Patents Examined by Michael L Dignan
  • Patent number: 11949123
    Abstract: A top patch, an energy-storage apparatus, and an electricity-consumption device are provided. The top patch is configured to be attached to the energy-storage apparatus and defines a first pole through-hole and a first elongated hole in a length direction of the top patch, the first elongated hole includes two side walls arranged opposite to each other in a width direction of the top patch, and each of the two side walls is provided with an extension bump; the first elongated hole on one side of the extension bump forms a first explosion-proof valve through-hole, and the first elongated hole on the other side of the extension bump forms a second pole through-hole, and the first pole through-hole is located between the second pole through-hole and the first explosion-proof valve through-hole, and the connecting through-hole communicates with the second pole through-hole and the first explosion-proof valve through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: Shenzhen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd., Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wenyang Zhou, Yongfeng Xiong, Feng Wang
  • Patent number: 11942591
    Abstract: A method for constructing a battery that includes a can, a jelly roll contained in the can, a top insulator contained in the can adjacent to and above the jelly roll, and a battery cap. The method includes forming the can, forming the jelly roll, inserting the jelly roll into the can, inserting a top insulator into the can adjacent to and above the jelly roll, assembling the battery cap, including an outer conductive ring, an insulator ring, a conductive top plate, a conductive rupture plate, connecting a cathode to the conductive rupture plate, inserting the battery cap into the can, and welding the battery cap to an inner surface of the can.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenjin Masumoto, Christophe Mille
  • Patent number: 11942647
    Abstract: The present application relates to a harness isolation plate assembly, a battery module, a battery pack and a device. The harness isolation plate assembly includes a plurality of isolation units comprising busbars and insulating films connecting the busbars; and a connecting assembly through which the adjacent isolation units are connected. In the present application, the harness isolation plate assembly includes a plurality of separate isolation units. Upon molding, each isolation unit can be processed independently. Moreover, a size of each isolation unit is small, thus reducing processing difficulty. Furthermore, it is easy to control a location of each busbar, such that locating accuracy of the busbars is improved so as to enhance connecting reliability between the busbars and an electrode lead. Meanwhile, in each isolation unit, the busbars are connected through the insulating films, such that a risk of short circuit for the busbars is low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xuguang Wang, Jihua Yao
  • Patent number: 11916254
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery module assembly including a first battery module and a second battery module; a first connector connected to a first electrode of the first battery module; a second connector connected to a second electrode of the second battery module and spaced apart from the first connector; a switch configured to connect the first connector and the second connector; a current blocking member connected to one side of the switch in a longitudinal direction and configured to turn off the switch by causing a bending deformation when a potential difference formed between both electrodes of the battery module is equal to or greater than a reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventor: Seo-Young Yoon
  • Patent number: 11909057
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery including a casing including cells housed therein and a terminal part including a connection terminal connected to an electrode terminal of a connection apparatus, in which in the casing, a functional groove having a predetermined function in which a longitudinal direction coincides with a connection direction of the connection terminal and the electrode terminal is formed, and the functional groove includes a plurality of functional units having different lengths which are continuously formed. Accordingly, since there is no part that divides a functional unit between a plurality of functional units having different lengths, a size of the functional groove in a direction in which the functional units are continuous is a sum of sizes of a plurality of functional units, and thus it is possible to reduce the size of the battery while securing high functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Motoyama, Atsushi Mitani, Atsuhiro Kumagai, Yukio Tsuchiya, Nobutaka Saitoh
  • Patent number: 11901122
    Abstract: A hybrid lithium-ion battery-capacitor (H-LIBC) energy storage device includes a hybrid composite cathode electrode having a lithium ion battery (LIB) cathode active material and a lithium ion capacitor (LIC) cathode active material. An anode electrode having a surface is pre-loaded and pressed with a lithium (Li) thin film source. The anode electrode is pre-lithiated with the lithium film source by positioning the Li film source on the surface of anode electrode after electrolyte filling and soaking processes, a separator and an organic solvent electrolytic solution including a lithium salt electrolyte are also provided. A method of making a hybrid lithium-ion battery-capacitor and a method of making a hybrid composite cathode for a hybrid lithium-ion battery-capacitor are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., SPEL TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED
    Inventors: Wanjun Ben Cao, Jin Yan, Xujie Chen, Jian-Ping Zheng, Annadanesh Shellikeri, Mark Andrew Hagen
  • Patent number: 11901572
    Abstract: An energy storage/battery system is disclosed. The system can include a multi-voltage configurable module (MVCM) and a multi-voltage configurable backplane (MVCB) that form the system. The system can be dynamically controlled to bring MVCMs on or offline to deliver power and capacity to a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Flyer Next, LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Falls, Scott Kochan, Oded Nechushtan, Adam Adelson
  • Patent number: 11901570
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a housing, a set of battery cells, and a latch assembly mechanism. The latch assembly mechanism includes a user activation button that pivots about a first axis and an engaging portion that pivots about a second axis, where the first axis is parallel to the second axis and the user activation button actuates the engaging portion. In another aspect, a battery pack includes a housing and a set of battery cells. The housing includes a top portion, a first side portion connected to the top portion, a second side portion connected to the top portion, the second side portion opposite the first side portion, and a bottom portion connected to the first side portion and the second side portion, the bottom portion opposite the top portion. An insert is molded into at least one of the first side portion and the second side portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Mark Cherry, Timothy J. Hennesy, Michael W. Roberts, Michael Varipatis
  • Patent number: 11894576
    Abstract: A battery module includes: a cell assembly including at least one battery cell; a module case accommodating the cell assembly; and a module connector mounted outside the module case, electrically connected to the cell assembly, and configured to connect to an external connector outside the module case. A coupling surface of the module connecter may have a first fastening part opened in at least one direction, and a corresponding coupling surface outside the module case may have a second fastening part opened bidirectionally so as to be inserted into the first fastening part in a first direction or in a second direction opposite thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Inventors: Youngho Choi, Hyunchul Choi, Hyejin Kim
  • Patent number: 11894578
    Abstract: The application relates to a battery module, a battery pack and a vehicle. The battery module includes: secondary batteries, in which two or more secondary batteries are arranged side by side in an arrangement direction; a busbar arranged on a top of the secondary batteries and electrically connected to at least two of the secondary batteries; a sampling assembly including a sampling circuit board arranged on the top of the secondary batteries and a sampling leg extending from the sampling circuit board toward the busbar, the sampling leg and the busbar being welded to form a welded zone; a connector, the sampling leg and the busbar being connected by the connector, the connector being located at a side of the welded zone close to the sampling circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Sien Chen, Shoujiang Xu
  • Patent number: 11876201
    Abstract: An apparatus can include a thermal component that can couple with a battery module at a middle portion of the battery module. The thermal component can include a flange that extends from a side wall of the battery module. The flange of the thermal component can be disposed between a first tote flange of the battery module and a second tote flange of the battery module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Tyler Jacobs, Aaron Churchill, Christopher LaMorte
  • Patent number: 11876161
    Abstract: Systems, methods and articles having a heat-shielding or blocking, heat-dissipating and/or heat signature-reducing material layer or coating are disclosed. In one example, the heat-shielding or blocking, heat-dissipating and/or heat signature-reducing material completely covers the interior of a housing having a plurality of battery cells removably disposed therein. Other examples include a heat-shielding or blocking, heat-dissipating and/or heat signature-reducing material layer having anti-static, anti-radio frequency (RF), anti-electromagnetic interference (EMI), anti-tarnish, and/or anti-corrosion materials and properties that effectively protect battery-operated devices and/or the batteries that power them from damage or diminished operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: LAT ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Laura Thiel, Carlos Cid
  • Patent number: 11862764
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a non-aqueous electrolyte including an additive for a non-aqueous electrolyte, which is represented by the following Chemical Formula 1: In Chemical Formula 1, R1 to R5 are each independently any one selected from the group consisting of H, an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and an alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and R may be an aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, or —OR? (R? is an aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Inventors: Jung Min Lee, Kyung Mi Lee, Chul Eun Yeom, Jung Gu Han, Chul Haeng Lee
  • Patent number: 11862817
    Abstract: An energy storage apparatus includes: an energy storage device group in which a terminal surface and a side surface intersecting the terminal surface are formed by a plurality of arrayed energy storage devices; and a busbar frame holding a plurality of busbars. The busbar frame is provided with a body holding the busbar and disposed on the terminal surface, a connector holder having a connector, to which an external connector is connected, and disposed on the side surface, and a coupling portion coupling the body and the connector holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Shun Sasaki, Yasuyuki Iwashima, Yo Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Hidaka, Yuta Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11858362
    Abstract: A power supply device has a structure in which a bind bar having bent pieces at both ends coupled to end plates disposed at both end portions of a battery stack is divided in a width direction of a side surface of the battery stack, the bent piece of each bind bar is bolted to an outer surface of one of the end plates, the one of the end plates is provided with a stopper wall that prevents rotation of a bent piece fixed with a single bolt, which is fixed to the one of the end plates via one bolt, and the bent piece is fitted to a stopper wall to prevent the displacement of the bind bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Naito, Chiharu Nakahara, Satoru Matsuyama, Yuusuke Okii
  • Patent number: 11843113
    Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode active material which suppresses a reduction in capacity due to charge and discharge cycles when used in a lithium ion secondary battery. A covering layer is formed by segregation on a superficial portion of the positive electrode active material. The positive electrode active material includes a first region and a second region. The first region exists in an inner portion of the positive electrode active material. The second region exists in a superficial portion of the positive electrode active material and part of the inner portion thereof. The first region includes lithium, a transition metal, and oxygen. The second region includes magnesium, fluorine, and oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Kawakami, Teruaki Ochiai, Yohei Momma, Ayae Tsuruta, Masahiro Takahashi, Mayumi Mikami
  • Patent number: 11837747
    Abstract: A battery case unlocking apparatus, a battery case, and a quick battery case replacement system. The battery case unlocking apparatus comprises: a mount (1), an extensible/retractable mechanism (2), a transmission mechanism (3), and a locking mechanism (4). The locking mechanism (4) is used for locking and fixing a body (6) of a battery case to a battery holder (7) of an electric vehicle. The extensible/retractable mechanism (2) passes through the mount (1) and carries out extension/retraction movement in the mount (1) relative to the transmission mechanism (3) to drive the transmission mechanism (3) to move between the extensible/retractable mechanism (2) and the locking mechanism (4), thereby controlling the locking or unlocking of the locking mechanism (4). The battery case comprises the body (6) and the battery case unlocking apparatus. The quick battery case replacement system comprises: the battery holder (7), a replacement device (8), and the battery case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang, Danliang Qiu
  • Patent number: 11837738
    Abstract: A battery pack including battery cells bounded by an imaginary rectangular envelope including a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides extending to linearly surround an outer periphery of the battery cells across an outer circumference of the battery cells; and bus bars that electrically connect at least some of the battery cells to each other, the bus bars being arranged to extend in a zig-zag shape along a short side direction of the imaginary rectangular envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Nohyun Kwag
  • Patent number: 11837746
    Abstract: A battery case unlocking apparatus, a battery case, and a quick battery case replacement system. The battery case unlocking apparatus comprises: a mount (1), an extensible/retractable mechanism (2), a transmission mechanism (3), and a locking mechanism (4). The locking mechanism (4) is used for locking and fixing a body (6) of a battery case to a battery holder (7) of an electric vehicle. The extensible/retractable mechanism (2) passes through the mount (1) and carries out extension/retraction movement in the mount (1) relative to the transmission mechanism (3) to drive the transmission mechanism (3) to move between the extensible/retractable mechanism (2) and the locking mechanism (4), thereby controlling the locking or unlocking of the locking mechanism (4). The battery case comprises the body (6) and the battery case unlocking apparatus. The quick battery case replacement system comprises: the battery holder (7), a replacement device (8), and the battery case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang, Danliang Qiu
  • Patent number: 11831014
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery including: a lithium complex transition metal oxide which contains nickel (Ni) and cobalt (Co), and contains at least one selected from the group consisting of manganese (Mn) and aluminum (Al); and a composite coating portion which is formed on a surface of the lithium complex transition metal oxide is provided. The lithium complex transition metal oxide has a nickel (Ni) content of 65 mol % or more with respect to the total transition metal content, and the composite coating portion contains cobalt (Co) and boron (B), and contains at least one selected from the group consisting of lanthanum (La), titanium (Ti), and aluminum (Al).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Inventors: Won Tae Kim, Jong Yeol Yu, Hong Kyu Park, Sun Sik Shin, Seong Hoon Kang