Patents by Inventor Ed Cates

Ed Cates 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).

  • BATTERY CELL SYSTEM WITH INTERCONNECTED FRAMES
    Publication number: 20140342207
    Abstract: A battery cell assembly includes a plurality of sub-assemblies. Each sub-assembly includes a heat sink and a first frame and a second frame disposed on opposite sides of the heat sink. The sub-assemblies are stacked to form a plurality of cell pockets that receive a battery cell. The battery cell assembly further includes a plurality of tie rods for fixing the plurality of sub-assemblies together. The first frame is formed with a plurality of through holes, and the second frame is formed with a plurality of protrusions with a hole extending therethrough. The frames are brought together such that each protrusion is at least partially received in a respective through hole. The interior surfaces of corresponding protrusions and through holes of the stack of frames form a passage for one of the tie rods to extend through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Tom Tople, Ed Cates, Len Wolf, Bruce Silk
  • Battery cell system with interconnected frames
    Patent number: 8795872
    Abstract: A battery cell assembly includes a plurality of sub-assemblies. Each sub-assembly includes a heat sink and a first frame and a second frame disposed on opposite sides of the heat sink. The sub-assemblies are stacked to form a plurality of cell pockets that receive a battery cell. The battery cell assembly further includes a plurality of tie rods for fixing the plurality of sub-assemblies together. The first frame is formed with a plurality of through holes, and the second frame is formed with a plurality of protrusions with a hole extending therethrough. The frames are brought together such that each protrusion is at least partially received in a respective through hole. The interior surfaces of corresponding protrusions and through holes of the stack of frames form a passage for one of the tie rods to extend through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Enerdel, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom Tople, Ed Cates, Len Wolf, Bruce Silk
  • BATTERY CELL SYSTEM WITH INTERCONNECTED FRAMES
    Publication number: 20120021271
    Abstract: A battery cell assembly includes a plurality of sub-assemblies. Each sub-assembly includes a heat sink and a first frame and a second frame disposed on opposite sides of the heat sink. The sub-assemblies are stacked to form a plurality of cell pockets that receive a battery cell. The battery cell assembly further includes a plurality of tie rods for fixing the plurality of sub-assemblies together. The first frame is formed with a plurality of through holes, and the second frame is formed with a plurality of protrusions with a hole extending therethrough. The frames are brought together such that each protrusion is at least partially received in a respective through hole. The interior surfaces of corresponding protrusions and through holes of the stack of frames form a passage for one of the tie rods to extend through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Tom Tople, Ed Cates, Len Wolf, Bruce Silk