Patents Examined by Kaity V Chandler
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Patent number: 11807822Abstract: A syngas production system includes a gasification reactor and a syngas pressure vessel downstream of the gasification reactor. The syngas pressure vessel includes a pressure vessel having a body with a first portion and a second portion. The syngas pressure vessel also includes an evaporator disposed in the pressure vessel; a coil disposed in the pressure vessel; and a tongue-and-groove flange assembly. The tongue-and-groove flange assembly includes: a first flange with a raised ring extending from a face of the first flange, the first flange attached to the first portion of the body; a second flange with a groove defined in a face of the second flange. The second flange is attached to the second portion of the body. The raised ring extends from the face of the first flange and is positioned in the groove defined in the face of the second flange.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2019Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Yasir H. Abbasi, Abdullah M. Al-Harbi, Abderrazak Traidia
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Patent number: 11795055Abstract: A method for ammonia decomposition is disclosed. The method may comprise providing a catalyst comprising an zirconia support and a layer adjacent to the support. The layer comprises a tetragonal phase comprising zirconium, cerium, and oxygen, an oxide of at least one of an alkali metal and a rare earth metal, and an active metal. The method may comprise bringing the catalyst in contact with ammonia at a temperature of from about 400° C. to 700° C. to generate a reformate stream comprising hydrogen and nitrogen at an ammonia conversion efficiency of at least about 70%. The method may comprise directing the hydrogen to generate electricity. The method may comprise generating heat for a reformer comprising the catalyst by combustion of gases or by electricity generated from hydrogen.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: AMOGY Inc.Inventors: Boris Sheludko, Junyoung Cha, Young Suk Jo, Gregory Robert Johnson, Hyunho Kim
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Patent number: 11799151Abstract: A battery cell cooling assembly for a vehicle comprising a cooling vessel having a coolant flow path between an inlet and outlet, cell apertures exterior to the flow path, a first directional directing coolant from the inlet into laterally spaced first sub-channels, a second directional receiving coolant from the first sub-channels and directing it into laterally spaced second sub-channels, the first sub-channels extending transversely between the cell apertures and aligned longitudinally between first aperture ends and second aperture ends of the cell apertures, the second sub-channels extending transversely between the cell apertures and aligned longitudinally between the first sub-channels and the second aperture ends, wherein the first sub-channels provide a first thermal pass by each of the plurality of cell apertures and the second sub-channels provide a second thermal pass by each of the same plurality of cell apertures for temperature control of the cells during operation.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Moog Inc.Inventors: Alan J. Arkus, Timothy D. Abbott
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Patent number: 11799148Abstract: A battery module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a plurality of secondary battery cells; and a housing member including a cooling plate member, and a heat conductive member provided between the secondary battery cells and the cooling plate member to form a heat path for transferring heat from the secondary battery cells to the cooling plate member, the housing member having the plurality of secondary battery cells accommodated therein, wherein the heat conductive member is comprised such that a portion of the heat conductive member in contact with a secondary battery cell that is supercooled has a lower thermal conductivity than a remaining portion of the heat conductive member.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: SK ON CO., LTD.Inventors: Hae Ryong Jeon, Seok Min Kim, Myeong Hwan Ma, Seo Roh Rhee, Seung Hoon Ju, Yang Kyu Choi, Dong Ha Hwang
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Power supply system, control method of power supply system and control device of power supply system
Patent number: 11784362Abstract: A power supply system and a control method and control device thereof are provided. The power supply system includes a first power supply device, a heat-dissipation unit, a second power supply device, and a control device. The control device is configured to confirm whether each battery pack in the first power supply device experiences thermal runaway, and control the first power supply device to supply power to the heat-dissipation unit when no battery pack in the first power supply device experiences thermal runaway, so that the heat-dissipation unit dissipates heat from the first power supply device; and control a battery pack not experiencing thermal runaway in the first power supply device and/or the second power supply device to supply power to the heat-dissipation unit when a battery pack in the first power supply device experiences thermal runaway, so that the heat-dissipation unit dissipates heat from the first power supply device.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignees: CALB Co., Ltd., CALB Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Li Niu, Xinjian Li, Qixin Guo, Xuan Zhang, Zhouli Li, Guohua Sun, Yuefeng Li -
Patent number: 11784355Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery, the negative electrode including a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode mixture layer that is applied to at least one side of the negative electrode current collector, the negative electrode mixture layer containing a negative electrode active material, a conductive auxiliary, a binder, a polymer particle having a softening point of from 70° C. to 150° C., and a thermally expandable microcapsule having a maximum volume expansion temperature that is higher than the softening point of the polymer particle.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Shinji Yamamoto, Yuri Endo
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Patent number: 11777126Abstract: Herein discussed is a method of using an oxide ion conducting membrane comprising exposing the oxide ion conducting membrane to a reducing environment on both sides of the membrane. In an embodiment, the oxide ion conducting membrane also conducts electrons. In various embodiments, the membrane is impermeable to fluid flow (e.g., having a permeability of less than 1 micro darcy). In an embodiment, the oxide ion conducting membrane comprises lanthanum chromite and a material selected from the group consisting of doped ceria, yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ), lanthanum strontium gallate magnesite (LSGM), scandia-stabilized zirconia (SSZ), Sc and Ce doped zirconia, and combinations thereof. In an embodiment, the lanthanum chromite comprises undoped lanthanum chromite, strontium doped lanthanum chromite, iron doped lanthanum chromite, strontium and iron doped lanthanum chromite, lanthanum calcium chromite, or combinations thereof. In an embodiment, the membrane is mixed conducting.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Utility Global, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas Farandos, Matthew Dawson, Jin Dawson
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Patent number: 11772500Abstract: A traction battery assembly includes a thermal exchange device of a battery pack, and battery arrays disposed adjacent the thermal exchange device. A phase change material is secured to an area of the thermal exchange device. A method of managing thermal energy within a battery pack includes, among other things, positioning battery arrays against a thermal exchange device, and securing a phase change material to the thermal exchange device. The phase change material is configured to take on thermal energy from at least one of the battery arrays.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Bhaskara Rao Boddakayala, Thomas Edward Smith, Holly M. Whetstone, Mohammadreza Eftekhari
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Patent number: 11777159Abstract: A traction battery module for a vehicle, with a battery housing, the battery housing having a preferably extruded housing part with hollow chambers formed in it, which extend alongside one another along a central longitudinal direction and are open at the ends. The hollow chambers respectively define a cooling channel. At least one cooling connection adapter is provided, having a non-circular outer circumferential surface in an insertion portion and having been introduced or pressed at the end into one of the hollow chambers with an inner circumferential surface corresponding to the outer circumferential surface of the insertion portion. A pressing engagement is formed, at least in certain portions, between the outer circumferential surface and the inner circumferential surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Inventors: Philipp Kellner, Christopher Volkmer, Sascha Mostofi, Dieter Schiebel
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Patent number: 11764426Abstract: A method of controlling a fan speed for a battery unit includes determining power discharge and a current temperature of a battery unit and obtaining a relationship between fan speed for the battery unit and temperature of the battery unit based on the power discharge and the current temperature of the battery unit. The method further includes identifying a minimum fan speed based on the relationship between fan speed and temperature and a maximum operating temperature of the battery unit and controlling the fan by setting the speed of the fan to the minimum fan speed.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: BAIDU USA LLCInventors: Huawei Yang, Shuai Shao, Tianyi Gao
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Patent number: 11761705Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for utilizing a natural gas letdown generator at a natural gas regulating station. The system utilizes the gas letdown generator to generate electricity by converting high pressure inlet gas to low pressure outlet gas, which in turn creates low temperature outlet gas. Electricity generated can power a data center. Heat may be transferred, using a heat exchanger, from dielectric fluid of the data center to the natural gas prior to entering the gas letdown generator. Heat may be further transferred, using a second heat exchanger, from the dielectric fluid to the natural gas at the output of the gas letdown generator. The heat exchange may substantially cool the dielectric fluid for transmission to the data center and may heat the low temperature outlet gas for transmission to an end user.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Magellan Scientific, LLCInventors: Brent Breon, Christopher Halvorson
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Patent number: 11764418Abstract: A battery coolant reservoir assembly can include an exterior structure having an interior surface defining an interior space, a flexible coolant retaining pouch coupled to a manifold, and a battery module disposed within the coolant retaining pouch. The coolant retaining pouch can be disposed in the interior space of the exterior structure. Related systems and methods are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Koolance, Inc.Inventor: Kioan Cheon
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Patent number: 11757144Abstract: A plurality of battery cells each having a prismatic shape, a fixing member that fixes the plurality of battery cells in a stacked state, and a thermal insulation sheet that is sandwiched between stacking surfaces of battery cells and thermally insulates the adjacent battery cells, wherein thermal insulation sheet is an inorganic fiber sheet in which inorganic fibers are aggregated in a three-dimensionally non-directional manner and fine voids are provided between the inorganic fibers.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2018Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masakazu Naito, Naotake Yoshida
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Patent number: 11757107Abstract: The invention related to metal-supported solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), fuel cell stacks containing the same, methods of their manufacture and use thereof. The SOFC of the invention utilizes an extended electrolyte and barrier layers to prevent specific types of corrosion of the metal substrate. This new coating approach reduces the rate of degradation of the fuel cells and improves system reliability when operated over long durations.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: CERES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CO. LTD.Inventors: Adam Bone, Robert Leah, Subhasish Mukerjee, Mahfujur Rahman, Ahmet Selcuk
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Patent number: 11749852Abstract: A battery module including a battery cell stacked body in which a plurality of battery cells are adjacent each other in parallel and are stacked; a mono frame receiving the battery cell stacked body and including at least one opening opened in a length direction of the battery cell stacked body, and including an upper plate and a lower plate that are perpendicular to a stacked side of the battery cell stacked body and a pair of lateral plates in parallel to the stacked side of the battery cell stacked body; an external expansion controlling pad provided between the battery cell stacked body and the mono frame; and a heat radiating resin provided between the battery cell stacked body and the lower plate. The external expansion controlling pad includes two main bodies and two bridges connecting the two main bodies.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Jinwoo Park, Tae Geun Kim, Junyeob Seong
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Patent number: 11749856Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a battery module. The battery module may include: a battery pack; a tube element accommodating a flow of a cooling medium for cooling the battery pack; and a tube element cover surrounding the tube element in a section in which a path of the tube element is bent or the tube element is discontinuously connected. According to the present disclosure, the battery module includes the tube element cover which covers a fragile section such as a bent section or discontinuously connected section of the tube element in which the cooling medium flows such that the tube element may be protected from the pressure of a molten metal cast at a high pressure during a high-pressure die casting process.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2018Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jaeyoung Keum, Daeyeop Park, Wunseok Jeong
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Patent number: 11715851Abstract: A battery module, a vehicle, and a method of manufacturing a battery module, the battery module including a housing accommodating a plurality of secondary batteries; and a thermoelectric element assembly on the housing and in contact with the plurality of secondary batteries through at least one contact opening in the housing, the thermoelectric element assembly being configured to heat or cool the plurality of secondary batteries.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.Inventors: Junseop Kim, Woongbin Kim, Yujeong Jeon, Kum-Yul Hwang, Kwan Il Oh
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Patent number: 11715846Abstract: A method of manufacturing a secondary battery including an electrode body element fabricating step in which a first electrode body element including a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate, and a second electrode body element including a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate are fabricated, a tab-connecting step in which a first positive electrode tab group of the first electrode body element and a second positive electrode tab group of the second electrode body element are connected to a second positive electrode collector, and a first negative electrode tab group of the first electrode body element and a second negative electrode tab group of the second electrode body element are connected to a second negative electrode collector, and an electrode body fabricating step in which, after the tab-connecting step, the first electrode body element and the second electrode body element are unified.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2022Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryoichi Wakimoto, Atsushi Tsuji
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Patent number: 11702604Abstract: gasifier and a gasification process provides a long, uniform temperature zone in the gasifier, regardless of the particle size, chemical composition, and moisture content of the fuel by sandwiching a reduction zones between two oxidation zones. The gasifier and gasification process produces a char that is more energy-dense and almost devoid of moisture, affording an additional (char) oxidation zone with a temperature that is higher than a first oxidation zone which is closer to an evaporation and devolatilization zone. As such, the additional (char) oxidation zone contributes to augmenting the reduction zone temperature, providing a favorable dual impact in improving syngas composition and near-complete conversion of the tar.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Inventor: Nikhil Manubhai Patel
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Patent number: 11691220Abstract: The present invention provides a battery module, which includes: a plurality of battery cells which include electrode tabs, respectively; and one or more bus bars connected to the electrode tabs for electrically connecting the plurality of battery cells with each other, wherein each of the one or more bus bars includes a plate having one or more openings formed therein, and a plurality of adjacent electrode tabs among the electrode tabs are inserted into any one of the one or more openings of the plate to be electrically connected with each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: SK ON CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae Gu Lee, Kenneth Kim, Yun Joo Noh