Patents by Inventor Phillip John Weicker
Phillip John Weicker 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).
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Patent number: 11292326Abstract: Vehicle platforms, and systems, subsystems, and components thereof are described. A self-contained vehicle platform or chassis incorporating substantially all of the functional systems, subsystems and components (e.g., mechanical, electrical, structural, etc.) necessary for an operative vehicle. Functional components may include at least energy storage/conversion, propulsion, suspension and wheels, steering, crash protection, and braking systems. Functional components are standardized such that vehicle platforms may be interconnected with a variety of vehicle body designs (also referred to in the art as “top hats”) with minimal or no modification to the functional linkages (e.g., mechanical, structural, electrical, etc.) therebetween. Configurations of functional components are incorporated within the vehicle platform such that there is minimal or no physical overlap between the functional components and the area defined by the vehicle body.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Canoo Technologies Inc.Inventors: Daniel George McCarron, Alexi Charbonneau, William J. Rohr, Charles Garmel, Felix Haeusler, Nathaniel Risler Rosso, John Mason, Mayurkumar Ashokbhai Agrawal, Phillip John Weicker, Sohel Merchant, Naesung Lyu, Chung Shen Ang, Jeffrey Walsh
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Patent number: 11251494Abstract: A battery enclosure for use in an electric vehicle where the structural support members of the battery enclosure are multi-functional and act to provide support for internally positioned batteries as well as provide additional strength to the framework of the electric vehicle. Furthermore, the structural elements can provide impact resistance to prevent unwanted intrusion into the battery enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Canoo Technologies Inc.Inventors: Phillip John Weicker, David Tarlau, Deborah Bourke, Alexi Charbonneau, Daniel McCarron
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Publication number: 20220042599Abstract: A park lock for an output drive gear includes a pawl, a rotational cam, and a rotational spring. The pawl has an engagement protrusion that extends outward from a body disposed on a pawl rotational shaft, such that rotation moves the engagement protrusion toward the output drive gear. The rotational cam rotates such that a circumferential side engages with a portion of the pawl opposite the engagement protrusion, causing rotation of the pawl about the rotational pawl shaft to move the engagement protrusion towards the output drive gear. The rotational spring maintains tension on the pawl and cam such that the engagement protrusion maintains an engagement with the output drive gear based on rotation of the cam and a speed of the output drive gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Jackson George Diebel, John Mason, Charles Garmel, Phillip John Weicker
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Publication number: 20220016967Abstract: Vehicle platforms, and systems, subsystems, and components thereof are described. A self-contained vehicle platform or chassis incorporating substantially all of the functional systems, subsystems and components (e.g., mechanical, electrical, structural, etc.) necessary for an operative vehicle. Functional components may include at least energy storage/conversion, propulsion, suspension and wheels, steering, crash protection, and braking systems. Functional components are standardized such that vehicle platforms may be interconnected with a variety of vehicle body designs (also referred to in the art as “top hats”) with minimal or no modification to the functional linkages (e.g., mechanical, structural, electrical, etc.) therebetween. Configurations of functional components are incorporated within the vehicle platform such that there is minimal or no physical overlap between the functional components and the area defined by the vehicle body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: Daniel George McCarron, Alexi Charbonneau, William J. Rohr, Charles Garmel, Felix Haeusler, Nathaniel Risler Rosso, John Mason (deceased), Mayurkumar Ashokbhai Agrawal, Phillip John Weicker, Sohel Merchant, Naesung Lyu, Chung Shen Ang, Jeffrey Walsh
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Publication number: 20210376395Abstract: Provided are battery packs and interface modules for electrically interconnecting electrochemical cells in the packs and for providing heat distribution with the packs. An interface module interfaces one side of all electrochemical cells in a battery pack. The interface module may have a substantially planar shape such that the space occupied by the module in the battery pack is minimal. Most, if not all, conductive components of the interface module may be formed from the same sheet of metal. In some embodiments, the interface module includes multiple bus bars such that each bus bar interconnects two or more terminals of different electrochemical cells in the battery pack. Each bus bar may have a separate voltage sense lead extending from the bus bar to a connecting portion. The bus bars may be flexibly supported within the module. The interface module may also include multiple thermistors disposed on different bus bars.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Weston Arthur HERMANN, David E. BERKSTRESSER, Stuart D. BARTER, Phillip John WEICKER
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Patent number: 11161402Abstract: Vehicle platforms, and systems, subsystems, and components thereof are described. A self-contained vehicle platform or chassis incorporating substantially all of the functional systems, subsystems and components (e.g., mechanical, electrical, structural, etc.) necessary for an operative vehicle. Functional components may include at least energy storage/conversion, propulsion, suspension and wheels, steering, crash protection, and braking systems. Functional components are standardized such that vehicle platforms may be interconnected with a variety of vehicle body designs (also referred to in the art as “top hats”) with minimal or no modification to the functional linkages (e.g., mechanical, structural, electrical, etc.) therebetween. Configurations of functional components are incorporated within the vehicle platform such that there is minimal or no physical overlap between the functional components and the area defined by the vehicle body.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2021Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Canoo Technologies Inc.Inventors: Daniel George McCarron, Alexi Charbonneau, William J. Rohr, Charles Garmel, Felix Haeusler, Nathaniel Risler Rosso, John Mason, Mayurkumar Ashokbhal Agrawal, Phillip John Weicker, Sohel Merchant, Naesung Lyu, Chung Shen Ang, Jeffrey Walsh
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Patent number: 11011783Abstract: Provided are battery packs and interface modules for electrically interconnecting electrochemical cells in the packs and for providing heat distribution with the packs. An interface module interfaces one side of all electrochemical cells in a battery pack. The interface module may have a substantially planar shape such that the space occupied by the module in the battery pack is minimal. Most, if not all, conductive components of the interface module may be formed from the same sheet of metal. In some embodiments, the interface module includes multiple bus bars such that each bus bar interconnects two or more terminals of different electrochemical cells in the battery pack. Each bus bar may have a separate voltage sense lead extending from the bus bar to a connecting portion. The bus bars may be flexibly supported within the module. The interface module may also include multiple thermistors disposed on different bus bars.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2014Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: QuantumScape Battery, Inc.Inventors: Weston Arthur Hermann, David E. Berkstresser, Stuart D. Barter, Phillip John Weicker
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Publication number: 20210091352Abstract: A battery enclosure for use in an electric vehicle where the structural support members of the battery enclosure are multi-functional and act to provide support for internally positioned batteries as well as provide additional strength to the framework of the electric vehicle. Furthermore, the structural elements can provide impact resistance to prevent unwanted intrusion into the battery enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: Canoo Inc.Inventors: Phillip John Weicker, David Tarlau, Deb Bourke, Alexi Charbonneau, Daniel McCarron
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Patent number: 10811740Abstract: Fluid cooled electric vehicle battery systems are disclosed. Systems can include an integrated coolant manifold and bus bar configured to carry coolant and electrical current along a common or coaxial path. An integrated coolant manifold and bus bar can include a conductive layer surrounding a coolant flow path and/or a conductor disposed within a coolant flow path. Integrated coolant manifold and bus bar structures may improve efficient use of battery space by reducing the number of battery components and by allowing reduced bus bar size due to fluid cooling of the bus bar.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Faraday & Future Inc.Inventors: Phillip John Weicker, Khiem Bao Dinh, David E. Featherstone
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Patent number: 10761530Abstract: In one aspect, a power system comprises a power bus, a plurality of energy-storage modules, and a controller. Each energy-storage module is coupled to the power bus and comprises an energy-storage device configured to store energy, an electrical circuit safety device configured to detect safe power conditions in the energy-storage module and break an electrical circuit within the energy-storage module based on a detection of unsafe power conditions in the energy-storage module, and a switch configured to selectively couple the energy-storage device to the power bus. The controller is configured to monitor a state of each of the plurality of energy-storage modules and control a state of the power system based on the state of each of the plurality of energy-storage modules.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Faraday & Future Inc.Inventors: Dheemanth Uppalapati, Phillip John Weicker, Xu Yan, Mayank Sikaria
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Patent number: 10597035Abstract: A system for intelligently disengaging vehicle creep, the system comprising one or more sensors configured to be operatively coupled with a vehicle, one or more processors configured to execute machine-readable instructions to obtain information from one or more of the sensors, compare obtained information with reference information, determine whether a creep disengaging condition has been satisfied based on the obtained information and the reference information, and disengage a creep function of the vehicle if it is determined that a creep disengaging condition has been satisfied. In some embodiments, the system disengages a vehicle's creep functionality when it is determined that the driver has exited the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: FARADAY & FUTURE INC.Inventor: Phillip John Weicker
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Patent number: 10538170Abstract: Battery module communication system with improved enclosure sealing is disclosed. When applied to an electric vehicle, a battery data communication system disclosed herein includes module enclosures having partial transformers, such as coils, contained inside the enclosures having inter-module interfaces. The inter-module interfaces can engage with one another to form transformers without the module enclosures having wire holes to connect data communication circuits contained in the respective module enclosures.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2016Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: FARADAY & FUTURE INC.Inventor: Phillip John Weicker
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Publication number: 20190393571Abstract: Fluid cooled electric vehicle battery systems are disclosed. Systems can include an integrated coolant manifold and bus bar configured to carry coolant and electrical current along a common or coaxial path. An integrated coolant manifold and bus bar can include a conductive layer surrounding a coolant flow path and/or a conductor disposed within a coolant flow path. Integrated coolant manifold and bus bar structures may improve efficient use of battery space by reducing the number of battery components and by allowing reduced bus bar size due to fluid cooling of the bus bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2018Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Phillip John Weicker, Khiem Bao Dinh, David E. Featherstone
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Publication number: 20190391577Abstract: In one aspect, a power system comprises a power bus, a plurality of energy-storage modules, and a controller. Each energy-storage module is coupled to the power bus and comprises an energy-storage device configured to store energy, an electrical circuit safety device configured to detect safe power conditions in the energy-storage module and break an electrical circuit within the energy-storage module based on a detection of unsafe power conditions in the energy-storage module, and a switch configured to selectively couple the energy-storage device to the power bus. The controller is configured to monitor a state of each of the plurality of energy-storage modules and control a state of the power system based on the state of each of the plurality of energy-storage modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2018Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Dheemanth Uppalapati, Phillip John Weicker, Xu Yan, Mayank Sikaria
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Publication number: 20190321913Abstract: A welding method includes providing a first workpiece and a second workpiece, positioning the first workpiece to contact the second workpiece, coating a portion of a selected one of the first and second workpieces with an absorbing layer; and welding the first workpiece and the second workpiece by heating the selected one of the first and second workpieces through the absorbing layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2018Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Phillip John Weicker, Don Suranga Dhanushka Uduwage, Hrayr Torosyan
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Patent number: 10442306Abstract: A battery level management system for an electric vehicle during a powered down and uncharged period is disclosed. A current output from a low voltage battery of the electric vehicle being above a threshold can be sensed to wake up a control unit associated with the low voltage battery without waking up or fully powering other control units. Upon waking up, the control unit associated with the low voltage battery can start monitoring the current output from the low voltage battery and controlling the power drawn from the low voltage battery by enabling or disabling other control units to manage the remaining low voltage battery power level.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2016Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: FARADAY & FUTURE INC.Inventors: Daniel Arnold Sufrin-Disler, Phillip John Weicker, Anil Paryani
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Patent number: 10436845Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling a battery are disclosed. Systems can include a battery having an output voltage and an output current when delivering power, a load driven by power delivered from the battery, battery output voltage and current sensing circuits, and processing circuitry coupled to the battery output voltage and current sensing circuits. The processing circuitry may be configured to obtain sensed battery output voltage and current values, and to estimate values for at least three battery state parameters by concurrently fitting the voltage and current values to at least two different equations.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2016Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: FARADAY & FUTURE INC.Inventors: Phillip John Weicker, Garrett David Heinen
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Patent number: 10421367Abstract: An adaptive and adjustable isolation fault testing of a multi-string battery of an electric vehicle is disclosed. The isolation fault testing can be performed in an adjustable or predetermined loop having dedicated time windows for respective battery strings in compliance with the system requirements, specification, and regulatory regime.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2016Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: FARADAY & FUTURE INC.Inventors: John Alser, Douglas D. Chidester, Anil Paryani, Phillip John Weicker
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Patent number: 10416238Abstract: A system and method for measuring a voltage of electrochemical cells of a pack. The system includes circuit elements individually associated with respective electrochemical cells of the pack and having electrical characteristics that are different such that individual electrochemical cells can be distinguished from one another. The system also includes a measurement circuit configured to measure the voltage of the electrochemical cells and to identify an electrochemical cell being measured based on an electrical characteristic of a circuit element associated with the electrochemical cell. Various self-diagnostic techniques are described, as well as techniques for measuring sense resistance, reducing sense resistance, and measuring changes in voltage of a cell over time.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: EXERGONIX, INC.Inventors: Peter Fredrick Nortman, Daniel A. Sufrin-Disler, Phillip John Weicker, Patrick J. Mcgulpin
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Patent number: 10320207Abstract: A battery management system (BMS) connected to a battery is disclosed. The battery management system includes a battery status component configured to detect one or more parameters of the battery; a timer component configured to compute an amount of time needed to recharge the battery based on one or more of the parameters of the battery; and a scheme initiation component configured to determine an optimal time to begin charging based on the amount of time needed to recharge the battery.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: FARADAY & FUTURE INC.Inventors: Phillip John Weicker, Omourtag Alexandrov Velev, Anil Paryani