Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Wyka

Jeffrey Wyka 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 enclosure allowing selective airflow to and from the battery enclosure
    Patent number: 10826139
    Abstract: A battery enclosure shaped and sized to accept and surround a battery includes an outer case defining an aperture and having a base forming a bottom of the battery enclosure, the case having a first wall connected to a second wall, the second wall connected to a third wall, and a fourth wall portion connected to the first and third walls, each of the first, second, third, and fourth walls extending orthogonally from the base. The battery enclosure including a separable outer lid shaped to fit around the aperture of the case. The outer case and the outer lid having a material having thermal conductivity of less than about 0.3 W/mK, the battery enclosure has an air inlet selectively providing airflow to the battery enclosure and an air outlet selectively providing airflow from the battery enclosure, the outer case has a first thickness, the outer lid portion has a second thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Dave G. Rich, Saad Hasan, Jeffrey Wyka, Jianfeng Wang, Dewen Kong, Haijing Liu
  • SMART THERMAL ENCLOSURE DESIGN FOR LITHIUM ION START/STOP SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190393569
    Abstract: A battery enclosure shaped and sized to accept and surround a battery includes an outer case defining an aperture and having a base forming a bottom of the battery enclosure, the case having a first wall connected to a second wall, the second wall connected to a third wall, and a fourth wall portion connected to the first and third walls, each of the first, second, third, and fourth walls extending orthogonally from the base. The battery enclosure including a separable outer lid shaped to fit around the aperture of the case. The outer case and the outer lid having a material having thermal conductivity of less than about 0.3 W/mK, the battery enclosure has an air inlet selectively providing airflow to the battery enclosure and an air outlet selectively providing airflow from the battery enclosure, the outer case has a first thickness, the outer lid portion has a second thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Dave G. Rich, Saad Hasan, Jeffrey Wyka, Jianfeng Wang, Dewen Kong, Haijing Liu