Patents by Inventor Michael Maes

Michael Maes 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: 20250286207
    Abstract: According to several aspects, a thermal runaway ducting system for a battery pack having one or more thermal runaway protection (TRP) trays is provided. The thermal runaway ducting system may include one or more flexible hoses in fluid communication with the one or more TRP trays. The thermal runaway ducting system further may include a sensor manifold in fluid communication with the one or more flexible hoses and a battery pack exit vent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2024
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Maes, Anthony Michael Coppola, Grant Bruce Zuccaro, Anshul Kaushal, Mohammad Hamza Kirmani, Andrew Yonka, Evan David Griffith, Matthew D. Kimball, Kyle James Clare
  • Publication number: 20250239724
    Abstract: A battery module includes a housing including a sidewall structure, a top shear plate and a bottom shear plate. A vent tray assembly is disposed within the housing and includes a plurality of cell trays and a plurality of vent trays that combine to define a plurality of vent channels therebetween. The cell trays include a base plate having a plurality of vent openings in communication with one of the plurality of vent channels, the vent tray assembly including an air vent covered with a semi-permeable media. A plurality of battery cells each include an end with a vent that is aligned with one of the vent openings in the base plate in the cell tray. A potting foam is dispersed within the housing and between the batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Inventors: Anthony Michael COPPOLA, Jake ZUCKERMAN, Sean S. LINCOLN, Michael MAES, Mohammad Hamza KIRMANI
  • Publication number: 20250239723
    Abstract: A battery module includes a housing including a sidewall structure, a top shear plate and a bottom shear plate. A vent tray assembly is disposed within the housing and includes a plurality of cell trays and a plurality of vent trays that combine to define a plurality of vent channels therebetween. The cell trays include a base plate having a plurality of vent openings in communication with one of the plurality of vent channels, the vent tray assembly including an air vent through a seam between the base plates of the cell trays. A plurality of battery cells each include an end with a vent that is aligned with one of the vent openings in the base plate in the cell tray. A potting foam is dispersed within the housing and between the batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Inventors: Anthony Michael COPPOLA, William Thomas KUCINSKI, Mohammad Hamza KIRMANI, Kyle James CLARE, Kris KILLEN, Tyler TALASKI, Michael Victor PYRTKO, Andrew YONKA, Michael MAES
  • Publication number: 20240395245
    Abstract: A system for classifying words in a batch of words can include at least one memory device storing instructions for causing at least one processor to create dictionary vectors for each of a plurality of dictionary words using a neural network (NN), store each dictionary vector along with a classification indicator corresponding to the associated dictionary word, and create word vectors for each word in a batch of words for classification using the NN. The closest matching dictionary vectors are found for each word vector and the classification indicators of the closest matching dictionary vector for each word vector in the batch is reported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Tandecki, Michael Maes, Anna Filipiak
  • Patent number: 12057108
    Abstract: A system for classifying words in a batch of words can include at least one memory device storing instructions for causing at least one processor to create dictionary vectors for each of a plurality of dictionary words using a neural network (NN), store each dictionary vector along with a classification indicator corresponding to the associated dictionary word, and create word vectors for each word in a batch of words for classification using the NN. The closest matching dictionary vectors are found for each word vector and the classification indicators of the closest matching dictionary vector for each word vector in the batch is reported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Collibra Belgium BV
    Inventors: Michael Tandecki, Michael Maes, Anna Filipiak
  • Publication number: 20210319785
    Abstract: A system for classifying words in a batch of words can include at least one memory device storing instructions for causing at least one processor to create dictionary vectors for each of a plurality of dictionary words using a neural network (NN), store each dictionary vector along with a classification indicator corresponding to the associated dictionary word, and create word vectors for each word in a batch of words for classification using the NN. The closest matching dictionary vectors are found for each word vector and the classification indicators of the closest matching dictionary vector for each word vector in the batch is reported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Tandecki, Michael Maes, Anna Filipiak
  • Patent number: 11138477
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems to classify data. A set of classification modules may inspect received data and identify proposed classifications for confidence values for the received data. An aggregation module may receive and aggregate the proposed classifications and confidence values. Based on the aggregated proposed classifications and the confidence values, the aggregation module may generate a final classification for the received data. An external device may perform an action with respect to the received data based on the final classification associated with the data. The action performed may include maintaining the data such that the data may be retrieved upon receipt a request for the data. Any of the classification modules and the aggregation module may be based on training data that may be utilized in subsequent iterations of classifying data to increase classification accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: COLLIBRA NV
    Inventors: Michael Tandecki, Michael Maes, Gretel De Paepe, Anna Filipiak
  • Publication number: 20210049421
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems to classify data. A set of classification modules may inspect received data and identify proposed classifications for confidence values for the received data. An aggregation module may receive and aggregate the proposed classifications and confidence values. Based on the aggregated proposed classifications and the confidence values, the aggregation module may generate a final classification for the received data. An external device may perform an action with respect to the received data based on the final classification associated with the data. The action performed may include maintaining the data such that the data may be retrieved upon receipt a request for the data. Any of the classification modules and the aggregation module may be based on training data that may be utilized in subsequent iterations of classifying data to increase classification accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Michael TANDECKI, Michael MAES, Gretel DE PAEPE, Anna FILIPIAK
  • Patent number: 5000938
    Abstract: A compound of small amounts of skin protectants and a relatively large amount of deionized water in a lightweight cellular foam or froth resulting from the introduction of gas bubbles during manufacture enables the small amounts of protectants to penetrate the surface of the skin and form an active protective film in the upper layers of the epidermis so as to provide a barrier between the skin surface and the sensitive lower layers of the epidermis. An optimum degree of protection of the skin results from the penetration of the small amounts of the ingredients of the compound which includes propylene glycol, glycerine, sorbitol, stearin, mineral oil, polydimethylsiloxane, sorbitan monostearate, POE sorbitan monostearate, triethanlomaine, and a perfume oil in a combined total of 20% or less of the compound and 80% or more deionized water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignee: Innovatec S.A.
    Inventors: Jean M. De Boeck, Michael Maes