Patents by Inventor Benjamin J. Sinsheimer

Benjamin J. Sinsheimer 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).

  • Fuse for battery cells
    Patent number: 9028986
    Abstract: A battery system comprises a battery cell having a cell body and a voltage terminal extending out of the cell body and having first and second terminal edges; a busbar to which an upper end of the voltage terminal is electrically connected; and a zipper fuse formed in a portion of the terminal between the cell body and the busbar, wherein the zipper fuse comprises an array of perforations through the voltage terminal and extending across the voltage terminal from the first edge to the second edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: A123 Systems LLC
    Inventors: Mujeeb Ijaz, Brian D. Rutkowski, Benjamin J. Sinsheimer, Chad J. Allison, Shazad M. Butt, Jonathan Hostler
  • FUSE FOR BATTERY CELLS
    Publication number: 20100255351
    Abstract: A battery system comprises a battery cell having a cell body and a voltage terminal extending out of the cell body and having first and second terminal edges; a busbar to which an upper end of the voltage terminal is electrically connected; and a zipper fuse formed in a portion of the terminal between the cell body and the busbar, wherein the zipper fuse comprises an array of perforations through the voltage terminal and extending across the voltage terminal from the first edge to the second edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: A123 SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Mujeeb Ijaz, Brian D. Rutkowski, Benjamin J. Sinsheimer, Chad J. Allison, Shazad M. Butt, Jonathan Hostler