Patents by Inventor Markus Schmitt

Markus Schmitt 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: 12763396
    Abstract: The invention relates to a battery module having a plurality of prismatic battery cells (2, 20), which are arranged next to one another in a longitudinal direction (4) of the battery module (1) and furthermore are braced with one another, wherein the plurality of battery cells (2) are received in an interior (30) of a housing (3) of the battery module (1) and additionally a bottom surface (31) of the housing (3) of the battery module (1) and a bottom surface (21) of the battery cells (2) are respectively cohesively connected to one another, wherein a compressing element (11) is arranged between the housing (3) and the plurality of battery cells (2) in the longitudinal direction (4) of the battery module (1), which compressing element tapers perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction (4) of the battery module (1) in the direction of the bottom surface (31) of the housing (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2026
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Holger Knesch, Martin Kassner, Roman Marx
  • Patent number: 12749736
    Abstract: A battery housing part (11) for a battery housing (10) of a battery module (30) for accommodating battery cells, having a cooling channel (12) with a cooling channel bottom (13), a cooling channel wall (14) for delimiting the cooling channel (12), and flow-disturbing elements (15) for disturbing a coolant flow in the cooling channel (12), the flow-disturbing elements (15) projecting in a height direction (21) in a projection-like manner from the cooling channel bottom (13), and a part of the flow-disturbing elements (15) being designed in the form of normal elements (15a) and another part of the flow-disturbing elements (15) being designed in the form of supporting elements (15b), the supporting elements (15b) being designed to be higher in the height direction (21) than the normal elements (15a) in order to support a covering means (19) covering the cooling channel (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2026
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Ralph Glemser, Silvio Grund, Thomas Kern
  • Patent number: 12745376
    Abstract: A tempering device of a battery disconnect unit includes a first tempering plate, on which a switching device of the battery disconnect unit can be arranged, and a second tempering plate, on which the power electronics of the battery disconnect unit can be arranged. The first tempering plate and the second tempering plate are directly connected to one another in a material-locking fashion, forming a common flow chamber through which tempering fluid can flow. The switching device and the power electronics are arranged on a top side of the tempering device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2026
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Schmitt
  • Patent number: 12731826
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a battery module having a plurality of prismatic battery cells (2, 20) which are arranged next to one another in a longitudinal direction (4) of the battery module (1) and in particular are additionally braced with one another, wherein the plurality of battery cells (2) are furthermore received in an interior (30) of a housing (3) of the battery module (1), wherein the plurality of battery cells (2, 20) are positioned in the housing (3) prior to the curing of an adhesive which is positioned in each case between a bottom surface (31) of the housing (3) of the battery module (1) and a bottom surface (21) of the battery cells (2), and in particular is fixed until the adhesive cures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Holger Knesch, Roman Marx
  • Patent number: 12725875
    Abstract: The invention relates to a battery module comprising a housing element (2) made of a metal material (3) and a cover element (4) made of a metal material (5), which elements are connected to one another by means of a plurality of screw connections (8), so as to form a common interior (6) designed to receive a plurality of battery cells (7), in such a way that an electrical contact is formed between the housing element (2) and the cover element (4), wherein a sealing element (9) is also arranged between the housing element (2) and the cover element (4) in such a way that the interior (6) is sealed off in a fluid-tight manner from an environment (10), wherein the plurality of screw connections (8) is arranged outside of the sealing element (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jerome Homann, Markus Schmitt
  • Patent number: 12719129
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells which are received in an interior of a housing of the battery module and which are electrically conductively connected to one another in series and/or in parallel, wherein the housing comprises an opening which is designed to guide a voltage tap of the battery module from the interior of the housing, and the battery module further includes a tapping element which is designed to contact the voltage tap of the battery module from an environment of the battery module, wherein the housing and the tapping element are connected to one another in a fluid-tight manner with respect to the environment, wherein a sealing element of the housing is raised relative to a surface of the housing, which surface is arranged so as to directly surround the sealing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Jerome Homann, Michael Hienzsch
  • Patent number: 12719116
    Abstract: A battery module includes a housing element (2) made of a metallic material (3) and a lid element (4) made of a metal material (5), which are connected to one another while forming a common internal space (6) configured to accommodate a plurality of battery cells (7) by the formation of a plurality of plastic deformations (8) of the lid element (4) that are arranged so as to be spaced apart from one another, in such a way that an electrical contact is established between the housing element (2) and the lid element (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Ralph Glemser
  • Patent number: 12633587
    Abstract: A battery module having a plurality of prismatic battery cells, in particular lithium-ion battery cells, which are arranged next to one another in a longitudinal direction of the battery module and furthermore a first temperature-control element is thermally conductively connected to in each case one side surface of the plurality of battery cells, and wherein the plurality of battery cells are received in an interior of a housing of the battery module and additionally a bottom surface of the housing of the battery module and a bottom surface of the battery cells are respectively cohesively connected to one another, the housing comprises a second temperature-control element directly adjacent to the bottom surfaces of the plurality of battery cells, and a compressing element and/or a supporting element is arranged between the housing and the plurality of battery cells in the longitudinal direction of the battery module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Holger Knesch, Roman Marx
  • Patent number: 12592445
    Abstract: An electrochemical energy storage system including a housing having an interior space, a component, and a wedge body pair. The wedge body pair includes a wedge body having a wedge body tip and a wedge body end, and the wedge body includes a component section at least regionally on the component arranged in the interior space of the housing. The wedge body pair also includes a counter-wedge body having a counter-wedge body tip and a counter-wedge body end. The counter-wedge body is arranged with a housing section at least regionally on a housing inner wall of the housing. The wedge body is arranged with a counter-wedge body section at least regionally on a wedge body section of the counter-wedge body in order to generate a wedge force for fixing and positioning the component arranged in the interior space of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Ralph Glemser
  • Patent number: 12500301
    Abstract: A housing (100) for accommodating battery cells and a multiplicity of electronic components (111, 113, 115). The housing (100) comprises an electronics housing (101) for accommodating the multiplicity of electronic components (111, 113, 115), a cell housing (103) for accommodating the battery cells, and at least one coolant path (145) for the temperature control of the housing (100). A separating element (121) is arranged in the electronics housing (101) and divides the electronics housing (101) into at least two regions (115, 117) for the respective accommodation of electronic components (111, 113, 115) of the plurality of electronic components (111, 113, 115), wherein the separating element (121) electromagnetically shields respective regions (115, 117) of the at least two regions (115, 117) from one another, and wherein the separating element (121) is thermally coupled to the at least one coolant path (145).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20250350007
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of prismatically configured battery cells (2) which together form a cell stack (4) and which are accommodated in a housing (3) of the battery module (1). An electrical insulation element (7) is arranged at least on a bottom surface (61) of a battery cell (2) between the respective battery cell (2) and the housing (3). The housing has an opening (8) and a thermal balancing material (9) is arranged in the opening (8) between the battery cell (2) and the housing (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2025
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Ralph Glemser
  • Publication number: 20250349926
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of prismatically configured battery cells (2), which together form a cell stack (4), and which are accommodated in a housing (3) of the battery module (1). An electrical insulation element (7) is arranged on a battery cell (2) at least on a bottom surface (61) of the battery cell (2) and partially on opposite lateral surfaces (62) of the battery cell (2) in such a way that the electrical insulation element (7) is arranged between the respective battery cell (2) and the housing (3), as well as between the respective battery cell (2) and battery cells (26) adjacent to the battery cell (2). A thermal compensation material (9) is arranged between the battery cell (2) and the housing (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2025
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Ralph Glemser
  • Publication number: 20250329820
    Abstract: A housing system of a battery disconnect unit has a first housing element and a second housing element, which are mechanically connected to one another by a detachable connection such that a first side surface of the first housing element and a second side surface of the second housing element lie at least partially flat against each other. The housing system further includes at least one electrical and/or electronic interface that electrically and/or electronically connects the first housing element and the second housing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2025
    Publication date: October 23, 2025
    Inventor: Markus Schmitt
  • Patent number: 12442325
    Abstract: An exhaust gas routing component for an exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine includes a tube-like component body with a first component body end region and a second component body end region arranged in the direction of a component body longitudinal axis at a distance from the first component body end region. The component body includes a tube-like outer body and a tube-like inner body received in the tube-like outer body. The inner body is fixed in a fastening region on the outer body. A sliding guide is provided which acts between the outer body and the inner body and permits a relative movement of the inner body in relation to the outer body outside the fastening region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2025
    Assignee: Purem GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Häberle, Bernhard Reyer, Eder Castellanos Aguirre, Amol Anil Karekar, Markus Schmitt
  • Patent number: 12424680
    Abstract: A housing assembly (11) for a battery module (10), comprising an electronics housing (12) for electronics components having an electronics cooling channel opening (13), and comprising a battery housing (15) for battery cells having a first battery cooling channel opening (16) and a second battery cooling channel opening (17), wherein, in an assembled state of the housing assembly (11), the electronics cooling channel opening (13) is positioned adjacently to the first battery cooling channel opening (16), and, next to the first battery cooling channel opening (16) and/or next to the second battery cooling channel opening (17), there is formed at least one inclined fluid drainage channel (18, 19) for a defined fluid drainage from the battery housing (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Benjamin Kopp, Ralph Glemser
  • Patent number: 12418063
    Abstract: A battery module having a multiplicity of battery cells (14), in particular rechargeable lithium-ion battery cells that each have a battery cell housing (16), comprising a side surface that surrounds the inside of the cell, a bottom and a top surface, wherein the side surface and/or the bottom surface of the battery cell housings (16) are/is in physical contact with an electrical resistive heater (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2025
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Benjamin Kopp, Christian Loew, Markus Schmitt, Roman Marx
  • Publication number: 20250266526
    Abstract: The invention relates to a housing element of a battery (1), wherein the housing element (2) is designed to be connected to an additional housing element (3), said elements providing a commonly formed interior space (4) for accommodating a plurality of battery cells (20), wherein the housing element (2) forms a first temperature-control structure (51), and a cover element (6) that forms a second temperature-control structure (52) is connected to the housing element (2) such that a flow chamber (5), through which temperature-control fluid (7) can flow, is delimited in a fluid-tight manner, wherein the first temperature-control structure (51) and the second temperature-control structure (52) are arranged inside the flow chamber (5) and are arranged so that temperature-control fluid (7) can flow around them, wherein a first element (81) of a battery controller is arranged in a thermally conductive manner on the housing element (2), and a second element (82) of a battery controller is arranged in a thermally cond
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 21, 2025
    Inventor: Markus Schmitt
  • Patent number: 12347841
    Abstract: A housing assembly (11) for a battery module (10), comprising an electronics housing (12) for electronics components having an electronics cooling channel opening (13), and comprising a battery housing (15) for battery cells having a first battery cooling channel opening (16) and a second battery cooling channel opening (17), wherein, in an assembled state of the housing assembly (11), the electronics cooling channel opening (13) is positioned adjacently to the first battery cooling channel opening (16), and a drip edge (20) partially surrounding the electronics cooling channel opening (13) is formed on the electronics cooling channel opening (13), wherein the drip edge (20) extends beyond the electronics cooling channel opening (13) in an opening direction of the electronics cooling channel opening (13). The invention also relates to an electronics housing (12), a battery housing (15), and a battery module (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Benjamin Kopp, Ralph Glemser
  • Publication number: 20250098128
    Abstract: A tempering device of a battery disconnect unit includes a first tempering plate, on which a switching device of the battery disconnect unit can be arranged, and a second tempering plate, on which the power electronics of the battery disconnect unit can be arranged. The first tempering plate and the second tempering plate are directly connected to one another in a material-locking fashion, forming a common flow chamber through which tempering fluid can flow. The switching device and the power electronics are arranged on a top side of the tempering device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventor: Markus Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20250096349
    Abstract: A battery unit having a cooling device for dissipating heat includes a fluid-tight battery housing, a battery cell stack, and a battery disconnect unit having power electronics. The cooling device has a heat sink and at least one heat pipe. The battery cell stack, the battery disconnect unit, and the heat pipe are disposed in the battery housing. The battery cell stack and the battery disconnect unit are electrically connected to each other, and the heat pipe is thermally connected to the power electronics of the battery disconnect unit. The heat sink is disposed on an outer side of the battery housing, and the battery housing includes a heat sink opening. A connecting element of the heat sink extends into the battery housing via the heat sink opening, and the connecting element is thermally connected to the at least one heat pipe to discharge heat generated in operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventor: Markus Schmitt