Patents by Inventor Benjamin Kopp

Benjamin Kopp 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).

  • Publication number: 20210359355
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells (14), in particular rechargeable lithium ion battery cells or lithium polymer battery cells, the plurality of battery cells (14) being arranged in the form of a stack (12) of battery cells and the stack (12) of battery cells being enclosed at its outer face by a mechanical bracing device (20), a layer of thermally conductive material (22) being located between the outer face of the stack (12) of battery cells and the mechanical bracing device (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Benjamin Kopp, Christian Loew, Roman Marx
  • Patent number: 11171373
    Abstract: A battery module having at least one battery cell is disclosed, in particular a lithium-ion battery cell, comprising a housing, in which the at least one battery cell is accommodated, and a temperature-regulating element, wherein a Peltier element is furthermore arranged between the at least one battery cell and the temperature-regulating element, which Peltier element is thermally conductively connected in each case to the at least one battery cell and the temperature-regulating element, and which Peltier element is furthermore connected to a voltage source in such a way that heat transfer between the at least one battery cell and the temperature-regulating element is able to be formed by means of the Peltier element, wherein a compensation element for homogenizing the temperature, said compensation element being formed from a metallic material, is furthermore arranged between the at least one battery cell and the Peltier element, wherein preferably the at least one battery cell is directly or cohesively con
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Benjamin Kopp, Frank Gottwald, Markus Schmitt, Roman Marx, Stefan Baumann
  • Publication number: 20210296722
    Abstract: A battery module with a plurality of battery cells is disclosed, comprising a first temperature control member and second temperature control member, which are connected together directly thermally conductively in places, wherein the plurality of battery cells is connected directly thermally conductively with the second temperature control member and at least one switchably configured Peltier element connected thermally conductively with the first temperature control member and the second temperature control member is arranged between the first temperature control member and the second temperature control member, wherein a control device is configured to drive the at least one Peltier element in such a way that, when switched on, the at least one Peltier element transfers heat from the second temperature control member to the first temperature control member or heat from the first temperature control member to the second temperature control member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Roman Marx, Benjamin Kopp, Markus Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20210111385
    Abstract: A battery module having a plurality of battery cells (2), in particular lithium-ion battery cells (20) which in a longitudinal direction (3) of the battery module (1) are disposed so as to be mutually adjacent, and the plurality of battery cells (2) are mutually braced by means of a tensioning element (4), wherein a thermal compensation element (5) is disposed between a battery cell (2) and the tensioning element (4), and the tensioning element (4), on a side of the tensioning element (4) that faces away from the battery cell (2), is connected to a heating element (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Benjamin Kopp, Christian Loew, Markus Schmitt, Roman Marx
  • Publication number: 20210111447
    Abstract: A battery module having a plurality of battery cells (2), in particular lithium-ion battery cells (20) which in a longitudinal direction (3) of the battery module (1) are disposed so as to be mutually adjacent, and furthermore disposed so as to be thermally insulating and mutually spaced apart in such a manner that a thermal conduction between two battery cells (21, 22) which are disposed so as to be directly mutually adjacent is reduced, wherein the plurality of battery cells (2) are mutually braced by means of a tensioning element (4), wherein a thermal compensation element (5) is disposed between a battery cell (2) and the tensioning element (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Benjamin Kopp, Christian Loew, Roman Marx
  • Publication number: 20210104714
    Abstract: A battery wherein a first housing element (2) forms a first temperature-control structure (101) on a side averted from the interior space (5), wherein a second housing element (3) forms a second temperature-control structure (102) on a side averted from the interior space (5), and a cover element (100) is connected to the second housing element (3) such that the cover element (100) delimits a temperature-control fluid receptacle (112), which can be flowed through by temperature-control fluid, and the second temperature-control structure (102) is formed such that it can be flowed around by the temperature-control fluid, wherein the cover element (100) is formed in a planar configuration from a metal or has a deformed portion for accommodating a second element (9) of the battery controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Benjamin Kopp
  • Publication number: 20210083247
    Abstract: A battery comprising a first housing element (2) and a second housing element (3) that jointly form an inner chamber (5) for receiving a battery module (10), wherein the second housing element (3) forms a second temperature control structure (102) on a face that is facing the inner chamber (5) and in particular is facing the first housing element (2), and a cover element (100) is connected to the second housing element (3) in such a manner that a temperature-controlling fluid receiving device (112) through which temperature-controlling fluid can flow is delimited by the cover element (100) in a fluid-tight manner with respect to the inner chamber (5) and the second temperature control structure (102) is embodied in such a manner that the temperature-controlling fluid can flow around it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Benjamin Kopp
  • Patent number: 10930908
    Abstract: The invention relates to a battery module housing (2001, . . . 2004) for a battery pack (10), characterized in that: the battery module housing (2001, . . . 2004) can contain a large number of battery cells (100111, . . . 100432) which each have a large wall surface (1201, 1202) and a small wall surface (1301, 1302), of which small wall surface the surface area is less than a surface area of the large wall surface (1201, 1202), wherein the battery cells (100119, 100129, 100132, 100142, 100219, 100229, 100232, 100242, 100319, 100329, 100332, 100342, 100419, 100432) which can be arranged adjacent to outer sides of the battery pack (10) can be oriented in such a way that their large wall surfaces (1201, 1202) run along the outer sides, so that a force which acts on one of the outer sides can initially be received by one of the large wall surfaces (1201, 1202), and also to a battery module (201, 204), to a battery pack (10), to a battery, to a vehicle and also to a method for producing a battery module (201, . .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Menig, Alfons Doerr, Andreas Lemke, Andreas Selent, Benjamin Mangold, Benjamin Kopp, Berengar Krieg, Carsten Mueller, Jochen Schweinbenz, Johannes Teuber, Marcus Hildenbrand, Maximilian Russ-Mohl, Stefan Baumann, Steffen Benz, Timo Kegel, Torsten Koller, Xiaofeng Yan, Christian Buder
  • Publication number: 20200328483
    Abstract: The invention relates to a battery comprising a first housing element (2) and a second housing element (3), which jointly form an inner chamber (5) for receiving a battery module (6), wherein a plurality of battery cells (7) of the battery module (6) is arranged in the inner chamber (5), said battery cells being connected in an electrically conductive manner in series and/or in parallel to one another and wherein furthermore at least one electrical component (8) and/or at least one electronic component (9) of the battery module (6) are arranged in the inner chamber (5), wherein the first housing element (2) forms a first temperature control structure (101) on a face that is remote from the inner chamber (5) and in particular from the second housing element (3), wherein the second housing element (3) is connected to a third housing element (4) on a face that is remote from the inner chamber (5) and in particular from the first housing element (2) while forming a second temperature control chamber (112) through
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin Kopp, Markus Schmitt
  • Patent number: 10797366
    Abstract: The invention relates to a temperature-controlling device for a battery module, having a flow space (4) which has a multiplicity of spacer elements (11) and is essentially closed. The spacer elements (11) are arranged within the flow space (4) and the temperature-controlling device (3) further has a flow deflection unit (15) which is arranged within the flow space (4) and has a longitudinal direction (16) extending along the flow deflection unit (15) from a first end (24) to a second end (25) of said flow deflection unit (15). The flow deflection unit (15) forms a first side face (17) and a second side face (18) which sides are arranged in the longitudinal direction (16) on opposite sides of the flow deflection unit (15), and wherein at least portions of the first side face (17) and the second side face (18) are arranged directly adjacent to a spacer element (11, 111, 112).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Benjamin Kopp, Christian Loew, Matthias Schaber, Steffen Benz
  • Publication number: 20200176838
    Abstract: A battery module with a plurality of battery cells (2), especially lithium ion battery cells (20), which are accommodated in a receiving space (6) formed by a housing (5) of the battery module (1), wherein the housing (5) of the battery module (1) furthermore forms a receiving element (7) designed to accommodate a cover plate (8), wherein a cover plate (8) is accommodated in the receiving element (7) in such a way that the cover plate (8) and the housing (5) form a flow space (9) through which a temperature-control fluid can flow, wherein the housing (5) of the battery module (1) furthermore separates the flow space (9) from the receiving space (6) in a fluid-tight manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin Kopp, Markus Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20200168967
    Abstract: A battery module having at least one battery cell is disclosed, in particular a lithium-ion battery cell, comprising a housing, in which the at least one battery cell is accommodated, and a temperature-regulating element, wherein a Peltier element is furthermore arranged between the at least one battery cell and the temperature-regulating element, which Peltier element is thermally conductively connected in each case to the at least one battery cell and the temperature-regulating element, and which Peltier element is furthermore connected to a voltage source in such a way that heat transfer between the at least one battery cell and the temperature-regulating element is able to be formed by means of the Peltier element, wherein a compensation element for homogenizing the temperature, said compensation element being formed from a metallic material, is furthermore arranged between the at least one battery cell and the Peltier element, wherein preferably the at least one battery cell is directly or cohesively con
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin Kopp, Frank Gottwald, Markus Schmitt, Roman Marx, Stefan Baumann
  • Publication number: 20200106146
    Abstract: A cooling plate (10) for the temperature control of at least one battery cell, especially for a traction battery, comprising a frame (12) with flow ducts (16) designed for the flowing of a coolant through them and a flexibly configured cover (14), which bounds the flow ducts (16) in fluid-tight manner and is provided for the thermal contacting of the at least one battery cell. It is proposed that the flow ducts (16) comprise at least one perturbing contour (28), which is provided to increase the turbulence in the coolant flowing through the flow ducts (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Andreas Ruehle, Benjamin Kopp
  • Publication number: 20200106145
    Abstract: A cooling plate (10) for temperature control of a battery cell, having a frame (12) with a coolant flow space (16) and at least one perturbing contour (30) inside the flow space (16), which is provided to increase turbulence in the coolant and is designed to support the at least one battery cell or for mechanical contacting with a cover (14) of the flow space (16). The perturbing contour (30) is arranged such that the coolant can flow around the perturbing contour (30) and the perturbing contour (30) is formed in the manner of at least one opening (50) in such a way that the coolant can flow through the at least one perturbing contour (30) and/or the frame (12) forms an opening (52) beneath the perturbing contour (30) in such a way that the coolant can flow beneath the at least one perturbing contour (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Andreas Ruehle, Benjamin Kopp
  • Publication number: 20200106144
    Abstract: A cooling plate (10) for controlling the temperature of at least one battery cell, in particular for a traction battery, having a frame (12), which forms a flow chamber (16) for a coolant to flow through, and a cover (14) of flexible design which delimits the flow chamber (16) in an at least partially fluid-tight manner and is provided for making thermal contact with the at least one battery cell. It is proposed that the cooling plate (10) has at least one supporting element (30), which is arranged within the flow chamber (16) and around which coolant can flow, for increasing the turbulence in the coolant flowing through the flow chamber (16) and for supporting the at least one battery cell, which supporting element makes mechanical contact with the cover (14) of flexible design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Andreas Ruehle, Benjamin Kopp
  • Publication number: 20190115641
    Abstract: The invention relates to a temperature-controlling device for a battery module, having a flow space (4) which has a multiplicity of spacer elements (11) and is essentially closed. The spacer elements (11) are arranged within the flow space (4) and the temperature-controlling device (3) further has a flow deflection unit (15) which is arranged within the flow space (4) and has a longitudinal direction (16) extending along the flow deflection unit (15) from a first end (24) to a second end (25) of said flow deflection unit (15). The flow deflection unit (15) forms a first side face (17) and a second side face (18) which sides are arranged in the longitudinal direction (16) on opposite sides of the flow deflection unit (15), and wherein at least portions of the first side face (17) and the second side face (18) are arranged directly adjacent to a spacer element (11, 111, 112).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin Kopp, Christian Loew, Matthias Schaber, Steffen Benz
  • Publication number: 20180366704
    Abstract: The invention relates to a battery module housing (2001, . . . 2004) for a battery pack (10), characterized in that: the battery module housing (2001, . . . 2004) can contain a large number of battery cells (100111, . . . 100432) which each have a large wall surface (1201, 1202) and a small wall surface (1301, 1302), of which small wall surface the surface area is less than a surface area of the large wall surface (1201, 1202), wherein the battery cells (100119, 100129, 100132, 100142, 100219, 100229, 100232, 100242, 100319, 100329, 100332, 100342, 100419, 100432) which can be arranged adjacent to outer sides of the battery pack (10) can be oriented in such a way that their large wall surfaces (1201, 1202) run along the outer sides, so that a force which acts on one of the outer sides can initially be received by one of the large wall surfaces (1201, 1202), and also to a battery module (201, 204), to a battery (10), to a battery, to a vehicle and also to a method for producing a battery module (201, . . .
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Rainer Menig, Alfons Doerr, Andreas Lemke, Andreas Selent, Benjamin Mangold, Benjamin Kopp, Berengar Krieg, Carsten Mueller, Jochen Schweinbenz, Johannes Teuber, Marcus Hildenbrand, Maximilian Russ-Mohl, Stefan Baumann, Steffen Benz, Timo Kegel, Torsten Koller, Xiaofeng Yan, Christian Buder
  • Publication number: 20180287232
    Abstract: A battery system (5) comprising at least one battery module (10) with at least one battery cell (2), and a cooling unit (20) with a duct structure (22) through which a coolant is able to flow and which has at least one inlet (24) and at least one outlet (26). The duct structure has at least one hollow-cylindrical pipe element bent in a U shape, and the duct structure passes through at least one lamella.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Jens-Martin Koegel, Benjamin Kopp
  • Patent number: 10062935
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling plate for an electric energy storage element, said cooling plate comprising at least two non-detachably interconnected metal sheets and at least one plastic covering. The joined metal sheets comprise at least one cooling channel which can be created by separating means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Benjamin Kopp, Steffen Benz
  • Patent number: 10028933
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for preventing and treating infection with multi-drug resistant bacteria with AR-13 alone or in combination with antibiotics are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Benjamin Kopp, Larry Schlesinger