Patents by Inventor Leo Canale

Leo Canale 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).

  • Cell tab and interconnect assembly for a battery pack
    Patent number: 8841017
    Abstract: A battery pack for a vehicle has battery cells with foil cell tabs that are welded to an interconnect. Nickel plated copper is bonded to aluminum for either a first set of the battery cells, a second set of the battery cells or for the interconnect. Similar materials are then adjacent to each other at the weld locations between the foil cell tabs and the interconnect to avoid welding of dissimilar metals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Alexander D. Khakhalev, Leo Canale
  • Cell Tab and Interconnect Assembly for a Battery Pack
    Publication number: 20110020690
    Abstract: A battery pack for a vehicle has battery cells with foil cell tabs that are welded to an interconnect. Nickel plated copper is bonded to aluminum for either a first set of the battery cells, a second set of the battery cells or for the interconnect. Similar materials are then adjacent to each other at the weld locations between the foil cell tabs and the interconnect to avoid welding of dissimilar metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Alexander D. Khakhalev, Leo Canale