: a battery module including a plurality of secondary battery cells; a carrier plate including an integral cooling channel structure having an opening at a side wall of the carrier plate; a liquid cooling circuit in thermal contact with the battery module; and a coupling member. The battery module is on the carrier plate. The integral cooling channel structure is part of the liquid cooling circuit, and the liquid cooling circuit includes a coolant distributor that is in a fluid-tight connection with the integral cooling channel structure at the opening at the side wall. The coupling member and the side wall of the carrier plate respectively include corresponding coupling elements to mechanically connect the coupling member and the carrier plate to each other, and the coupling member further includes a mounting bracket attaching the coolant distributor to the coupling member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Carl-Michael Masaryk, Matthias Pucher, Thomas Bernhard
  • Patent number: 11695179
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary battery in which a conductive cover, which is electrically connected to a case and has a flat part, is formed at an upper end of the case so as to facilitate welding of an electrode tab and enable space utilization to be maximized. According to one embodiment, disclosed is a secondary battery comprising: an electrode assembly; a case for accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap assembly which is coupled to an upper part of the case so as to seal the case, and has a terminal part; and a conductive cover which is coupled to an upper part of the case and fixed to a lateral plate of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang Hoon Bae
  • Patent number: 11677114
    Abstract: A battery module includes: a plurality of batteries stacked together; and a busbar that electrically connects the plurality of batteries with each other. The busbar has: a main body that extends along axis X along which the batteries are stacked together; and a plurality of connectors that protrude from the main body along an axis that intersects with the axis along which the batteries are stacked together, and are electrically connected with terminals of the batteries, respectively. The plurality of batteries are divided into a plurality of battery units. Each of the plurality of battery units includes at least two of the plurality of batteries. The busbar connects the at least two of the plurality of batteries of each of the battery units with each other in parallel. The busbar connects the battery units with each other in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuji Omura, Masaya Ugaji
  • Patent number: 11646458
    Abstract: A busbar module includes: a circuit body having a flexible circuit board; busbars; and a holder. The circuit body has: conductor layers and protective layers to form a multiple-layered structure of wiring patterns; a band-shaped main strip to be located to extend in a stacking direction of cells; and a band-shaped branch strip branched from the main strip. The branch strip has: a bent portion extending in the stacking direction and having a bent shape around an axis crossing the stacking direction; and a connection portion disposed closer to an end of the branch strip than the bent portion and connected to the corresponding busbar. The bent portion has a thin-layer portion having a shape formed by removing, from the flexible circuit board, a part of the protective layers corresponding to a part of the conductor layers without being used as the wiring pattern in the branch strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoji Yasuda, Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Tatsuya Oga