Patents by Inventor Nicholas Vertz

Nicholas Vertz 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).

  • Systems and methods for battery thermal management on a vehicle
    Patent number: 12573682
    Abstract: An electrified vehicle includes a chassis, an energy storage system supported by or coupled to the chassis and including a battery arranged within a battery housing. The battery housing is coupled to the chassis by a first removable coupling coupled between the battery housing and the chassis, and a second removable coupling coupled between the battery housing and the chassis. The first removable coupling includes a first pin that is selectively removable to decouple the battery housing from the chassis. The second removable coupling includes a second pin that is selectively removable to decouple the battery housing from the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: Oshkosh, Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Linsmeier, Jeff Verhagen, Nicholas Vertz
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT ON A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20240059136
    Abstract: An electrified vehicle includes a chassis, an energy storage system supported by or coupled to the chassis and including a battery arranged within a battery housing. The battery housing is coupled to the chassis by a first removable coupling coupled between the battery housing and the chassis, and a second removable coupling coupled between the battery housing and the chassis. The first removable coupling includes a first pin that is selectively removable to decouple the battery housing from the chassis. The second removable coupling includes a second pin that is selectively removable to decouple the battery housing from the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Eric Linsmeier, Jeff Verhagen, Nicholas Vertz
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT ON A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20240059137
    Abstract: An electrified vehicle includes a chassis, an energy storage system supported by or coupled to the chassis and including a battery arranged within a battery housing, an electric actuator arranged adjacent to or within the battery housing, and a control system in communication with the energy storage system and the electric actuator. The control system being configured to detect an onset of a thermal event in the energy storage system, and in response to the onset of the thermal event being detected, at least one of: (a) actuate, via the electric actuator, a panel of the battery housing to provide an opening into an internal volume of the battery housing, or (b) actuate the electric actuator to open a port in the battery housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Eric LINSMEIER, Jeff VERHAGEN, Nicholas VERTZ