Patents by Inventor Gianmichele Bertini

Gianmichele Bertini 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 module for an electrically-driven aircraft, method for manufacturing a battery module and electrically-driven aircraft powered by a battery module
    Patent number: 12686298
    Abstract: A battery module for an electrically-driven aircraft is disclosed. The battery module can house multiple battery cells and prevent a battery cell fire or explosion from one battery cell from damaging neighboring battery cells. The battery module includes: a housing; a plurality of cell tubes housing a plurality of battery cells, each cell tube having an elongated surface and being positioned in the housing spaced apart from each other; a heat absorbing member comprising a heat absorbing material, wherein the heat absorbing member is arranged between at least two neighboring cell tubes; and the heat absorbing material being configured to undergo a phase transition from an initial state of matter into a final state of matter when at least one of the plurality of cell tubes exceeds a predetermined temperature in case of explosion or fire of at least one of the plurality of battery cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: H55 SA
    Inventors: Sébastien Demont, Franco Summermatter, Sébastien Luisier, Eduardo Guzman Roca, Daniel Diaz, Gianmichele Bertini
  • BATTERY MODULE FOR AN ELECTRICALLY-DRIVEN AIRCRAFT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BATTERY MODULE AND ELECTRICALLY-DRIVEN AIRCRAFT POWERED BY A BATTERY MODULE
    Publication number: 20240317109
    Abstract: A battery module for an electrically-driven aircraft is disclosed. The battery module can house multiple battery cells and prevent a battery cell fire or explosion from one battery cell from damaging neighboring battery cells. The battery module includes: a housing; a plurality of cell tubes housing a plurality of battery cells, each cell tube having an elongated surface and being positioned in the housing spaced apart from each other; a heat absorbing member comprising a heat absorbing material, wherein the heat absorbing member is arranged between at least two neighboring cell tubes; and the heat absorbing material being configured to undergo a phase transition from an initial state of matter into a final state of matter when at least one of the plurality of cell tubes exceeds a predetermined temperature in case of explosion or fire of at least one of the plurality of battery cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Sébastien Demont, Franco Summermatter, Sébastien Luisier, Eduardo Guzman Roca, Daniel Diaz, Gianmichele Bertini