Patents by Inventor Holger Mikus
Holger Mikus 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).
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Publication number: 20150214517Abstract: The invention relates to a film for protecting the housing surface or the packaging surface of electrochemical energy stores from damage, in particular during production, during transport, or at the time of installation of such electrochemical energy stores.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2011Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicant: LI-TEC BATTERY GMBHInventors: Heidi Schneider, Andreas Trinczek, Iris Stiebert, Frank Rietschel, Holger Mikus
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Patent number: 8790809Abstract: Battery 1, comprising at least a battery cell 2, which is arranged within a battery housing 3, characterized in that the battery housing 3 is partially filled with a cooling liquid 4. Method for cooling of said battery, wherein at least a portion of the cooling liquid 4 is evaporated.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2010Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Li-Tec GmbHInventors: Tim Schaefer, Andreas Gutsch, Claus-Rupert Hohenthanner, Joerg Kaiser, Holger Mikus
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Publication number: 20120308864Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly composed of at least one galvanic cell and at least two frame elements, wherein one galvanic cell is respectively disposed between two frame elements, wherein the assembly forms a stack and has a tensioning device for bracing the assembly in the direction of the stack; wherein the galvanic cell comprises a flat main body and at least two current conductors, said main body having two flat sides and peripheral narrow sides; wherein each frame element comprises a plurality of, preferably four, beams connected to each other in a closed configuration and defining a free space therebetween; wherein the main body of the galvanic cell is received in the free space of two adjacent frame elements; and wherein at least in the region of the narrow sides of the main body, preferably beyond an edge in which the narrow sides transition into a flat side of the galvanic cell, the cross-sections of sections of the frame elements that face toward the free space are designed to follow the conType: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2010Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: LI-TEC BATTERY GMBHInventors: Jens Meintschel, Claus-Rupert Hohenthanner, Holger Mikus, Tim Schaefer
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Publication number: 20120231304Abstract: A device for cooling an electrochemical energy store, particularly a galvanic cell containing lithium, is provided with a cooling agent (209) which has an extinguishing effect in the event of a fire and which flows through or around the energy store, the housing thereof (201), or parts of the energy store or of the housing thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2010Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: LI-TEC BATTERY GMBHInventors: Joerg Kaiser, Volker Hennige, Holger Mikus, Tim Schaefer
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Publication number: 20120196174Abstract: An electrical energy storage cell is provided with: an active part which is equipped and adapted to store electrical energy supplied from the outside and to discharge stored electrical energy to the outside; at least two current conductors which are connected to the active part and are equipped and adapted to supply electric current from the outside to the active part and to discharge electric current from the active part to the outside; and an enclosure, which defines a prismatic basic shape having a substantially cuboid-like outline and encloses the active part in a gas-tight and fluid-tight manner. According to the invention, the enclosure has two flat foil parts and a peripheral seam part connecting the edges of the foil parts, wherein the seam part surrounds the active part in the manner of the frame and has sections of maximum thickness, in which the thickness is uniformly greater than the thickness of the active part.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2010Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: LI-TEC BATTERY GMBHInventors: Holger Mikus, Andreas Fuchs, Claus-Rupert Hohenthanner, Torsten Schmidt, Mykola Polyakov, Guenter Eichinger, Martin Schneider
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Publication number: 20120183830Abstract: Battery 1, comprising at least a battery cell 2, which is arranged within a battery housing 3, characterized in that the battery housing 3 is partially filled with a cooling liquid 4. Method for cooling of said battery, wherein at least a portion of the cooling liquid 4 is evaporated.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2010Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: LI-TEC BATTERY GMBHInventors: Tim Schaefer, Andreas Gutsch, Claus-Rupert Hohenthanner, Joerg Kaiser, Holger Mikus
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Patent number: 7993771Abstract: An accumulator comprises at least one galvanic cell and a receiving device for supporting the galvanic cell(s) of the accumulator. The receiving device comprises at least one protecting wall for receiving energy by means of elastic and/or plastic deformation. The protecting wall encases the at least one galvanic cell at least partially and has a thickness which is at least partially less than about 1/10 of the characteristic edge length of the at least one galvanic cell.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2010Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Li-Tec Battery GmbHInventors: Andreas Gutsch, Holger Mikus, Joerg Kaiser, Claus-Rupert Hohenthanner, Tim Schaefer
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Publication number: 20110059353Abstract: An accumulator comprises at least one galvanic cell and a receiving device for supporting the galvanic cell(s) of the accumulator. The receiving device comprises at least one protecting wall for receiving energy by means of elastic and/or plastic deformation. The protecting wall encases the at least one galvanic cell at least partially and has a thickness which is at least partially less than about 1/10 of the characteristic edge length of the at least one galvanic cell. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: Li-Tec Battery GmbHInventors: Andreas GUTSCH, Holger MIKUS, Joerg KAISER, Claus-Rupert HOHENTHANNER, Tim SCHAEFER
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Publication number: 20100151300Abstract: The device according to the invention for storing electrical energy comprises at least one galvanic cell. The same is at least partially surrounded by a casing. Furthermore, the device comprises a cell holding unit comprising an internal space. The at least one galvanic cell is arranged in the internal space. Furthermore, the cell holding unit comprises a wall, which at least partially delimits said internal space. Therein, the wall of the cell holding unit and/or the at least one galvanic cell comprise at least one hollow space. The at least one hollow space is at least partially filled with a first heat conducting means.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Inventors: Andreas Gutsch, Holger Mikus, Jörg Kaiser, Martin Schneider, Günter Eichinger, Tim Schäfer
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Publication number: 20100129705Abstract: An accumulator comprises at least one galvanic cell and a receiving device for supporting the galvanic cell(s) of the accumulator. The receiving device comprises at least one protecting wall for receiving energy by means of elastic and/or plastic deformation. The protecting wall encases the at least one galvanic cell at least partially and has a thickness which is at least partially less than about 1/10 of the characteristic edge length of the at least one galvanic cell. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2009Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: LI-TEC BATTERY GMBHInventors: Andreas GUTSCH, Holger MIKUS, Joerg KAISER, Martin SCHNEIDER, Guenter EICHINGER, Tim SCHAEFER