Patents by Inventor Gerd WITTMACHER

Gerd WITTMACHER 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).

  • System for cooling a battery of a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle
    Patent number: 11724623
    Abstract: A system for cooling a battery of an electrified vehicle includes a vehicle air-conditioning system having a first cooling circuit in which a first cooling medium circulates, a second cooling circuit in which a second cooling medium circulates, a cooling unit in thermal contact with the battery, wherein the second cooling medium flows through the cooling unit, and with a heat exchanger through which the first and second cooling media flow in separate channels which are in thermal contact, wherein in the heat exchanger, heat is discharged from the second cooling medium towards the first cooling medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Claus Schmitz, Gerd Wittmacher
  • SYSTEM FOR COOLING A BATTERY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210370798
    Abstract: A system for cooling a battery of an electrified vehicle includes a vehicle air-conditioning system having a first cooling circuit in which a first cooling medium circulates, a second cooling circuit in which a second cooling medium circulates, a cooling unit in thermal contact with the battery, wherein the second cooling medium flows through the cooling unit, and with a heat exchanger through which the first and second cooling media flow in separate channels which are in thermal contact, wherein in the heat exchanger, heat is discharged from the second cooling medium towards the first cooling medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Claus SCHMITZ, Gerd WITTMACHER