Patents by Inventor James E. Kane

James E. Kane 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 composed of flexible battery cells and cell interconnect structure therefor
    Patent number: 8361644
    Abstract: An interconnect device enables battery cells having terminals in the form of flexible tabs to be serially interconnected in a stack. The interconnect device comprises a relatively rigid substrate and at least two arrays of pins projecting from opposing first and second surfaces of the substrate. This enables the flexible tabs of the battery cell to be embedded in the pin arrays, providing a quick and easy means of fixing the tabs and enabling them to be interconnected to other cells in a stacked arrangement. A battery module formed from such a stack of cell assemblies is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Magna Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Kane, Larry L. Deal, Ronald Gritzinger
  • BATTERY MODULE COMPOSED OF FLEXIBLE BATTERY CELLS AND CELL INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20100216007
    Abstract: An interconnect device enables battery cells having terminals in the form of flexible tabs to be serially interconnected in a stack. The interconnect device comprises a relatively rigid substrate and at least two arrays of pins projecting from opposing first and second surfaces of the substrate. This enables the flexible tabs of the battery cell to be embedded in the pin arrays, providing a quick and easy means of fixing the tabs and enabling them to be interconnected to other cells in a stacked arrangement. A battery module formed from such a stack of cell assemblies is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: James E. KANE, Larry L. DEAL, Ronald GRITZINGER