Patents by Inventor Martin Schurr

Martin Schurr 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: 12119684
    Abstract: A battery pack supplies an electrically driven treatment apparatus with an electric driving power and includes a plurality of accumulator cells having cell contacts; at least one circuit board electrically connected to the cell contacts; and a battery pack housing having a first battery pack housing part and a second battery pack housing part. The first battery pack housing part and the second battery pack housing part are closed by each other. The accumulator cells are disposed within the battery pack housing. The cell contacts and the circuit board are disposed within the second battery pack housing part. The second battery pack housing part is configured as a mold for a casting compound, and the cell contacts and the at least one circuit board are enclosed by the casting compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignees: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Daniel Sauerteig, Julien Scholl, Kenichi Ozawa, Takayuki Sato, Daiki Misawa, Daniel Wagner, Marcel Wilka, Martin Schurr, Uwe Bossmann, Dirk Liepold
  • Patent number: 11128123
    Abstract: A method for operating an electric gardening and/or forestry apparatus system having an accumulator, a gardening and/or forestry apparatus with an electric motor, and a protective electronic circuit including inputs which are connected to the accumulator, outputs which are connected to the gardening and/or forestry apparatus, and a switching element which is disposed in a power path between one of the inputs and one of the outputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Kay-Steffen Gurr, Martin Schurr, Andreas Mack, Christian Heigemeyr
  • Publication number: 20200358053
    Abstract: A battery pack supplies an electrically driven treatment apparatus with an electric driving power. The battery pack includes: a plurality of pouch cells, wherein the pouch cells have cell tabs and are configured and disposed in a stack such that the cell tabs are disposed on a common tab side of the stack in two tab columns, wherein averted end limits of the tab columns define an intermediate zone, and a circuit board. The circuit board is disposed within the intermediate zone and is electrically connected to the cell tabs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel SAUERTEIG, Julien SCHOLL, Kenichi OZAWA, Takayuki SATO, Daiki MISAWA, Malte VON HOFEN, Daniel WAGNER, Marcel WILKA, Martin SCHURR, Uwe BOSSMANN, Dirk LIEPOLD
  • Publication number: 20200358055
    Abstract: A battery pack supplies an electrically driven treatment apparatus with an electric driving power and includes: a plurality of accumulator cells, wherein the accumulator cells have cell contacts; at least one circuit board, wherein the at least one circuit board is electrically connected to the cell contacts; and a battery pack housing, wherein the battery pack housing has a first battery pack housing part and a second battery pack housing part, wherein the first battery pack housing part and the second battery pack housing part are closed by each other. The accumulator cells are disposed within the battery pack housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel SAUERTEIG, Julien SCHOLL, Kenichi OZAWA, Takayuki SATO, Daiki MISAWA, Daniel WAGNER, Marcel WILKA, Martin SCHURR, Uwe BOSSMANN, Dirk LIEPOLD
  • Publication number: 20200358060
    Abstract: A battery pack supplies an electrically driven treatment apparatus with an electric driving power. The battery pack includes: a stack housing, wherein the stack housing has a common housing opening defined by a housing edge, and a plurality of pouch cells, wherein the pouch cells have cell tabs and are configured and disposed in a stack within the stack housing such that the cell tabs at least with tab parts on the common housing opening project beyond at least one edge portion of the housing edge. The tab parts are directly electrically connected to each other by welded connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel SAUERTEIG, Julien SCHOLL, Kenichi OZAWA, Takayuki SATO, Daiki MISAWA, Marcel WILKA, Martin SCHURR, Uwe BOSSMANN, Dirk LIEPOLD, Daniel WAGNER
  • Patent number: 10401437
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement is for determining the cell voltage of an individual cell in a cell grouping of a series circuit of individual cells of an accumulator pack. Potential points are formed between electrically adjacent individual cells of the series circuit. The potentials of the potential points which follow one another in the series circuit increase in absolute value starting from a reference potential. Each potential point is connected to a measuring input of an evaluation device via a measuring resistor and a switch. In order to measure the cell voltage of an individual cell, the measuring input is connected to the reference potential via a capacitor. The evaluation device registers the charging time of the capacitor to a predefined voltage. On the basis of the registered charging time, the evaluation device determines the cell voltage of the measured individual cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Schurr, Gernot Liebhard, Christian Heigemeyr, Markus Kulzer
  • Patent number: 10109840
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery pack includes at least one individual cell which is accommodated in a cell holder and is in electrical contact on a contact side via a cell connector. An electric load is to be connected via a contact plate which has a plurality of plug-type connections, wherein the contact plate is located on one side face of the cell holder. In order to compensate positional tolerances between the plug-type connections of the contact plate and external connection contacts, a mount for the contact plate is provided on one side face of the cell holder, in which mount the contact plate is mounted so as to be displaceable in a displacement direction. The electrical connection between the individual cell and the contact plate is embodied by an elastic contact strip, wherein the contact strip is embodied so as to be resilient in a sprung fashion in the displacement direction of the contact plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Henrik Gaul, Gernot Liebhard, Daniel Wagner, Martin Schurr
  • Publication number: 20180301892
    Abstract: A method for operating an electric gardening and/or forestry apparatus system having an accumulator, a gardening and/or forestry apparatus with an electric motor, and a protective electronic circuit including inputs which are connected to the accumulator, outputs which are connected to the gardening and/or forestry apparatus, and a switching element which is disposed in a power path between one of the inputs and one of the outputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Kay-Steffen GURR, Martin SCHURR, Andreas MACK, Christian HEIGEMEYR
  • Publication number: 20170219658
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement is for determining the cell voltage of an individual cell in a cell grouping of a series circuit of individual cells of an accumulator pack. Potential points are formed between electrically adjacent individual cells of the series circuit. The potentials of the potential points which follow one another in the series circuit increase in absolute value starting from a reference potential. Each potential point is connected to a measuring input of an evaluation device via a measuring resistor and a switch. In order to measure the cell voltage of an individual cell, the measuring input is connected to the reference potential via a capacitor. The evaluation device registers the charging time of the capacitor to a predefined voltage. On the basis of the registered charging time, the evaluation device determines the cell voltage of the measured individual cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Martin Schurr, Gernot Liebhard, Christian Heigemeyr, Markus Kulzer
  • Publication number: 20160172656
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery pack includes at least one individual cell which is accommodated in a cell holder and is in electrical contact on a contact side via a cell connector. An electric load is to be connected via a contact plate which has a plurality of plug-type connections, wherein the contact plate is located on one side face of the cell holder. In order to compensate positional tolerances between the plug-type connections of the contact plate and external connection contacts, a mount for the contact plate is provided on one side face of the cell holder, in which mount the contact plate is mounted so as to be displaceable in a displacement direction. The electrical connection between the individual cell and the contact plate is embodied by an elastic contact strip, wherein the contact strip is embodied so as to be resilient in a sprung fashion in the displacement direction of the contact plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Henrik Gaul, Gernot Liebhard, Daniel Wagner, Martin Schurr
  • Patent number: 9267998
    Abstract: A protective circuit for an arrangement which includes a plurality of individual cells in a rechargeable battery pack with a predefined number of individual cells being connected in series in a cell row and at least two cell rows being situated parallel to one another. The component current flowing in a first cell row when the rechargeable battery pack is subject to loading is compared with the component current flowing in a second cell row to generate a signal when there is an implausible deviation in the component currents with respect to one smother. The signal is used to disconnect a defective cell row or to switch off the entire rechargeable battery pack in order to protect the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Henrik Gaul, Martin Schurr