Patents by Inventor Alfonso O. Medina
Alfonso O. Medina 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).
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Patent number: 7916453Abstract: An energy storage cell pack cradle assembly for holding multiple rows of energy storage cells oriented along a dominant axis of vibration includes a first cradle member including a plurality of energy storage cell body supporting structures including respective holes; a second cradle member including a plurality of energy storage cell body supporting structures including respective holes; and one or more fasteners connecting the first cradle member and the second cradle member together. The energy storage cell body supporting structures are configured to structurally support the energy storage cells, with the energy storage cells oriented along a dominant axis of vibration, by energy storage cell bodies of the energy storage cells with respective electrically conductive terminals extending through the respective holes without structural support of the electrically conductive terminals by the cradle members.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2010Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: ISE CorporationInventors: Vinh-duy Nguyen, Alexander J. Smith, Kevin T. Stone, Alfonso O. Medina
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Patent number: 7872856Abstract: An energy storage cell pack cradle assembly for holding multiple rows of energy storage cells oriented along a dominant axis of vibration includes a first cradle member including a plurality of energy storage cell body supporting structures including respective holes; a second cradle member including a plurality of energy storage cell body supporting structures including respective holes; and one or more fasteners connecting the first cradle member and the second cradle member together. The energy storage cell body supporting structures are configured to structurally support the energy storage cells, with the energy storage cells oriented along a dominant axis of vibration, by energy storage cell bodies of the energy storage cells with respective electrically conductive terminals extending through the respective holes without structural support of the electrically conductive terminals by the cradle members.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2009Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: ISE CorporationInventors: Vinh-duy Nguyen, Alexander J. Smith, Kevin T. Stone, Alfonso O. Medina
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Patent number: 7859844Abstract: An energy storage pack cooling system including upper and lower respective terminal heat sinks thermally connected to respective upper and lower terminals of energy storage cells above and below upper and lower ends of an enclosure of an energy storage cell pack; and a blower and cooling assembly that circulates a heat transfer fluid past the upper and lower respective terminal heat sinks outside of the enclosure to cool the energy storage cells without circulating the heat transfer fluid past energy storage cell bodies of the energy storage cells enclosed within the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2010Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: ISE CorporationInventors: Vinh-duy Nguyen, Alexander J. Smith, Kevin T. Stone, Alfonso O. Medina
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Publication number: 20100265660Abstract: An energy storage pack cooling system including upper and lower respective terminal heat sinks thermally connected to respective upper and lower terminals of energy storage cells above and below upper and lower ends of an enclosure of an energy storage cell pack; and a blower and cooling assembly that circulates a heat transfer fluid past the upper and lower respective terminal heat sinks outside of the enclosure to cool the energy storage cells without circulating the heat transfer fluid past energy storage cell bodies of the energy storage cells enclosed within the enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: ISE CORPORATIONInventors: Vinh-duy Nguyen, Alexander J. Smith, Kevin T. Stone, Alfonso O. Medina
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Patent number: 7808771Abstract: An energy storage cell pack cradle assembly for holding multiple rows of energy storage cells oriented along a dominant axis of vibration includes a first cradle member including a plurality of energy storage cell body supporting structures including respective holes; a second cradle member including a plurality of energy storage cell body supporting structures including respective holes; and one or more fasteners connecting the first cradle member and the second cradle member together. The energy storage cell body supporting structures are configured to structurally support the energy storage cells, with the energy storage cells oriented along a dominant axis of vibration, by energy storage cell bodies of the energy storage cells with respective electrically conductive terminals extending through the respective holes without structural support of the electrically conductive terminals by the cradle members.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2008Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: ISE CorporationInventors: Vinh-duy Nguyen, Alexander J. Smith, Kevin T. Stone, Alfonso O. Medina
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Publication number: 20100232105Abstract: An energy storage cell pack cradle assembly for holding multiple rows of energy storage cells oriented along a dominant axis of vibration includes a first cradle member including a plurality of energy storage cell body supporting structures including respective holes; a second cradle member including a plurality of energy storage cell body supporting structures including respective holes; and one or more fasteners connecting the first cradle member and the second cradle member together. The energy storage cell body supporting structures are configured to structurally support the energy storage cells, with the energy storage cells oriented along a dominant axis of vibration, by energy storage cell bodies of the energy storage cells with respective electrically conductive terminals extending through the respective holes without structural support of the electrically conductive terminals by the cradle members.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2010Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: ISE CORPORATIONInventors: Vinh-duy Nguyen, Alexander J. Smith, Kevin T. Stone, Alfonso O. Medina
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Patent number: 7764496Abstract: An energy storage pack cooling system including upper and lower respective terminal heat sinks thermally connected to respective upper and lower terminals of energy storage cells above and below upper and lower ends of an enclosure of an energy storage cell pack; and a blower and cooling assembly that circulates a heat transfer fluid past the upper and lower respective terminal heat sinks outside of the enclosure to cool the energy storage cells without circulating the heat transfer fluid past energy storage cell bodies of the energy storage cells enclosed within the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2008Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: ISE CorporationInventors: Vinh-duy Nguyen, Alexander J. Smith, Kevin T. Stone, Alfonso O. Medina
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Publication number: 20100157527Abstract: In an energy storage cell pack including at least one energy storage cell that radiates heat in a longitudinal axial direction outwards, towards opposite electrically conductive and heat conductive terminals, a terminal heat sink includes a receiving section for structurally receiving a terminal of the opposite electrically conductive and heat conductive terminals, and more than one heat conductive cooling fin radiating outwardly from the receiving section, wherein the more than one cooling fin radiates outwardly from the terminal when the receiving section structurally receives the terminal for dissipating heat from the terminal to cool the at least one energy storage cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: ISE CORPORATIONInventor: Alfonso O. Medina
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Publication number: 20100157532Abstract: An energy storage pack cooling system including upper and lower respective terminal heat sinks thermally connected to respective upper and lower terminals of energy storage cells above and below upper and lower ends of an enclosure of an energy storage cell pack; and a blower and cooling assembly that circulates a heat transfer fluid past the upper and lower respective terminal heat sinks outside of the enclosure to cool the energy storage cells without circulating the heat transfer fluid past energy storage cell bodies of the energy storage cells enclosed within the enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: ISE CORPORATIONInventors: Vinh-duy Nguyen, Alexander J. Smith, Kevin T. Stone, Alfonso O. Medina
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Publication number: 20100134940Abstract: An energy storage cell pack cradle assembly for holding multiple rows of energy storage cells oriented along a dominant axis of vibration includes a first cradle member including a plurality of energy storage cell body supporting structures including respective holes; a second cradle member including a plurality of energy storage cell body supporting structures including respective holes; and one or more fasteners connecting the first cradle member and the second cradle member together. The energy storage cell body supporting structures are configured to structurally support the energy storage cells, with the energy storage cells oriented along a dominant axis of vibration, by energy storage cell bodies of the energy storage cells with respective electrically conductive terminals extending through the respective holes without structural support of the electrically conductive terminals by the cradle members.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: ISE CorporationInventors: Vinh-duy Nguyen, Alexander J. Smith, Kevin T. Stone, Alfonso O. Medina
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Publication number: 20100134974Abstract: An energy storage cell pack cradle assembly for holding multiple rows of energy storage cells oriented along a dominant axis of vibration includes a first cradle member including a plurality of energy storage cell body supporting structures including respective holes; a second cradle member including a plurality of energy storage cell body supporting structures including respective holes; and one or more fasteners connecting the first cradle member and the second cradle member together. The energy storage cell body supporting structures are configured to structurally support the energy storage cells, with the energy storage cells oriented along a dominant axis of vibration, by energy storage cell bodies of the energy storage cells with respective electrically conductive terminals extending through the respective holes without structural support of the electrically conductive terminals by the cradle members.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2008Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: ISE CORPORATIONInventors: Vinh-duy Nguyen, Alexander J. Smith, Kevin T. Stone, Alfonso O. Medina
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Publication number: 20090272576Abstract: A cable fastening system for high power cables that operates within a heavy duty vehicle is described. The cable fastening system comprises at least three conductive high-power cables and a cable spacer. The high-power cables include a cable cross-sectional center, and a cross-sectional diameter that is similar for each cable. The cable spacer includes three fixed arms and three arcuate edges. The three fixed arms are disposed at equidistant angles from one another. The three arcuate edges are disposed at equidistant angles from one another and each of the arcuate edges is configured to interface with one of the conductive high-power cables. The cable cross-sectional centers and oriented in a triangular formation and the cable spacer is configured to separate the cables so that the distance between two adjacent cable cross-sectional centers is less than one times the cross-sectional diameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2008Publication date: November 5, 2009Applicant: ISE CORPORATIONInventor: Alfonso O. Medina