Patents by Inventor Martin Schüssler

Martin Schüssler 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).

  • Publication number: 20240140335
    Abstract: A connection device for electrically connecting a plurality of first electrical components to a second electrical component and for arrangement on a first housing of the second component. In the interior at least one first and one second potential connection are arranged. The connection device includes a connection strip, which on a first side has a plurality of electrical plug-in connection units for respective electrical connection of one of the first components by a respective plug-in connection and a second opposite side relative to a first direction, for arrangement on a first component, a contacting unit which has a carrier for arrangement on a through opening of the first housing and at least one contact pair arranged on the carrier for electrically contacting the first and second potential connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Christopher MÜLLER, Martin SCHAAR, Martin SCHÜSSLER
  • Publication number: 20230339364
    Abstract: An energy storage device with at least one battery cell and a cooling device for cooling the at least one battery cell. The battery cell has a first side, which is facing a first side of the cooling device, and a releasable degassing opening arranged on the first side, wherein the energy storage device has a thermal interface material, which is arranged between the first side the battery cell and the first side of the cooling device. The energy storage device has at least one degassing channel, into which a gas emerging from the releasable degassing opening can be introduced. A flow path from the releasable degassing opening to the at least one degassing channel is sealed off from an area surrounding the at least one battery cell by a seal, which is provided by the thermal interface material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Martin RIEBLINGER, Martin SCHÜSSLER
  • Publication number: 20230327235
    Abstract: A cooling device for an energy store for cooling a cell group on both sides, having a first cooling unit for a first side of the cell group and a second cooling unit for an opposite second side of the cell group. The first cooling unit includes a first cooling area associated with the cell group, which is divided into a first and second sub-area in relation to a second direction, and the second cooling unit includes a second cooling area associated with the cell group, which is divided into a third and fourth sub-area in relation to the second direction. The first sub-area is opposite the third sub-area and the second sub-area is opposite the fourth sub-area, and the first and fourth sub-areas are located closer to an at least one supply port of a distributor arrangement of the cooling device than the second and third sub-areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang BECK, Uwe GERLINGER, Johannes HAF, Joohwa Sarah LEE, Thomas MILDE, Martin LINDNER, Dirk HOEFNER, Martin SCHÜSSLER
  • Publication number: 20230282896
    Abstract: A battery module for an energy storage arrangement. The battery module has an underside for arrangement on a housing base of a battery housing, an upper side opposite the underside with respect to a first direction, at least one outer side that is different from the underside and the upper side, and at least one liquid sensor by which a liquid can be detected. In doing so, the liquid sensor has a measuring probe which is arranged on the outer side of the battery module and extends downwards in the direction of the underside of the battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang BECK, Martin BRÄUNIG, lmke DlTTMANN, Thomas MILDE, Martin SCHÜSSLER, Roland TORNAR
  • Publication number: 20230104209
    Abstract: A cell separating device for spacing two adjacent battery cells in a battery module. The cell separating device includes an incompressible frame unit and a deformable compression element enclosed by the frame unit. The frame unit includes a first frame member and a second frame member for enclosing the compression element, between which the compression element is arranged with a specified edge region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Carsten LORENZ, Martin SCHUESSLER
  • Publication number: 20230081571
    Abstract: A dual-mode microwave applicator for treating tissue comprises a control unit, a rod-shaped element, a coaxial line, and a metal sleeve. The control unit controls the applicator in an application mode and a sensing mode. In the application mode microwave radiation is applied and during the sensing mode tumorous tissue is detected. The rod-shaped element comprises a tip. The coaxial line is formed in the rod-shaped element to relay microwaves to the tip for treatment of the tissue. The coaxial line comprises an inner conductor and an outer conductor. The outer conductor includes a slot of a slot length formed at a slot distance from the tip. The metal sleeve at a sleeve distance from the slot. The sleeve distance is about 0.55 mm, the slot length is about 1.75 mm, and the slot distance is about 7.7 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Technische Universität Darmstadt
    Inventors: Carolin HESSINGER, Martin SCHÜßLER, Tobias Markus PARAVICINI, Rolf JAKOBY
  • Patent number: 11594774
    Abstract: A method for assembling a battery, wherein the battery has a plurality of battery modules each including multiple battery cells, a battery housing at least partially enclosing the battery modules, and a temperature control unit thermally contacted with the battery housing. A thermally conductive cavity filling compound for thermally contacting the battery cells of the respective battery module with the temperature control unit is arranged in a cavity between an outside of a respective battery module inserted into the battery housing and an inside of the battery housing facing toward the outside of the respective battery module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Martin Rieblinger, Martin Schuessler
  • Publication number: 20230013273
    Abstract: A module housing assembly for accommodating at least one battery cell, including a module housing with a housing base, which delimits a receiving area for accommodating the at least one battery cell with respect to a first direction, and two side plates, which delimit the receiving area on both sides with respect to a second direction. The module housing assembly additionally including a retaining element for arrangement on the at least one battery cell accommodated in the receiving area, and a clamping device, which extends at least from a first of the side plates to a second of the side plates on a side of the receiving area opposite the housing base, wherein the clamping device is designed in such a way that the clamping device can exert a force on the retaining element in the direction of the housing base, if said retaining element is arranged on the at least one battery cell arranged in the receiving area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Martin SCHUESSLER, Markus THURMEIER, Florian DIRISAMER
  • Publication number: 20220367966
    Abstract: A degassing channel for a battery in a motor vehicle designed to be arranged on a cell pack of the battery, which cell pack includes at least one battery cell, which has a releasable cell-degassing opening. The degassing channel has a first channel wall with a releasable wall opening that is assigned only to the cell-degassing opening, which wall opening can be released by a gas pressure of a gas escaping from the assigned cell-degassing opening when the degassing channel is arranged on the cell pack, so that the escaping gas can be directed through the released wall opening into an interior of the degassing channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Tim HAEMMERLE, Thomas MILDE, Markus SANDFORT, Martin SCHUESSLER, Markus THURMEIER, Jan-Philipp WEBERPALS
  • Publication number: 20220285784
    Abstract: A battery arrangement for a motor vehicle, which has a battery having at least one battery cell which has at least one releasable degassing opening, and a degassing device which is fluidically coupled to the degassing opening of the at least one battery cell and is designed to lead gases escaping from the at least one releasable degassing opening of the battery cell and entering the degassing device out of the battery. The degassing device has at least one exhaust gas duct arranged outside the battery, which is fluidically coupled to the battery and which is designed in such a way that a gas flowing into the exhaust gas duct via the coupling point can be conducted to an outlet opening of the exhaust gas duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Carsten LORENZ, Thomas MILDE, Martin SCHUESSLER, Thomas WITTENSCHLAEGER
  • Publication number: 20220285754
    Abstract: A method for introducing a first heat-conducting compound into at least one first free space in a battery module, which is provided with a module housing and a cell pack arranged therein, and has a first housing side and an opposite second housing side, wherein the cell pack has a first side which faces toward the first housing side and a second side which faces toward the second housing side. The first free space is between the first side of the cell pack and the first housing side and a second free space is between the second side and the second housing side. Furthermore, a second heat-conducting compound is filled into the second free space overlapping in time with the filling of the first heat-conducting compound into the first free space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Juergen GERBRAND, Marc GORMANNS, Thomas MILDE, Oliver SCHIELER, Martin SCHUESSLER, Thomas WITTENSCHLAEGER
  • Publication number: 20220271390
    Abstract: A degassing channel for a battery of a motor vehicle designed for arrangement on a battery module of the battery, which battery module includes the at least one battery cell with an at least releasable degassing opening. The degassing channel has an opening region through which, in the event that the degassing channel is arranged on the battery module, gas escaping from the degassing opening can at least be introduced somewhat into an interior of the degassing channel. In this case, the opening region has a shielding element which is designed to at least largely prevent a gas flowing through the degassing channel via the opening region from escaping from the degassing channel through the opening region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Martin SCHÜSSLER, Markus THURMEIER
  • Publication number: 20220255184
    Abstract: A degassing device for discharging gases from a battery for a motor vehicle, which battery includes at least one first battery cell with an at least releasable first degassing opening. The degassing device has at least one first gas space which can be fluidically coupled to the releasable first degassing opening of the at least one first battery cell, so that gas exiting the degassing opening can be introduced into the at least one first gas space, and has a particle trap device for separating particles from the gas flowing through the particle trap device. The particle trap device is fluidically connected to the at least one first gas space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Marvin CZECH, Martin SCHÜSSLER, Thomas WITTENSCHLÄGER
  • Patent number: 11223086
    Abstract: An accumulator arrangement including several separate storage facilities for the storage of electrical energy, wherein every storage facility is incorporated in a bar-shaped hollow profile forming an equipment case, wherein the hollow profiles are connected to one another to form a tight composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Markus Thurmeier, Martin Schuessler, Markus Bahr, Stephan Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11139525
    Abstract: The invention relates to a clamping device for clamping a cell stack having multiple battery cells disposed next to each other in a stacking direction (x), wherein the clamping device comprises at least one fastening element for fastening the clamping device to a battery housing, and first and second end plate units, wherein at least the first end plate unit includes an end plate which is firmly connected to the at least one fastening element and a deformation plate. The deformation plate is configured such that the deformation plate can be deformed by a deformation force (F) applied to the deformation plate in the case of a cell stack received in the clamping device when at least one battery cell of the cell stack swells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Martin Schuessler, Steffen Walter, Dirk Höfner
  • Publication number: 20210305650
    Abstract: An accumulator arrangement including several separate storage facilities for the storage of electrical energy, wherein every storage facility is incorporated in a bar-shaped hollow profile forming an equipment case, wherein the hollow profiles are connected to one another to form a tight composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Markus THURMEIER, Martin SCHUESSLER, Markus BAHR, Stephan SCHMIDT
  • Patent number: 11121424
    Abstract: A method for arranging at least one battery module and at least one part of a battery housing having a cooling device, which is arranged on a side of the part of the battery housing and which has a predetermined module placement area. In doing so, a thermally conductive component is placed on the cooling device, at least in the predetermined module placement area, and the at least one battery module is inserted in the module placement area and pressed against the thermally conductive component in a pressing direction (R) extending in the direction of the cooling device. Before the pressing, a counter-holder device is arranged on the cooling device, which supports the cooling device during pressing of the at least one battery module in the predetermined module placement area, opposite the pressing direction (R).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Martin Schuessler, Steffen Walter
  • Publication number: 20210036284
    Abstract: A housing for at least one battery cell of an electrical energy accumulator of an at least partially electrically operated motor vehicle, having an interior of the battery housing, which is designed for arranging the at least one battery cell, and having at least one protective coating formed on at least one housing wall of the battery housing and facing toward the interior, wherein the protective coating is ceramic or glass-like or metallic and is designed to generate a degassing flow in the event of degassing of the battery cell from the interior of the battery housing. The disclosure furthermore relates to a motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Martin SCHÜSSLER, Lars KRUSE
  • Publication number: 20210028424
    Abstract: A battery housing for a battery, in particular for a motor vehicle. The battery housing includes a housing base, a housing cover arranged opposite from the housing base, and multiple side walls, wherein a chamber is enclosed between the side walls, the housing base and the housing cover. At least one side wall of the multiple side walls comprises two side wall elements, which are arranged opposite each other and which form a duct between them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Martin SCHUESSLER, Lars KRUSE
  • Publication number: 20210020875
    Abstract: A distribution device for distributing a cavity-filling compound in a cavity between at least one outer side of at least one battery module of a battery and an inner side, facing the at least one outer side of the respective battery module of the battery, of a battery housing at least partially enclosing the respective battery module. At least one injection nozzle and a vacuum-generation device, wherein the at least one injection nozzle is designed to inject the cavity-filling compound into the cavity, and wherein the vacuum-generation device is designed to generate a vacuum in an interior of the sealed battery housing, said interior including the cavity, and to draw the injected cavity-filling compound into the cavity and to distribute it by the vacuum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Martin RIEBLINGER, Martin SCHUESSLER