Patents by Inventor Peter Geskes

Peter Geskes 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: 11777148
    Abstract: An accumulator may include a housing with at least two mutually opposite housing walls, accumulator cells arranged between the housing walls and following one another in a stacking direction, and at least one intermediate piece arranged in the housing between at least one of the accumulator cells and one of the housing walls and that retains the accumulator cells in the housing. At least one intermediate piece may be configured as a mutable intermediate piece in such a way that the mutable intermediate piece may be changeable between a first state having a first thickness extending in a spacing direction between the associated housing wall and the associated at least one of the accumulator cells, and a second state having a second thickness extending in the spacing direction, wherein the second thickness may be greater than the first thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventors: Peter Geskes, Michael Moser, Georg Votteler
  • Patent number: 11655745
    Abstract: An exhaust gas heat exchanger may include a tube bundle and a housing through which a coolant is flowable. The tube bundle may include a plurality of exhaust gas-conducting tubes held in a first tube base and a second tube base. The housing may enclose the tube bundle and may have face ends delimited by the first tube base and the second tube base. The housing may include a coolant inlet arranged in a region of the second tube base and a coolant outlet arranged in a region of the first tube base such that the coolant flows in counter flow relative to the exhaust gas. A plurality of coolant bypass passages may be arranged between the tube bundle and the housing. At least a subset of the plurality of coolant bypass passages may be at least partly blocked by an inlay structured and arranged to steer a coolant flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Inventors: Peter Geskes, Harald Müller, Daniel Schwaderer, Dirk Stadelhofer
  • Publication number: 20230018642
    Abstract: A battery housing for receiving at least one battery cell module is disclosed. The battery housing includes at least one housing part surrounding a housing interior. A film composed of a metal is arranged, at least in portions, on an outside of the at least one housing part facing away from the housing interior. A studded structure is provided on a surface of the film facing away from the at least one housing part. The studded structure includes a plurality of studs arranged spaced apart from one another and projecting from the surface of the film. The plurality of studs support themselves on the outside of the at least one housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Peter Geskes, Ingo Haeusler, Dierk Hoffmann, Martin Janssen, Ruediger Knauss, Peter Ruppricht, Nico Storz
  • Publication number: 20220367953
    Abstract: A battery module for a traction battery of a battery electric vehicle and a method for manufacturing a battery module are disclosed. The battery module includes a cohesive battery cell stack and a module housing. A guide unit with at least two guide rails are provided on two opposite sides of the battery module. The battery cell stack is inserted into the module housing in a direction of insertion via the at least two guide rails and held transversely to the direction of insertion. The battery cell stack is bonded to the module housing via a cured adhesive. The cured adhesive defines a form-fitting unit that holds the battery cell stack in the module housing in at least one of a form-fitting and force-fitting manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Julius Aktas, Peter Geskes, Stefan Moedinger, Stephan Schild, Georg Votteler, Johannes Weinmann
  • Publication number: 20220294043
    Abstract: A housing for an energy storage device of a vehicle may include a main housing and a temperature control plate. The main housing may form a housing interior for a plurality of energy storage cells of the energy storage device. A temperature control fluid may flow through the temperature control plate for the temperature control of the plurality of energy storage cells. The main housing and the temperature control plate may be configured such that the temperature control plate can be inserted into the housing interior in an insertion direction. In an inserted configuration, the temperature control plate may form a positive connection with the main housing which may prevent displacement of the temperature control plate in the main housing transversely to the insertion direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Julius Aktas, Thomas Eichinger, Peter Geskes, Stefan Moedinger, Georg Votteler, Johannes Weinmann, Dietmar Wilhelm
  • Publication number: 20220278390
    Abstract: An electric battery may include a battery housing, at least one battery cell module, a coolant supply and discharge, and a sealing mechanism. The battery housing may partially surround a housing interior and may include at least one housing opening that may be sealed via a cooling plate. The least one battery cell module may be arranged in the housing interior and on the cooling plate. The coolant supply and discharge may be disposed outside of the battery housing. The coolant supply and discharge may, fluidically separated from the housing interior, communicate with a coolant path of the cooling plate. The sealing mechanism may be arranged between the cooling plate and the battery housing such that the sealing mechanism seals both the housing interior as well as a transition from the coolant supply and discharge to the coolant path against external surroundings of the battery housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Peter Geskes, Georg Votteler, Johannes Weinmann
  • Patent number: 11342610
    Abstract: An accumulator arrangement for a hybrid or electric vehicle may include a plurality of battery cells stacked in a stacking direction to form at least one battery block, and a housing including a support frame limiting the housing towards an outside on four sides. The support frame may include at least two longitudinal members and at least two cross members perpendicularly aligned with one another. At least one longitudinal member of the at least two longitudinal members may be configured to conduct a coolant. The at least one battery block may abut against at least one of (i) the at least one longitudinal member and (ii) at least one of the at least two cross members to transfer heat. A plurality of connection points of the at least one longitudinal member, through which the coolant is flowable, may be configured on an outside of the support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Inventors: Peter Geskes, Thomas Kalmbach, Andre Loges, Michael Moser, Joachim Treier, Georg Votteler, Mario Wallisch
  • Patent number: 11233284
    Abstract: An accumulator arrangement for a hybrid or electric vehicle includes a plurality of battery cells which are stacked in a stacking direction to form at least one battery block. The at least one battery block is arranged in a housing of the accumulator arrangement. A cooling device includes a cooling plate arranged on one side on the battery block and extending parallel to the stacking direction. On the at least one cooling plate at least one cover plate with at least one cooling channel through which a coolant can flow is secured, facing away from the at least one battery block. The cooling plate forms an outer contour of the fluid-tight housing. The at least one cooling channel of the cover plate is open towards the at least one cooling plate and is closed by the at least one cooling plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Geskes, Michael Moser, Joachim Treier, Georg Votteler
  • Publication number: 20210344071
    Abstract: An electric battery for, e.g., a motor vehicle, is disclosed. The electric battery includes a base, at least two battery cell modules arranged on the base at a cell spacing to one another, and at least two housing parts secured to the base and each defining, together with the base, a respective interior housing space. The interior housing spaces accommodate at least one of the battery cell modules. The at least two battery cell modules arranged in the interior space adjacent to one another are electrically connected to one another via an electrical connecting line passing through an intermediate space between the at least two battery cell modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Julius Aktas, Peter Geskes, Johannes Weinmann
  • Publication number: 20210316619
    Abstract: A battery may include a housing having two longitudinal walls aligned transversely to a width direction and at least two transverse walls aligned transversely to a longitudinal direction, the housing being delimited towards the outside by the longitudinal and transvers walls. The battery may also include at least one battery stack of multiple individual cells stacked against one another in a stack direction, the battery stack being received in the housing between the longitudinal walls and the transverse walls following one another in the longitudinal direction. The battery may further include at least one cooler through which a cooling liquid is flowable and which on an outside heat-transferringly lies against a cooled one of the longitudinal walls. Each battery stack may be heat-insulated from the cooled longitudinal wall and may heat-transferringly lie against the transverse walls adjacent to the respective battery stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Geskes, Eduard Reimer, Joachim Treier, Johannes Weinmann
  • Publication number: 20210222606
    Abstract: An exhaust gas heat exchanger may include a tube bundle and a housing through which a coolant is flowable. The tube bundle may include a plurality of exhaust gas-conducting tubes held in a first tube base and a second tube base. The housing may enclose the tube bundle and may have face ends delimited by the first tube base and the second tube base. The housing may include a coolant inlet arranged in a region of the second tube base and a coolant outlet arranged in a region of the first tube base such that the coolant flows in counter flow relative to the exhaust gas. A plurality of coolant bypass passages may be arranged between the tube bundle and the housing. At least a subset of the plurality of coolant bypass passages may be at least partly blocked by an inlay structured and arranged to steer a coolant flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Geskes, Harald Müller, Daniel Schwaderer, Dirk Stadelhofer
  • Publication number: 20210028520
    Abstract: A system includes a system support and a storage battery which is supported and held by the system support. A compact design with improved resistance and increased efficiency of the system are produced by way of the system support having a hollow profile which extends in a longitudinal direction, wherein at least one flow path for a temperature-control fluid is delimited in the hollow profile, the temperature of the storage battery being controlled by the said temperature-control fluid during operation. In addition, a system support of this kind is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Geskes, Johannes Weinmann
  • Publication number: 20200321659
    Abstract: An accumulator may include a housing with at least two mutually opposite housing walls, accumulator cells arranged between the housing walls and following one another in a stacking direction, and at least one intermediate piece arranged in the housing between at least one of the accumulator cells and one of the housing walls and that retains the accumulator cells in the housing. At least one intermediate piece may be configured as a mutable intermediate piece in such a way that the mutable intermediate piece may be changeable between a first state having a first thickness extending in a spacing direction between the associated housing wall and the associated at least one of the accumulator cells, and a second state having a second thickness extending in the spacing direction, wherein the second thickness may be greater than the first thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Geskes, Michael Moser, Georg Votteler
  • Publication number: 20200136213
    Abstract: An accumulator arrangement for a hybrid or electric vehicle may include a plurality of battery cells stacked in a stacking direction to form at least one battery block, and a housing including a support frame limiting the housing towards an outside on four sides. The support frame may include at least two longitudinal members and at least two cross members perpendicularly aligned with one another. At least one longitudinal member of the at least two longitudinal members may be configured to conduct a coolant. The at least one battery block may abut against at least one of (i) the at least one longitudinal member and (ii) at least one of the at least two cross members to transfer heat. A plurality of connection points of the at least one longitudinal member, through which the coolant is flowable, may be configured on an outside of the support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Geskes, Thomas Kalmbach, Andre Loges, Michael Moser, Joachim Treier, Georg Votteler, Mario Wallisch
  • Publication number: 20200112071
    Abstract: An accumulator arrangement for a hybrid or electric vehicle includes a plurality of battery cells which are stacked in a stacking direction to form at least one battery block. The at least one battery block is arranged in a housing of the accumulator arrangement. A cooling device includes a cooling plate arranged on one side on the battery block and extending parallel to the stacking direction. On the at least one cooling plate at least one cover plate with at least one cooling channel through which a coolant can flow is secured, facing away from the at least one battery block. The cooling plate forms an outer contour of the fluid-tight housing. The at least one cooling channel of the cover plate is open towards the at least one cooling plate and is closed by the at least one cooling plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Geskes, Michael Moser, Joachim Treier, Georg Votteler
  • Publication number: 20190337044
    Abstract: A method for producing a heat exchange tube having an inner turbulence insert for a heat exchanger may include providing an austenitic heat exchange tube and the turbulence insert. The method may also include inserting the turbulence insert into the austenitic heat exchange tube, brazing the turbulence insert and the austenitic heat exchange tube via induction brazing, and pressing the austenitic heat exchange tube onto the turbulence insert at least one of during the brazing and after the brazing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Steffen Brunner, Steffen Ensminger, Peter Geskes, Eberhard Pantow
  • Patent number: 10254056
    Abstract: A heat exchanger, in particular a charge air cooler or an exhaust gas cooler for an internal combustion engine, comprising a plurality of essentially parallel tubes and at least one collector box on the output side, the tubes each emptying into the collector box on the output side, and a gas flow flowing from the tubes into the collector box and from the collector box into an outlet of the collector box, a structure for interacting with the gas flow being provided at least one of the tubes or collector box, a condensation being transported to the outlet with the aid of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Ulrich Steurer, Peter Geskes, Christian Saumweber
  • Patent number: 10240488
    Abstract: An exhaust gas system for a motor vehicle may include an exhaust gas aftertreatment device communicating fluidically with an exhaust gas evaporation device. The exhaust gas aftertreatment device and the exhaust gas evaporation device may be arranged in one or more housings. A connecting line may be provided to fluidically connect the exhaust gas aftertreatment device to the exhaust gas evaporation device. The connecting line may include a fluid inlet connected to the exhaust gas aftertreatment device and a fluid outlet connected to the exhaust gas evaporation device. An evaporation bypass line may branch off from the connection line at a branching-off point. A valve apparatus may be arranged in at least the connecting line and may be adjustable between a first position to fluidly connect the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet, and a second position to fluidly connect the fluid inlet to the evaporator bypass line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Mahle Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Irmler, Michael Schmidt, Peter Geskes, Eberhard Pantow, Andreas Kleber
  • Patent number: 10066512
    Abstract: The application relates to a system for using the waste heat of an internal combustion engine through the Clausius-Rankine cycle. Such system prevents operating medium from the Clausius-Rankine cycle from leaking into combustion air or exhaust air. The system has a first flow channel formed by at least one first limiting component and a second flow channel formed by at least one second limiting component. The system has a fluid-conducting connection to the surroundings or to a receiving chamber from the first limiting component and preferably from the second limiting component, so that in the event of a leak the operating medium is conducted into the surroundings or into the receiving chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Geskes, Klaus Irmler, Eberhard Pantow, Michael Schmidt
  • Patent number: 9939202
    Abstract: A heat exchanger may include a gas conduit flowable through by a predetermined gas and a heat conduit flowable through by a predetermined fluid compound working fluid. The heat conduit may be in thermal communication with the gas conduit. The heat exchanger may include a first section having a first section length, a second section having a second section length, and a third section having a third section length. The gas conduit may span, in a direction of flow of the gas, the first section, the second section, and the third section. The heat conduit may span, in a direction of flow of the working fluid, the third section, the first section, and the second section. The first section may include a gas inlet and the third section may include a working fluid inlet and a gas outlet. The section may include a working fluid outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Mahle Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Geskes, Klaus Irmler, Eberhard Pantow, Michael Schmidt