Patents by Inventor Kyle Krueger

Kyle Krueger 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).

  • Patent number: 11217847
    Abstract: This disclosure details exemplary battery pack designs for use in electrified vehicles. Exemplary battery packs may include a polymer-based enclosure assembly having features for both retaining components and transferring loads inside the battery pack. The battery packs may include one or more snap-in features for retaining the components and one or more foam spacers for separating adjacent battery arrays and establishing a load transfer path inside the battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammadreza Eftekhari, Kyle Krueger, Patrick Daniel Maguire
  • Patent number: 11114721
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery array and an enclosure assembly housing the battery array. The enclosure assembly includes a tray, a cover, and a mid-tray. A plurality of internal components are secured within the mid-tray to establish an electrical subassembly within the enclosure assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Krueger, Patrick Daniel Maguire, Mohammadreza Eftekhari
  • Patent number: 10850725
    Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle having battery packs coupled to the vehicle in parallel, which each include series-connected cells, a single contactor, a battery pack controller that detects cell voltages, and at least one controller coupled to a bus contactor and the packs. Responsive to a vehicle key on signal, the at least one controller closes the single battery pack contactor for at least one of the battery packs that includes voltage balanced cells. The bus contactor is then closed to deliver electrical power to the vehicle, and may include a precharge contactor that is closed in advance of and until the bus contactor open circuit voltage is reduced to a contactor voltage difference. The battery pack controllers are further configured to detect voltage, current, and temperature of each cell, to open the single contactor, and to adjust the state of charge of unbalanced cells until balanced relative with the others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Tabatowski-Bush, Kyle Krueger, Abdul Lateef
  • Publication number: 20190334136
    Abstract: This disclosure details exemplary battery pack designs for use in electrified vehicles. Exemplary battery packs may include a polymer-based enclosure assembly having features for both retaining components and transferring loads inside the battery pack. The battery packs may include one or more snap-in features for retaining the components and one or more foam spacers for separating adjacent battery arrays and establishing a load transfer path inside the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Mohammadreza Eftekhari, Kyle Krueger, Patrick Daniel Maguire
  • Publication number: 20190221793
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery array and an enclosure assembly housing the battery array. The enclosure assembly includes a tray, a cover, and a mid-tray. A plurality of internal components are secured within the mid-tray to establish an electrical subassembly within the enclosure assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Kyle KRUEGER, Patrick Daniel MAGUIRE, Mohammadreza EFTEKHARI
  • Publication number: 20190221802
    Abstract: An exemplary battery assembly includes, among other things, a battery array, and an expanded polymer-based enclosure that at least partially surrounds the battery array. The expanded polymer-based enclosure includes a vent manifold to communicate gases vented from the battery array. An exemplary method includes, among other things, forming a vent manifold within a polymer-based enclosure. The vent manifold is to communicate gases vented from a battery array. The method further includes at least partially surrounding the battery array with the polymer-based enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick Daniel Maguire, Kyle Krueger, Mohammadreza Eftekhari
  • Publication number: 20190176803
    Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle having battery packs coupled to the vehicle in parallel, which each include series-connected cells, a single contactor, a battery pack controller that detects cell voltages, and at least one controller coupled to a bus contactor and the packs. Responsive to a vehicle key on signal, the at least one controller closes the single battery pack contactor for at least one of the battery packs that includes voltage balanced cells. The bus contactor is then closed to deliver electrical power to the vehicle, and may include a precharge contactor that is closed in advance of and until the bus contactor open circuit voltage is reduced to a contactor voltage difference. The battery pack controllers are further configured to detect voltage, current, and temperature of each cell, to open the single contactor, and to adjust the state of charge of unbalanced cells until balanced relative with the others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin A. TABATOWSKI-BUSH, Kyle KRUEGER, Abdul LATEEF
  • Publication number: 20080103589
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a flexible expandable stent for implantation in a body lumen, such as a coronary artery. The stent generally includes a series of metallic cylindrical rings longitudinally aligned on a common axis of the stent and interconnected by a series of links which be polymeric or metallic. Varying configurations and patterns of the links and rings provides longitudinal and flexural flexibility to the stent while maintaining sufficient column strength to space the cylindrical rings along the longitudinal axis and providing a low crimp profile, enhanced stent security and radial stiffness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: E Tina Cheng, Santosh Prabhu, Kyle Krueger, Diem Ta, Carla Pienknagura
  • Publication number: 20070239251
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a flexible expandable stent for implantation in a body lumen, such as a coronary artery. The stent generally includes a series of metallic cylindrical rings longitudinally aligned on a common axis of the stent and interconnected by a series of links which be polymeric or metallic. Varying configurations and patterns of the links provides longitudinal and flexural flexibility to the stent while maintaining sufficient column strength to space the cylindrical rings along the longitudinal axis. The metallic material forming the rings provides the necessary radial stiffness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Santosh Prabhu, Brian Brandt, Henjen Ho, Kyle Krueger, Grayson Morris, Carla Pienknagura