Patents by Inventor Bernhard Ehrlich

Bernhard Ehrlich 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).

  • Patent number: 11417931
    Abstract: The invention relates to an energy storage system for a vehicle, in particular a starter battery for a vehicle, having a plurality of energy storage cells for providing and/or storing electric energy and a housing which has a plurality of wall elements that delimit the interior of the housing. The housing is designed to receive the plurality of energy storage cells in the interior of the housing. A plurality of separating walls are arranged in the interior of the housing in order to divide the interior of the housing into a plurality of chambers, wherein each chamber is designed to receiving an energy storage cell. A fluidic connection is formed between the individual chambers, and a ventilation valve is arranged on one of the wall elements, preferably a cover element, of the housing in a respective region paired with the corresponding chamber. At least one of the ventilation valves is an active ventilation valve, and the remaining ventilation valves are blind closures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Clarios Germany GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Abderrezak Hammouche, Bernhard Ehrlich, Ruediger Jaeppelt, Stephan Andreas Goertler
  • Patent number: 11050099
    Abstract: Disclosed is an energy storage module for use in a vehicle, in particular in a hybrid vehicle, said energy storage module comprising a plurality of energy storage cells and a temperature management system for the associated energy storage cells, the temperature management system being associated with at least some, preferably all energy storage cells. The temperature management system has a heat exchanger and a heat conducting element; furthermore, a reinforcement layer, which has a higher modulus of elasticity than the heat exchanger, is provided between the heat exchanger and the heat conducting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Clarios Advanced Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Ehrlich, Ralf Joswig, Helge Brenner, Christian Kuper
  • Publication number: 20210159569
    Abstract: The invention relates to an energy storage system for a vehicle, in particular a starter battery for a vehicle, having a plurality of energy storage cells for providing and/or storing electric energy and a housing which has a plurality of wall elements that delimit the interior of the housing. The housing is designed to receive the plurality of energy storage cells in the interior of the housing. A plurality of separating walls are arranged in the interior of the housing in order to divide the interior of the housing into a plurality of chambers, wherein each chamber is designed to receiving an energy storage cell. A fluidic connection is formed between the individual chambers, and a ventilation valve is arranged on one of the wall elements, preferably a cover element, of the housing in a respective region paired with the corresponding chamber. At least one of the ventilation valves is an active ventilation valve, and the remaining ventilation valves are blind closures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Abderrezak Hammouche, Bernhard Ehrlich, Ruediger Jaeppelt, Stephan Andreas Goertler
  • Patent number: 10505174
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrochemical accumulator comprising at least one housing and at least one electrochemical cell disposed in said housing as well as at least two electrical connection terminals for electrically contacting the accumulator, wherein at least one of the connection terminals is formed from at least two interconnected sections of differing metals or metal alloys. The invention furthermore relates to a method for manufacturing an electrochemical accumulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Clarios Advanced Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Joswig, Helge Brenner, Bernhard Ehrlich
  • Publication number: 20190237831
    Abstract: Disclosed is an energy storage module for use in a vehicle, in particular in a hybrid vehicle, said energy storage module comprising a plurality of energy storage cells and a temperature management system for the associated energy storage cells, the temperature management system being associated with at least some, preferably all energy storage cells. The temperature management system has a heat exchanger and a heat conducting element; furthermore, a reinforcement layer, which has a higher modulus of elasticity than the heat exchanger, is provided between the heat exchanger and the heat conducting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Bernhard Ehrlich, Ralf Joswig, Helge Brenner, Christian Kuper
  • Patent number: 10243180
    Abstract: The invention relates to an accumulator arrangement comprising a plurality of individual cells, each in the form of electrochemical accumulator cells and each having a prismatic-shaped housing, wherein the individual cells are arranged one behind the other in at least one row and disposed in a housing or a frame so as to be held together to form an accumulator block, characterized in that a) one, several or all of the individual cells are formed as an accumulator cell which changes thickness as a function of the respective state of charge, b) at least one elastically deformable compensating component is arranged at least at one end of the series arrangement of individual cells between the last individual cell and the housing or frame which is designed to accommodate and compensate for the changes in thickness of individual cells occurring as a result of changes in the state of charge and the thereby resulting changes in the length of the series arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Advanced Power Solutions GMBH
    Inventors: Helge Brenner, Bernhard Ehrlich, Ralf Joswig
  • Patent number: 9660235
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an assembly (10) with a first and a second component (1, 2) which are fixed relative to each other by at least one fixation element (3), characterized by a fixation element (3) extending into or through a space (9) between the first and the second component (1, 2), wherein the fixation element (3) is filled with a hardenable filling material (61), wherein the fixation element (3) is a hollow deformable and at least in a radial direction expandable element if internally pressurized, at least before the filling material (61) hardens. The present invention also relates to a method for producing an assembly with a first and a second component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Advanced Power Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: Helge Brenner, Ralf Joswig, Bernhard Ehrlich
  • Publication number: 20160268583
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrochemical accumulator comprising at least one housing and at least one electrochemical cell disposed in said housing as well as at least two electrical connection terminals for electrically contacting the accumulator, wherein at least one of the connection terminals is formed from at least two interconnected sections of differing metals or metal alloys. The invention furthermore relates to a method for manufacturing an electrochemical accumulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Ralf Joswig, Helge Brenner, Bernhard Ehrlich
  • Publication number: 20150017502
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an assembly (10) with a first and a second component (1, 2) which are fixed relative to each other by at least one fixation element (3), characterized by a fixation element (3) extending into or through a space (9) between the first and the second component (1, 2), wherein the fixation element (3) is filled with a hardenable filling material (61), wherein the fixation element (3) is a hollow deformable and at least in a radial direction expandable element if internally pressurized, at least before the filling material (61) hardens. The present invention also relates to a method for producing an assembly with a first and a second component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Advanced Power Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: Helge Brenner, Ralf Joswig, Bernhard Ehrlich