Patents by Inventor Michele TRANQUILLIN

Michele TRANQUILLIN 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: 12243995
    Abstract: The present invention relates a system (30) comprising a plurality of battery modules (10) and a cold plate (30) for cooling the battery modules. Each battery module comprises a plurality of stacked battery cells (11) and two side plates (12), each side plate having a protruding lower edge (14) supporting a bottom surface (15). The cold plate comprises a base plate (31) provided with cooling channels, wherein the base plate (31) is thermally connected to the bottom surface (15) of the battery cells (11) in each battery module (10); an inlet port (24) for feeding cooling media via the cooling channels to an outlet port (26), and at least one cut-out (32) configured to house one of the protruding lower edges (14) of the side plates (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Northvolt AB
    Inventors: Kilian Menzl, Kenya Shatani, Mark Andrew Ellis, Michele Tranquillin
  • Publication number: 20250007034
    Abstract: The present invention relates a system (30) comprising a plurality of battery modules (10) and a cold plate (30) for cooling the battery modules. Each battery module comprises a plurality of stacked battery cells (11) and two side plates (12), each side plate having a protruding lower edge (14) supporting a bottom surface (15). The cold plate comprises a base plate (31) provided with cooling channels, wherein the base plate (31) is thermally connected to the bottom surface (15) of the battery cells (11) in each battery module (10); an inlet port (24) for feeding cooling media via the cooling channels to an outlet port (26), and at least one cut-out (32) configured to house one of the protruding lower edges (14) of the side plates (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Kilian MENZL, Kenya SHATANI, Mark Andrew ELLIS, Michele TRANQUILLIN