Patents by Inventor Anil K. Sachdev
Anil K. Sachdev 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: 11927231Abstract: A brake rotor having a composite structure may include an annular body defining opposite friction surfaces of the brake rotor. The annular body may include a core made of an Al—Si alloy, a thermal barrier layer made of a thermally insulating material disposed on the core, and a wear-resistant layer made of an Fe—Al—Si—Zr alloy disposed on the core over the thermal barrier layer. The wear-resistant layer may define a first one of the opposite friction surfaces of the annular body.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Heewook Lee, Zhongyi Liu, Anil K. Sachdev, Tyson Whittier Brown, Ratandeep Singh Kukreja
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Patent number: 11904376Abstract: An energy-dissipating cover for covering a component sensitive to mechanical impulse includes a sheet of selected ferrous or aluminum alloy, the sheet having a top surface, a bottom surface, an outer perimeter, an overall area within the outer perimeter and a nominal thickness of no more than 2.5 mm. The sheet is configured for connection with one or more external structures at a plurality of connection points within the outer perimeter, wherein the overall area comprises a plurality of supported areas and at least one unsupported area. Embossments are formed within the at least one unsupported area and extend outward from the bottom surface. The embossments are shaped, sized and arranged so as to limit orthogonal deflection of the sheet from a mechanical impulse directed normal to the bottom surface of the sheet at the plurality of embossments.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Erik B. Golm, Louis G. Hector, Jr., Anil K. Sachdev, Andrew C. Bobel, Kevin B. Rober, Jianfeng Wang
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Publication number: 20240038209Abstract: A damping panel includes a first metal and a second metal. The first metal has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The second metal portion has a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface. A fixed region is where the second surface of the first metal is fixed to the third surface of the second metal. A non-fixed region is where the second surface is not fixed to the third surface. A cavity is disposed between the second surface and the third surface at the non-fixed region. A damping material is disposed on at least one of: at least a portion of the cavity on the second surface, at least a portion of the cavity on the third surface, at least a portion of the first surface, and at least a portion of the fourth surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Song HE, Arianna T. MORALES, Anil K. SACHDEV, Pavan Kumar PATRUNI, Hung-yih Isaac DU
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Publication number: 20240030458Abstract: A method of making a battery current collector foil includes heat treating a foil sheet and mechanically roughening the heat treated foil sheet to create a surface roughness of between 2-4 ?m. The heat treating and mechanical roughening of the foil sheet provides improved coating adhesion. One of an anode and cathode coating is then applied to the roughened, heat treated, foil sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Andrew Clay BOBEL, Louis G. HECTOR, JR., Erik Brandon GOLM, Shaomao XU, Raghunathan K, Anil K. SACHDEV
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Publication number: 20240019007Abstract: A brake rotor having a composite structure may include an annular body defining opposite friction surfaces of the brake rotor. The annular body may include a core made of an Al—Si alloy, a thermal barrier layer made of a thermally insulating material disposed on the core, and a wear-resistant layer made of an Fe—Al—Si—Zr alloy disposed on the core over the thermal barrier layer. The wear-resistant layer may define a first one of the opposite friction surfaces of the annular body.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2022Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Heewook LEE, Zhongyi LIU, Anil K. SACHDEV, Tyson Whittier BROWN, Ratandeep Singh KUKREJA
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Patent number: 11873724Abstract: A compressor assembly may include a compressor housing and a compressor impeller disposed within the compressor housing. The compressor housing may have an internal aerodynamic surface that defines a circumferentially extending volute, and the compressor impeller may have an external aerodynamic surface that faces toward at least a portion of the internal aerodynamic surface of the compressor housing. A nonstick coating may be formed on the internal aerodynamic surface of the compressor housing or on the external aerodynamic surface of the compressor impeller. The nonstick coating may prevent foreign material introduced into the compressor assembly from collecting on the internal aerodynamic surface of the compressor housing or on the external aerodynamic surface of the compressor impeller.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Jeremy R. Kirklin, Carnell E. Williams, Anil K. Sachdev
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Patent number: 11870089Abstract: A battery cell pack has a plurality of battery cells that are assembled into a prismatic frame, with deformable separators interposed to accommodate elastic and plastic deformation caused by cyclic and acyclic expansion and contraction thereof during charging and discharging over the life of the battery cell pack. The battery cells are arranged in a horizontal stack within the prismatic frame, and the deformable separators are interposed between subsets of the battery cells. The deformable separators exert compressive force on the subsets of the battery cells along a longitudinal axis that is defined by the horizontal stack. The compressive force exerted by the deformable separators is at least a minimum force over a service life of the battery cell pack.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Andrew C. Bobel, Anil K. Sachdev, Patrick H. Clark, Pooja Suresh, Ran Wu, Jermain E. Onye, William Y. Chen, Li Yang, Chao Hu, Yunshan Liu, Kuo Sun
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Patent number: 11869025Abstract: A method for using idle computing power of an electric vehicle includes sending the computing tasks and the task rates for performing the computing tasks to a vehicle controller of the electric vehicle and receiving an acceptance signal from the vehicle controller. The acceptance signal is indicative that the vehicle controller accepted to perform the computing tasks. The method further includes commanding a charging infrastructure to supply electrical power the electric vehicle while the vehicle controller performs the computing tasks.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Aravind Gangumalla, Anil K. Sachdev, Anil Bika, Nathan Thompson, Ramesh Sethu
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Publication number: 20230365019Abstract: A method for using idle computing power of an electric vehicle includes receiving computing tasks while the electric vehicle is electrically connected to a charging infrastructure, accepting to perform the computing tasks while the electric vehicle is electrically connected to the charging infrastructure, and in response to accepting to perform the computing tasks, performing the computing tasks while the electric vehicle is electrically connected to the charging infrastructure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2022Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Aravind Gangumalla, Anil K. Sachdev, Anil Bika, Nathan Thompson, Ramesh Sethu
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Publication number: 20230368235Abstract: A method for using idle computing power of an electric vehicle includes sending the computing tasks and the task rates for performing the computing tasks to a vehicle controller of the electric vehicle and receiving an acceptance signal from the vehicle controller. The acceptance signal is indicative that the vehicle controller accepted to perform the computing tasks. The method further includes commanding a charging infrastructure to supply electrical power the electric vehicle while the vehicle controller performs the computing tasks.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2022Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Aravind Gangumalla, Anil K. Sachdev, Anil Bika, Nathan Thompson, Ramesh Sethu
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Patent number: 11817748Abstract: A method for constructing a lamination for a rotary electric machine includes forming an annular lamination from a ferrous core material having a first relative magnetic permeability. The lamination defines through-openings, e.g., for permanent magnets or conductors. Peripheral bridges of the core material extend between the through-openings and an outer or inner diameter surface of the lamination. The method includes diffusing an alloy material having a second relative magnetic permeability into the bridges to form austenitic bridges, with the second relative magnetic permeability being less than the first relative magnetic permeability. A rotary electric machine includes a stator and rotor. A vehicle includes a rotary electric machine connected to the battery pack and to road wheels, and having a rotor and/or a stator constructed in accordance with the method.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Alireza Fatemi, Anil K. Sachdev, Thomas W. Nehl
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Publication number: 20230326444Abstract: A cover for a housing includes a cast plate-like member having a top side and a bottom side with a plurality of raised ribs on the bottom side, the plurality of raised ribs defining a plurality of spaces therebetween. A noise insulating material is provided in at least some of the plurality of spaces. A sheet metal plate is adhered to a top of the plurality of raised ribs by an adhesive.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2022Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Anil K. SACHDEV, Arianna T. Morales, Song He
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Patent number: 11780160Abstract: A three-dimensional object may be manufactured using a powder bed fusion additive manufacturing technique. A layer of powder feed material may be distributed over a solid substrate and scanned with a high-energy laser beam to locally melt selective regions of the layer and form a pool of molten feed material. The pool of molten feed material may be exposed to gaseous nitrogen, carbon, or boron to respectively dissolve nitride, carbide, or boride ions into the pool of molten feed material to produce a molten nitrogen, carbon, or boron-containing solution. The molten nitrogen, carbon, or boron-containing solution may cool and solidify into a solid layer of fused nitride, carbide, or boride-containing material.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Anil K Sachdev, Frederick E Pinkerton, Raja K Mishra, Tyson W Brown
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Patent number: 11766716Abstract: A system and method of increasing a cooling rate of a metal sand casting during solidification. The system includes a 3-D printed manufactured sand mold defining a mold cavity, a coolant inlet port extending into the manufactured sand mold, a myriad of coolant passageways surrounding a portion of the mold cavity, and a coolant outlet port in fluid communication with the coolant passageways. The system further includes a coolant vapor extraction system having a collection manifold in fluid connection with the outlet port of the sand mold. A molten metal is poured into the mold cavity and a liquid coolant is introduced into the sand mold. The liquid coolant changes state into a gas phase as it permeates through the sand mold, thereby increasing the cooling rate of the casting. The liquid coolant may be that of a liquid nitrogen.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Steven L. Burkholder, Thomas W. Gustafson, Qigui Wang, Anil K. Sachdev
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Patent number: 11769884Abstract: An electrode structure for a battery includes a middle layer made of an electrically conductive perforated mesh having a top surface, a bottom surface, a plurality of interconnected electrically conductive segments and a plurality of perforations among adjacent ones of the interconnected segments. A top layer of an electrode material is disposed on the top surface, and a bottom layer of the electrode material is disposed on the bottom surface, such that the top and bottom layers are disposed in physical contact with each other through the perforations in the middle layer. A method of manufacturing the electrode structure includes providing the layer of perforated mesh, applying the top and bottom layers of electrode material to the top and bottom surfaces, and curing the top and bottom layers of electrode material using one or more of heat, electromagnetic radiation and convection to produce a layer of cured electrode structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Anil K. Sachdev, Thomas E. Moylan
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Publication number: 20230299404Abstract: A battery cell pack has a plurality of battery cells that are assembled into a prismatic frame, with deformable separators interposed to accommodate elastic and plastic deformation caused by cyclic and acyclic expansion and contraction thereof during charging and discharging over the life of the battery cell pack. The battery cells are arranged in a horizontal stack within the prismatic frame, and the deformable separators are interposed between subsets of the battery cells. The deformable separators exert compressive force on the subsets of the battery cells along a longitudinal axis that is defined by the horizontal stack. The compressive force exerted by the deformable separators is at least a minimum force over a service life of the battery cell pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2022Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Andrew C. Bobel, Anil K. Sachdev, Patrick H. Clark, Pooja Suresh, Ran Wu, Jermain E. Onye, William Y. Chen, Li Yang, Chao Hu, Yunshan Liu, Kuo Sun
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Publication number: 20230291288Abstract: A rotor for an electric machine includes strengthened structural elements effected through surface alloying and heating via an induction heating fixture. A rotor includes laminations formed to have internal cavities and structural members adjacent the cavities. A number of the laminations are stacked to form a lamination stack. An alloying material is applied to the lamination stack at the structural members. The lamination stack is placed in a fixture so that an inductor extends along the structural members and cooling elements extend through the cavities. A current is applied to the inductor to heat the structural members, alloying the alloying material into the structural members.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2022Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Alireza Fatemi, Thomas W. Nehl, Huaxin Li, Anil K. Sachdev
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Publication number: 20230264602Abstract: A cooling system includes a housing configured to enclose an electric vehicle component immersed in cooling fluid and to define a first volume. A variable volume member defines a second volume that varies in response to a first signal. A combined volume is defined by the first volume and the second volume. Heat causes the cooling fluid to transition between a liquid state and a vapor state in the combined volume. A pressure sensor is configured to sense a pressure in the combined volume. A condenser is configured to cause the cooling fluid to transition from the vapor state back to the liquid state. A controller includes a volume adjustment module configured to generate the first signal to vary the second volume of the variable volume member to adjust the combined volume in response to the pressure and a first temperature of the electric vehicle component.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2022Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Jian YAO, Chengwu DUAN, Ming LIU, Chih-hung YEN, Anil K. SACHDEV
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Patent number: 11735744Abstract: A battery electrode, and a method for fabricating the battery electrode are described. The battery electrode includes a current collector having a woven mesh planar sheet that is composed of metallic strands. The metallic strands define a multiplicity of interstitial spaces, and the woven mesh planar sheet includes a first surface and a second surface. An active material including lithium is embedded in the interstitial spaces of a first portion of the woven mesh planar sheet, and an electrical connection tab arranged on a second portion of the woven mesh planar sheet.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Anil K. Sachdev, Leng Mao, Louis G. Hector, Jr., Andrew C. Bobel
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Patent number: 11715999Abstract: A method to make a stator lamination of an axial flux motor for an automobile vehicle includes: constructing a stator having multiple stator stack members, including: providing a stator lamination with individual ones of the stator stack members; forming the stator lamination from a single lamination sheet of steel defining a sinuous-shaped assembly having multiple bends; compressing the stator lamination; and machining the stator lamination to create a first edge by removing a first portion of the multiple bends and to create a second edge opposite to the first edge by removing a second portion of the multiple bends.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Anil K. Sachdev, Chengwu Duan, Alireza Fatemi