Patents by Inventor Peter Kritzer

Peter Kritzer 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: 20230335826
    Abstract: An energy storage system includes: a housing in which a plurality of battery cells are arranged. The battery cells are separated from each other by a device disposed between the battery cells. The device includes at least two layers. A first layer of the at least two layers forms a compression layer and a second layer of the at least two layers forms an insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Peter Kritzer, Richard Zuber, Tim Leichner, Daniela Woll, Armin Striefler, Dirk Moehring, Grazyna Jedrowicz, Stefan Morgenstern, Maik Johe, Joachim Heinemann
  • Publication number: 20230238632
    Abstract: An energy storage system, including a housing in which a plurality of battery cells are arranged. The plurality of battery cells are spaced with respect to each other by a device arranged between every two respective adjacent battery cells of the plurality of battery cells, so that a space is created therein. At least one emergency cooling channel is associated with the space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Peter Kritzer, Fabian Hellweg, Sascha Moeller, Tim Leichner
  • Publication number: 20220416326
    Abstract: A energy storage system includes at least one storage cell. The storage cell is provided at least in sections with a casing. The casing consists of plastic and is provided with a material for increasing a thermal conductivity. The material is configured such that a thermal runaway in the event of a fault is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Peter Kritzer, Mark Boggasch, Daniela Woll, Thomas Kramer, Tanja Heislitz, Armin Striefler, Bjoern Hellbach, Tim Leichner
  • Publication number: 20220367935
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a composite material, comprising a backing layer and a liquid-absorbing layer fixed on the backing layer, the liquid-absorbing layer containing fixed superabsorbent particles, there being, on the side of the liquid-absorbing layer facing away from the backing layer, a liquid-distributing layer which is in liquid-conducting contact with the liquid-absorbing layer and absorbs and distributes, in the plane of the composite material, a liquid to be absorbed, for absorbing and distributing liquids in actively- and/or passively-cooled current-carrying systems—in particular, in actively- and/or passively-cooled energy storage systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Ulrich Schneider, Sarah Senne, Peter Kritzer
  • Publication number: 20220271377
    Abstract: An energy storage system includes at least one storage cell. The at least one storage cell is provided, at least in sections, with a casing. The casing consists of plastic, and the casing is provided with a material for increasing a thermal conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Peter Kritzer, Mark Boggasch, Daniela Woll, Thomas Kramer, Tanja Heislitz, Armin Striefler, Bjoern Hellbach, Tim Leichner
  • Patent number: 11374279
    Abstract: An energy storage system includes a housing in which a plurality of storage cells are arranged. The storage cells are thermally insulated from each other via a device arranged between the storage cells. The device is designed in such a way that the storage cells are spaced apart from each other. The device is made from temperature-resistant material. The device has projections and depressions. The device contains a material which is configured to be subjected to an endothermic chemical conversion when a temperature of 200° C. is exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KG
    Inventors: Peter Kritzer, Reiner Dirr, Olaf Nahrwold, Michael Klemt
  • Publication number: 20220037712
    Abstract: An electrochemical energy storage cell includes: a housing; and at least one cell coil accommodated in the housing. The housing is closed at at least one end face by a cover. The cover forms a part of the housing. At least one insulation element is arranged between the at least one cell coil and the housing. The at least one insulation element is made of an electrically insulating and thermally conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Peter Kritzer, Marina Nussko, Ernst Osen, Armin Striefler, Jens Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20220029233
    Abstract: An electrochemical energy storage cell comprising a cell winding received in a casing, wherein the casing is closed at least on one end face by a cover, wherein the cover has a fixing portion for fixing the cover on the casing and a pole portion for contacting a conductor of the cell winding, wherein the fixing portion and the pole portion are connected to one another via a compensating element, wherein the compensating element is formed to be elastic and electrically insulating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Peter KRITZER, Marina NUSSKO, Jens HOFMANN, Ernst OSEN, Volker SCHROIFF, Ugo ANSALDI, Claus JÖST, Thorsten HILLESHEIM
  • Publication number: 20200343495
    Abstract: The invention relates to an energy storage system (1) comprising a housing (2) in which a plurality of storage cells (3) are arranged, the storage cells (3) are thermally insulated from each other by means of a device (4) mounted between the storage cells (3). The device (4) is designed in such a way that the storage cells (3) are spaced apart and the device (4) is made from temperature-resistant elastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Kritzer, Reiner Dirr, Olaf Nahrwold, Michael Klemt
  • Patent number: 10686170
    Abstract: A receiving element for mounting pouch cells, has a base body, wherein, with respect to an object of receiving pouch cells securely and cost-effectively in a frame or housing, the base body is formed as a profile having a contact surface for contact against a sealing seam of a pouch cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KG
    Inventors: Peter Kritzer, Olaf Nahrwold, Mark Boggasch, Ulla Pressler
  • Patent number: 10593987
    Abstract: A frame can be mounted easily in an arrangement and which protects the cells received in the arrangement in as optimum manner as possible with high operational suitability, a frame for fixing cells, has a frame body, in which at least one cooling duct for a cooling medium is configured, wherein the frame has at least one plug-in piece for connecting to another frame, wherein the cooling duct runs at least partially within the plug-in piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KG
    Inventors: Peter Kritzer, Olaf Nahrwold, Rudolf Gattringer
  • Patent number: 10591097
    Abstract: A flange seal has a support body of a tough, hard material, and a sealing element of a rubbery-elastic material, that are interconnected in a single piece, the sealing element having a sealing edge that can be exposed to a medium to be sealed in a chamber to be sealed. In the state resulting from manufacture, the sealing element has cavities in the region of the sealing edge, which cavities vary in volume during use of the flange seal as intended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KG
    Inventors: Olaf Nahrwold, Christian Geubert, Frank Menzenhauer, Peter Kritzer, Frank Lauer
  • Publication number: 20200058966
    Abstract: An energy storage system includes: a housing, in which volume-variable storage cells are arranged; and a device for controlling a temperature of the storage cells, the device being assigned to the storage cells. The device has contact sections for contacting the storage cells. The device has flexible regions for adapting a position of the contact sections to a position of the storage cells. The contact sections adjoin the flexible regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Peter KRITZER, Reiner DIRR, Olaf NAHRWOLD, Rudolf GATTRINGER, Olivier JEANNE
  • Patent number: 10557561
    Abstract: A pressure-compensation device for a housing includes: an inner side; an outer side; and a lattice-like cage having a gas opening. The gas opening connects the inner side and the outer side in a flow-conducting manner and is restricted, in a through-flow direction of the gas opening, by an inner edge and an outer edge. The gas opening is covered by a gas-permeable membrane. The membrane comprises a nonwoven-fabric composite part and has at least one nonwoven-fabric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KG
    Inventors: Christian Kleinke, Christopher Schaefer, Peter Kritzer
  • Patent number: 10283787
    Abstract: An electrode module for a redox flow battery, includes an electrode (1) and a sealing frame (2), mechanically connected so that the electrode module that results therefrom can be used with no problems in redox flow cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Carl Freudenberg KG
    Inventors: Peter Kritzer, Olaf Nahrwold, Olivier Jeanne, Susanne Zils
  • Publication number: 20180292020
    Abstract: A pressure-compensation device for a housing includes: an inner side; an outer side; and a lattice-like cage having a gas opening. The gas opening connects the inner side and the outer side in a flow-conducting manner and is restricted, in a through-flow direction of the gas opening, by an inner edge and an outer edge. The gas opening is covered by a gas-permeable membrane. The membrane comprises a nonwoven-fabric composite part and has at least one nonwoven-fabric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Christian Kleinke, Christopher Schaefer, Peter Kritzer
  • Publication number: 20180212267
    Abstract: A frame can be mounted easily in an arrangement and which protects the cells received in the arrangement in as optimum manner as possible with high operational suitability, a frame for fixing cells, has a frame body, in which at least one cooling duct for a cooling medium is configured, wherein the frame has at least one plug-in piece for connecting to another frame, wherein the cooling duct runs at least partially within the plug-in piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Peter Kritzer, Olaf Nahrwold, Rudolf Gattringer
  • Publication number: 20170321831
    Abstract: A flange seal has a support body of a tough, hard material, and a sealing element of a rubbery-elastic material, that are interconnected in a single piece, the sealing element having a sealing edge that can be exposed to a medium to be sealed in a chamber to be sealed. In the state resulting from manufacture, the sealing element has cavities in the region of the sealing edge, which cavities vary in volume during use of the flange seal as intended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Olaf Nahrwold, Christian Geubert, Frank Menzenhauer, Peter Kritzer, Frank Lauer
  • Publication number: 20170018746
    Abstract: A receiving element for mounting pouch cells, has a base body, wherein, with respect to an object of receiving pouch cells securely and cost-effectively in a frame or housing, the base body is formed as a profile having a contact surface for contact against a sealing seam of a pouch cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Kritzer, Olaf Nahrwold, Mark Boggasch, Ulla Pressler
  • Patent number: 9401503
    Abstract: A battery includes at least two sealing frames and at least one cell. The sealing frames include a base body defining an opening wherein the base body includes a first sealing surface embodied to be elastically compressible and positioned against opposite sides of a tapered area of the at least one cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Carl Freudenberg KG
    Inventors: Peter Kritzer, Thomas Kramer, Helmut Zischka