Patents by Inventor Kanchana PERUMALLA

Kanchana PERUMALLA 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).

  • Collapsible battery pack support assembly and supporting method
    Patent number: 10494030
    Abstract: An exemplary support assembly includes, among other things, a hoop bracket coupling a battery pack to a vehicle body structure, and a tuned bracket within an open area of the hoop bracket. The tuned bracket is configured to control a collapse of the hoop bracket in response to a load above a threshold level to reduce a transfer of the load to the battery pack. An exemplary supporting method includes coupling a battery pack to a vehicle body structure using a hoop bracket disposed alongside the battery pack. The hoop bracket includes an open area that receives a tuned bracket. The tuned bracket is configured to control a deformation of the hoop bracket in response to a load above a threshold level to reduce a transfer of the load to the battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Saravanan Paramasivam, Dave Moschet, Daniel Miller, Hari Krishna Addanki, Amar Marpu, Rajaram Subramanian, Kimberley King, Kanchana Perumalla
  • COMPRESSION LIMITERS FOR ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE BATTERY ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20180261812
    Abstract: This disclosure details battery assemblies for electrified vehicles. An exemplary battery assembly may employ one or more compression limiters that maintain the integrity and positioning of a plurality of battery arrays housed inside the battery assembly. The compression limiters may include a body and an attachment head near an end of the body. The attachment head is configured to engage a portion of a support structure of a battery array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Saravanan PARAMASIVAM, Rajaram SUBRAMANIAN, Dave MOSCHET, Tom M. GUNTHER, Kanchana PERUMALLA
  • Compression limiters for electrified vehicle battery assemblies
    Patent number: 10003052
    Abstract: A battery assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a compression limiter including a body and an attachment head near a first end of the body and configured to engage a structural member of the battery assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Saravanan Paramasivam, Rajaram Subramanian, Dave Moschet, Tom M. Gunther, Kanchana Perumalla
  • Cold plate assembly for electrified vehicle battery packs
    Patent number: 9786966
    Abstract: An assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a cold plate including a cooling circuit, a first end cap attached to the cold plate and a first manifold inside the first end cap and configured to fluidly connect a first fluid channel and a second fluid channel of the cooling circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Neil Robert Burrows, Kanchana Perumalla, Rohit Gunna, Keith Kearney
  • COLD PLATE ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE BATTERY PACKS
    Publication number: 20170077565
    Abstract: An assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a cold plate including a cooling circuit, a first end cap attached to the cold plate and a first manifold inside the first end cap and configured to fluidly connect a first fluid channel and a second fluid channel of the cooling circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Neil Robert BURROWS, Kanchana PERUMALLA, Rohit GUNNA, Keith KEARNEY
  • BATTERY PACK ENCLOSURE INCLUDING INTEGRATED FLUID CHANNEL
    Publication number: 20170047624
    Abstract: A battery pack according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an enclosure including a monolithic body with at least a first sidewall and a base connected to the first sidewall and a fluid channel extending inside of at least one of the first sidewall and the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Rohit GUNNA, Kanchana PERUMALLA, Neil Robert BURROWS, Hyung Min BAEK
  • COMPRESSION LIMITERS FOR ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE BATTERY ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20160268562
    Abstract: A battery assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a compression limiter including a body and an attachment head near a first end of the body and configured to engage a structural member of the battery assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Saravanan PARAMASIVAM, Rajaram SUBRAMANIAN, Dave MOSCHET, Tom M. GUNTHER, Kanchana PERUMALLA