Patents by Inventor Matt H. Russell

Matt H. Russell 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).

  • Battery system with a high-thermal-conductivity split shell structural support
    Patent number: 5763118
    Abstract: A battery system includes a battery cell having a battery cell housing, and a housing support external to the battery cell housing. The housing support is formed of at least two split shell segments. Each split shell segment includes a heat conductor inner layer having a plurality of heat-conducting fibers with heat sink ends, and a structural support outer layer overlying the heat conductor inner layer. The structural support layer is made of a fiber-reinforced composite material. A layer of a structural adhesive bonds the respective heat conductor inner layer of each split shell segment to the battery cell housing. A thermal sink is in thermal contact with the sink ends of the plurality of heat-conducting fibers of each of the split shell segments, and the structural support outer layer of each split shell segment is joined to a structural base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: John P. Stafford, Walter Rex Oswald, Susan K. Ferer, Matt H. Russell, Patrick B. Cooke, Michael Langmack, Robert K. Taenaka