Patents by Inventor Fwutsai Kuo

Fwutsai Kuo 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).

  • BULKHEAD FITTING
    Publication number: 20240083376
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system. The system can include a first fitting that can couple with a portion of a first fluid line. The first fluid line can be at least partially internal to a battery pack. The system can include a second fitting that can couple with a portion of a second fluid line. The second fluid line can be at least partially external to the battery pack. The first fitting can include a tab that can couple the first fitting with a portion of the battery pack. The first fitting can couple with the second fitting to fluidly couple the first fluid line with the second fluid line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Casey Taylor Dunn, Brandon Thayer, Fwutsai Kuo
  • Thermal management in battery components
    Patent number: 11881571
    Abstract: Grounding a component, such as a thermal management system, of a battery pack via a coolant is provided. An apparatus can include a body forming a channel to convey coolant within a battery pack. The apparatus can include a conductor electrically coupled to a ground. The conductor can include a lead into the channel to ground the coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Casey Taylor Dunn, Brandon Thayer, Fwutsai Kuo, Michael Ryan Tillapaugh, Alfredo Gutierrez Estrada
  • MANIFOLD BRACKET
    Publication number: 20240001806
    Abstract: An apparatus can include a body. The body can include a top portion and a base. The top portion can define a cavity. The cavity can be configured to receive a component. The apparatus can include a spring element that extends from at least one of the top portion and the base of the body. The spring element can be disposed at least partially around the cavity. The spring element can be configured to bias the component to an initial position and facilitate movement of the component when a load is applied to the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Shubham Agnihotri, Casey Dunn, Fwutsai Kuo, Matt Pruett, Brandon Thayer
  • BULKHEAD FITTING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20230311630
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus. The apparatus can include a first fitting having a first mating portion and a second fitting having a second mating portion. The first fitting can couple with a portion of a first fluid line. The first fluid line can be at least partially internal to a battery pack. The second fitting can couple with a portion of a second fluid line. The second fluid line can be at least partially external to the battery pack. The second mating portion of the second fitting can engage with the first mating portion of the first fitting to fluidly couple the first fluid line with the second fluid line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Casey Dunn, Brandon Thayer, Fwutsai Kuo, Ryan Arens