Patents by Inventor Morgan Daniel Adis

Morgan Daniel Adis 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).

  • Method and apparatus for the external application of a battery pack adhesive
    Patent number: 8389142
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for simplifying battery pack assembly that allows inspection of the cell-to-housing bonding region is provided. In particular, a battery pack housing member is provided that includes an interior surface that partially defines the interior region of the battery pack and that includes a plurality of cell mounting wells and an exterior surface that includes a plurality of bonding wells. Adhesive introduced into the bonding wells forms a mechanical bond between an exterior surface of a cell introduced into an adjacent cell mounting well and the housing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Tesla Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Bryan Kreiner, Weston Arthur Hermann, Dorian Watkins West, Morgan Daniel Adis, Ernest Matthew Villanueva, Noel Jason Mendez, William Vucich Beecher
  • Method and apparatus for the external application of a battery pack adhesive
    Publication number: 20110076538
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for simplifying battery pack assembly that allows inspection of the cell-to-housing bonding region is provided. In particular, a battery pack housing member is provided that includes an interior surface that partially defines the interior region of the battery pack and that includes a plurality of cell mounting wells and an exterior surface that includes a plurality of bonding wells. Adhesive introduced into the bonding wells forms a mechanical bond between an exterior surface of a cell introduced into an adjacent cell mounting well and the housing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: Tesla Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Bryan Kreiner, Weston Arthur Hermann, Dorian Watkins West, Morgan Daniel Adis, Ernest Matthew Villanueva, Noel Jason Mendez, William Vucich Beecher