Patents by Inventor Kent Stake

Kent Stake 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 unit and vehicle equipped with such a battery unit
    Patent number: 7466102
    Abstract: A battery unit for a motor vehicle, especially an electric-powered or hybrid-powered motor vehicle, includes at least one row of a plurality of separate but linked battery cells. Each cell has parallel, opposing main limit walls. The main limit walls of neighboring battery cells bear substantially flatly one against the other and overlap one another in a sloping position on the support. A fixed deflection ramp is arranged in the vehicle to be able to deflect battery cells upward relative to a horizontal plane or forward or sideways, but out of the row of the battery cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: SAAB Automobile AB
    Inventors: Roland Andersson, Kent Stake
  • Battery unit and vehicle equipped with such a battery unit
    Publication number: 20060125442
    Abstract: A battery unit for a motor vehicle, especially an electric-powered or hybrid-powered motor vehicle, includes at least one row of a plurality of separate but linked battery cells. Each cell has parallel, opposing main limit walls. The main limit walls of neighboring battery cells bear substantially flatly one against the other and overlap one another in a sloping position on the support. A fixed deflection ramp is arranged in the vehicle to be able to deflect battery cells upward relative to a horizontal plane or forward or sideways, but out of the row of the battery cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Roland Andersson, Kent Stake