Patents by Inventor Jeffrey B Straubel
Jeffrey B Straubel 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: 20240085203Abstract: A method includes: determining, based, at least in part, on a predicted driver characteristic, a first energy-versus-distance measure for a planned driving route of a vehicle, the first energy-versus-distance measure determined using an energy model; presenting the first energy-versus-distance measure on a user interface associated with the vehicle; identifying an already-driven part of the planned driving route; determining, based on information associated with the already-driven part of the planned driving route, a model error associated with the energy model; determining a second energy-versus-distance measure by modifying the first energy-versus-distance measure to account for the model error; and presenting the second energy-versus-distance measure on the user interface associated with the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Andrew D. Baglino, Thorsten Hayer, Brennan Boblett, Matthew Fox, Vineet H. Mehta, Keijiro Ikebe, Kevin Hsieh, Craig B. Carlson, Jeffrey B. Straubel
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Publication number: 20230411722Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the production of lithium-enriched compositions from lithium-ion batteries, and the processing of those compositions for the economic recovery of lithium compounds useful for commercial and industrial applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Jay T. SAUNDERS, II, Jeffrey B. STRAUBEL
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Patent number: 11703340Abstract: A method includes: determining, based, at least in part, on a predicted driver characteristic, a first energy-versus-distance measure for a planned driving route of a vehicle, the first energy-versus-distance measure determined using an energy model; presenting the first energy-versus-distance measure on a user interface associated with the vehicle; identifying an already-driven part of the planned driving route; determining, based on information associated with the already-driven part of the planned driving route, a model error associated with the energy model; determining a second energy-versus-distance measure by modifying the first energy-versus-distance measure to account for the model error; and presenting the second energy-versus-distance measure on the user interface associated with the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2019Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: Andrew D. Baglino, Thorsten Hayer, Brennan Boblett, Matthew Fox, Vineet H. Mehta, Keijiro Ikebe, Kevin Hsieh, Craig B. Carlson, Jeffrey B. Straubel
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Publication number: 20190265057Abstract: A method includes: determining, based, at least in part, on a predicted driver characteristic, a first energy-versus-distance measure for a planned driving route of a vehicle, the first energy-versus-distance measure determined using an energy model; presenting the first energy-versus-distance measure on a user interface associated with the vehicle; identifying an already-driven part of the planned driving route; determining, based on information associated with the already-driven part of the planned driving route, a model error associated with the energy model; determining a second energy-versus-distance measure by modifying the first energy-versus-distance measure to account for the model error; and presenting the second energy-versus-distance measure on the user interface associated with the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Applicant: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: Andrew D. Baglino, Thorsten Hayer, Brennan Boblett, Matthew Fox, Vineet H. Mehta, Keijiro Ikebe, Kevin Hsieh, Craig B. Carlson, Jeffrey B. Straubel
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Patent number: 10295355Abstract: A method includes: receiving information corresponding at least to (i) a state of charge of an energy storage of a vehicle, (ii) route information corresponding to a planned driving route for the vehicle, and (iii) a predicted driver characteristic; determining using the received information, and presenting to a driver of the vehicle, a first energy-versus-distance measure for the planned driving route; receiving a user input indicating a proposed change in at least the driver characteristics, and determining using the received information and the user input, and presenting to the driver, a second energy-versus-distance measure for the planned driving route that takes into account the proposed change.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2015Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: Andrew D. Baglino, Thorsten Hayer, Brennan Boblett, Matthew Fox, Vineet H. Mehta, Keijiro Ikebe, Kevin Hsieh, Craig B. Carlson, Jeffrey B. Straubel
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Publication number: 20170237323Abstract: A rotor assembly is provided in which a solid rotor ring is formed at either end of a stack of laminated discs, the solid rotor rings yielding improved electrical and mechanical characteristics in a low weight assembly. The solid rotor rings are fabricated by brazing slugs between the end portions of the rotor bars, the braze joints contacting a large percentage (at least 90%) of the rotor bar end portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: David Lyons, Jeffrey B. Straubel, Erik Shahoian, Rudy Garriga
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Publication number: 20170030728Abstract: A method includes: receiving information corresponding at least to (i) a state of charge of an energy storage of a vehicle, (ii) route information corresponding to a planned driving route for the vehicle, and (iii) a predicted driver characteristic; determining using the received information, and presenting to a driver of the vehicle, a first energy-versus-distance measure for the planned driving route; receiving a user input indicating a proposed change in at least the driver characteristics, and determining using the received information and the user input, and presenting to the driver, a second energy-versus-distance measure for the planned driving route that takes into account the proposed change.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Applicant: Tesla Motors, Inc.Inventors: Andrew D. Baglino, Thorsten Hayer, Brennan Boblett, Matthew Fox, Vineet H. Mehta, Keijiro Ikebe, Kevin Hsieh, Craig B. Carlson, Jeffrey B. Straubel
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Publication number: 20150244047Abstract: A battery system is provided in which the batteries are mounted between a pair of substrates, the system further including at least one cooling tube mounted next to the batteries, the cooling tube used to withdraw heat from the batteries via a circulating liquid coolant.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventors: Jeffrey B. Straubel, Eugene Berdichevsky, David Lyons, Thomas Colson, Martin Eberhard, Ian Wright, Robert Ferber
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Patent number: 9065103Abstract: A battery system is provided in which the batteries are mounted between a pair of substrates, the system further including at least one cooling tube mounted next to the batteries, the cooling tube used to withdraw heat from the batteries via a circulating liquid coolant.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2014Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: Tesla Motors, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey B. Straubel, Eugene Berdichevsky, David Lyons, Thomas Colson, Martin Eberhard, Ian Wright, Robert Ferber
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Publication number: 20140178722Abstract: A battery system is provided in which the batteries are mounted between a pair of substrates, the system further including at least one cooling tube mounted next to the batteries, the cooling tube used to withdraw heat from the batteries via a circulating liquid coolant.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Tesla Motors, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey B. Straubel, Eugene Berdichevsky, David Lyons, Thomas Colson, Martin Eberhard, Ian Wright, Robert Ferber
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Patent number: 8572837Abstract: A method of making a rotor assembly for an electric motor by adding bars made out of a conducting material such as copper, to spaces between the teeth of a stack of discs, inserting bars referred to as “slugs”, also made out of a conducting material such as copper, in the spaces between the bars on either side of the stack of discs, radially compressing the bars and discs, one or both of which are plated or otherwise coated with a braising material, and then heating the rotor to allow the bars to be braised to the slugs.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2006Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Tesla Motors, Inc.Inventors: David Lyons, Jeffrey B Straubel, Erik Shahoian, Rudy Garriga
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Patent number: 8365392Abstract: A rotor assembly and a method for fabricating the same are provided in which a solid rotor ring is formed at either end of a stack of laminated discs, the solid rotor rings yielding improved electrical and mechanical characteristics in a low weight assembly. The solid rotor rings are fabricated by brazing slugs between the end portions of the rotor bars, the braze joints contacting a large percentage (at least 90 %) of the rotor bar end portions.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2010Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Tesla Motors, Inc.Inventors: David Lyons, Jeffrey B. Straubel, Erik Shahoian, Rudy Garriga
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Publication number: 20110156661Abstract: A battery cell charging system, including a charger and a controller, for rapidly charging a lithium ion battery cell, the battery cell charging system having a circuit for charging the battery cell using an adjustable voltage charging-profile to apply a charging voltage and a charging current to the battery cell wherein the adjustable voltage charging-profile includes: a first charging stage with a constant first stage charging current and an increasing battery cell voltage with the first stage charging current provided until the first stage charging voltage is about equal to a first stage complete voltage less than a maximum battery cell voltage; an intermediate ramped charging stage, the intermediate ramped charging stage including both an increasing ramped voltage and a decreasing ramped iBat current for the battery cell for the voltage charging range of the first stage complete voltage to about the maximum battery cell voltage; and a final charging stage with a constant final stage charging voltage aboutType: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2009Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: Tesla Motors, Inc.Inventors: Vineet H. Mehta, Jeffrey B. Straubel
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Publication number: 20110091760Abstract: A system and method disperses a sudden increase in heat generated by one battery cell to a large area including multiple battery cells, thereby preventing the sudden increase from being absorbed primarily by a small number of other battery cells, such as a single battery cell, that could otherwise cause the other battery cells to fail or release their own heat.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: TESLA MOTORS, INC.Inventors: Jeffrey B. Straubel, David Lyons, Eugene Berdichevsky, Scott Kohn, Ryan Teixeira
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Publication number: 20110062819Abstract: A rotor assembly and a method for fabricating the same are provided in which a solid rotor ring is formed at either end of a stack of laminated discs, the solid rotor rings yielding improved electrical and mechanical characteristics in a low weight assembly. The solid rotor rings are fabricated by brazing slugs between the end portions of the rotor bars, the braze joints contacting a large percentage (at least 90%) of the rotor bar end portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: TESLA MOTORS, INC.Inventors: David Lyons, Jeffrey B. Straubel, Erik Shahoian, Rudy Garriga
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Publication number: 20110020678Abstract: A battery system is provided in which the batteries are mounted between a pair of substrates, the system further including at least one cooling tube mounted next to the batteries, the cooling tube used to withdraw heat from the batteries via a circulating liquid coolant.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventors: Jeffrey B. Straubel, Eugene Berdichevsky, David Lyons, Thomas Colson, Martin Eberhard, Ian Wright, Robert Ferber
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Publication number: 20100216010Abstract: A system and method links batteries in parallel to conductors using wire bonds that act as fuses in the event of an overcurrent condition in a battery. To protect the wire bonds in the case of a larger overcurrent condition, a fuse may be added in series to the parallel batteries.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2010Publication date: August 26, 2010Inventors: Jeffrey B. Straubel, David Lyons, Eugene Berdichevsky, Scott Kohn, Ryan Teixeira
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Patent number: 7671565Abstract: A system and method links batteries in parallel to conductors using wire bonds that act as fuses in the event of an overcurrent condition in a battery. To protect the wire bonds in the case of a larger overcurrent condition, a fuse may be added in series to the parallel batteries.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2006Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: Tesla Motors, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey B Straubel, David Lyons, Eugene Berdichevsky, Scott Kohn, Ryan Teixeira
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Publication number: 20070284953Abstract: A rotor assembly for an electric motor is constructed by adding bars made out of a conducting material such as copper, to spaces between the teeth of a stack of discs, inserting bars referred to as “slugs”, also made out of a conducting material such as copper, in the spaces between the bars on either side of the stack of discs, radially compressing the bars and discs, one or both of which are plated or otherwise coated with a braising material, and then heating the rotor to allow the bars to be braised to the slugs.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2006Publication date: December 13, 2007Inventors: David Lyons, Jeffrey B. Straubel, Erik Shahoian, Rudy Garriga