Patents by Inventor Alain EMERY

Alain EMERY 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).

  • Vent assembly with membrane
    Patent number: 11621455
    Abstract: A vent assembly for a battery or a electrochemical cell may include a vent body configured to connect to a battery casing or a electrochemical cell body, a flame arrester and/or a pressure valve disposed in the vent body, a membrane disposed in the vent body between a vent opening of the battery or the electrochemical cell and the flame arrester and/or the pressure valve, and that is configured to shield the flame arrester and/or the pressure valve from electrolyte solution of the battery or the electrochemical cell, and a seal disposed between the vent body and the membrane. Also, a battery including a vent assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: SAFT AMERICA
    Inventor: Alain Emery
  • Thermal fuse sleeving
    Patent number: 11227737
    Abstract: Provided is a battery that may include a first terminal or cable, a second terminal or a cable, a thermal fuse configured to connect to the first terminal or cable and the second terminal or cable, a first sleeving layer that is disposed on the thermal fuse, and that is configured to muffle an arc explosion of the thermal fuse and encapsulate molten material generated by the arc explosion of the thermal fuse, and a second sleeving layer that is disposed on the first sleeving layer, and that is configured to encapsulate the molten material generated by the arc explosion of the thermal fuse that penetrates the first sleeving layer. An overcurrent protection system and a sleeving are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAFT AMERICA
    Inventors: Alain Emery, Gary Leasure
  • THERMAL FUSE SLEEVING
    Publication number: 20210202202
    Abstract: Provided is a battery that may include a first terminal or cable, a second terminal or a cable, a thermal fuse configured to connect to the first terminal or cable and the second terminal or cable, a first sleeving layer that is disposed on the thermal fuse, and that is configured to muffle an arc explosion of the thermal fuse and encapsulate molten material generated by the arc explosion of the thermal fuse, and a second sleeving layer that is disposed on the first sleeving layer, and that is configured to encapsulate the molten material generated by the arc explosion of the thermal fuse that penetrates the first sleeving layer. An overcurrent protection system and a sleeving are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: SAFT AMERICA
    Inventors: Alain Emery, Gary Leasure
  • VENT ASSEMBLY WITH MEMBRANE
    Publication number: 20210193981
    Abstract: A vent assembly for a battery or a electrochemical cell may include a vent body configured to connect to a battery casing or a electrochemical cell body, a flame arrester and/or a pressure valve disposed in the vent body, a membrane disposed in the vent body between a vent opening of the battery or the electrochemical cell and the flame arrester and/or the pressure valve, and that is configured to shield the flame arrester and/or the pressure valve from electrolyte solution of the battery or the electrochemical cell, and a seal disposed between the vent body and the membrane. Also, a battery including a vent assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: SAFT AMERICA
    Inventor: Alain EMERY