Patents by Inventor Dorian W. West

Dorian W. West 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).

  • Self-activated draining system
    Patent number: 9293792
    Abstract: A method of managing leakage of liquid inside a battery system comprises: containing leaking liquid in a non-liquid sensitive region of the battery system so as to protect internal electrical components of the battery system from coming in contact with the leaking liquid; and in direct response to the leakage, expunging the leaking liquid from the battery system. A drain device includes: a body with a port therethrough, the body configured to be positioned in a wall of a container; means for opening the port in response to a first liquid contacting the drain device on an inside of the container; and means for resisting ingress into the container by a second liquid that contacts the drain device on an outside of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Tesla Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin Grace, Mark Goldman, Woodruff Phillips, Dorian W. West, Paul Guerra, Angus W. Rittenburg, Ganesh Singh, Kevin Anderson, Adam Horton, Peter How, Christopher J. Stoffel
  • Self-Activated Draining System
    Publication number: 20140332085
    Abstract: A method of managing leakage of liquid inside a battery system comprises: containing leaking liquid in a non-liquid sensitive region of the battery system so as to protect internal electrical components of the battery system from coming in contact with the leaking liquid; and in direct response to the leakage, expunging the leaking liquid from the battery system. A drain device includes: a body with a port therethrough, the body configured to be positioned in a wall of a container; means for opening the port in response to a first liquid contacting the drain device on an inside of the container; and means for resisting ingress into the container by a second liquid that contacts the drain device on an outside of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Tesla Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin Grace, Mark Goldman, Woodruff Phillips, Dorian W. West, Paul Guerra, Angus W. Rittenburg, Ganesh Singh, Kevin Anderson, Adam Horton, Peter How