Patents by Inventor Richard A. Beyerle, II

Richard A. Beyerle, II 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).

  • Battery pack assembly
    Patent number: 9444123
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of prismatic format batteries in a stacked configuration. Flexible graphite sheet heat spreaders are interposed between adjacent prismatic batteries in the stack. A heat sink extends the length of the stack of prismatic format batteries. Both heat spreader major surfaces contact the heat sink at contact areas and thereby extend into the heat sink by at least 30 percent of the thru-thickness of the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: GrafTech International Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Beyerle, II, Ian A. McCallum, Martin D. Smalc, Jonathan A. Taylor, Ryan J. Wayne
  • Battery Pack Assembly
    Publication number: 20160049704
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of prismatic format batteries in a stacked configuration. Flexible graphite sheet heat spreaders are interposed between adjacent prismatic batteries in the stack. A heat sink extends the length of the stack of prismatic format batteries. Both heat spreader major surfaces contact the heat sink at contact areas and thereby extend into the heat sink by at least 30 percent of the thru-thickness of the heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Richard A. Beyerle, II, Ian A. McCallum, Martin D. Smalc, Jonathan A. Taylor, Ryan J. Wayne