Patents by Inventor Jakob Kurfer

Jakob Kurfer 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).

  • Housing for the cell stack of a battery
    Patent number: 10886511
    Abstract: The invention relates to a housing for a cell stack of a battery, comprising: an integral frame from accommodating the cell stack, wherein the frame surrounds at least three end faces of a cell stack which is accommodated in the housing, and at least one electrically conductive connecting element for establishing an electrical connection between an external connection and a cell stack which is accommodated in the housing is integrated in the frame; and a cover for covering sides, in particular all sides, of a cell stack which is received in the housing, which sides are not surrounded by the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Technische Universität München
    Inventors: Markus Westermeier, Thomas Knoche, Johannes Schmalz, Jakob Kurfer
  • HOUSING FOR THE CELL STACK OF A BATTERY
    Publication number: 20170317324
    Abstract: The invention relates to a housing for a cell stack of a battery, comprising: an integral frame from accommodating the cell stack, wherein the frame surrounds at least three end faces of a cell stack which is accommodated in the housing, and at least one electrically conductive connecting element for establishing an electrical connection between an external connection and a cell stack which is accommodated in the housing is integrated in the frame; and a cover for covering sides, in particular all sides, of a cell stack which is received in the housing, which sides are not surrounded by the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Markus Westermeier, Thomas Knoche, Johannes Schmalz, Jakob Kurfer