Patents by Inventor Rohit Gunna

Rohit Gunna 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).

  • Array frame design for electrified vehicle battery arrays
    Patent number: 11552348
    Abstract: A battery array frame according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a frame body, and a thermal fin including a body embedded in the frame body and a leg that extends outside of the frame body. The thermal fin is flexible between a first position in which the leg is spaced farther from a surface of the frame body and a second position in which the leg is spaced closer to the surface of the frame body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Rohit Gunna, Patrick Daniel Maguire, George Albert Garfinkel
  • Twist-lock battery pack attachment device
    Patent number: 11349171
    Abstract: An exemplary method of securing a battery array includes attaching a twist-lock to a case, and securing a battery array to the case by rotating the twist-lock from a first position to a second position. Another exemplary method of securing a battery array includes securing a twist-lock to a case, and rotating the twist-lock from a first position to a second position where a portion of a battery array is clamped between the twist-lock and the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Rajaram Subramanian, Patrick Daniel Maguire, Rohit Gunna, Steve Droste
  • ARRAY FRAME DESIGN FOR ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE BATTERY ARRAYS
    Publication number: 20210013561
    Abstract: A battery array frame according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a frame body, and a thermal fin including a body embedded in the frame body and a leg that extends outside of the frame body. The thermal fin is flexible between a first position in which the leg is spaced farther from a surface of the frame body and a second position in which the leg is spaced closer to the surface of the frame body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Rohit GUNNA, Patrick Daniel Maguire, George Albert Garfinkel
  • Array frame design for electrified vehicle battery arrays
    Patent number: 10826141
    Abstract: A battery array frame according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a frame body, and a thermal fin including a body embedded in the frame body and a leg that extends outside of the frame body. The thermal fin is flexible between a first position in which the leg is spaced farther from a surface of the frame body and a second position in which the leg is spaced closer to the surface of the frame body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Rohit Gunna, Patrick Daniel Maguire, George Albert Garfinkel
  • Battery pack retention assembly and retention method
    Patent number: 10644281
    Abstract: An exemplary method of securing portions of a battery pack includes, among other things, slidably engaging a portion of a battery cell frame within a channel of an extrusion, and securing the extrusion to a support to secure the battery cell frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Rajaram Subramanian, Tom M. Gunther, Saravanan Paramasivam, Steve Droste, Rohit Gunna
  • Connector-integrated endplate for battery electric vehicles
    Patent number: 10632856
    Abstract: An integrated endplate for a battery pack includes an inner wall and an outer wall. The outer wall has a first side adjacent to the inner wall and a second side opposite the first side. The outer wall includes a connector interface protruding from the second side and defining at least one aperture therethrough. The integrated endplate further includes at least one electrical connector extending between the inner wall and the outer wall to the at least one aperture of the connector interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: John Sturza, Neil Robert Burrows, Sai K. Perumalla, Rohit Gunna, Hyung Min Baek
  • Battery pack enclosure including integrated fluid channel
    Patent number: 10622687
    Abstract: A battery pack according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an enclosure including a monolithic body with at least a first sidewall and a base connected to the first sidewall and a fluid channel extending inside of at least one of the first sidewall and the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Rohit Gunna, Kanchana Perumalla, Neil Robert Burrows, Hyung Min Baek
  • Array frame design for electrified vehicle battery arrays
    Patent number: 10103368
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a tray, an array frame positioned relative to the tray and that houses at least one battery cell, and a retention clip mounted to the tray and engageable with a portion of the array frame. The portion or the retention clip is flexible and the other of the portion and the retention clip is rigid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Rohit Gunna, Patrick Daniel Maguire
  • CONNECTOR-INTEGRATED ENDPLATE FOR BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20180201153
    Abstract: An integrated endplate for a battery pack includes an inner wall and an outer wall. The outer wall has a first side adjacent to the inner wall and a second side opposite the first side. The outer wall includes a connector interface protruding from the second side and defining at least one aperture therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: John Sturza, Neil Robert Burrows, Sai K. Perumalla, Rohit Gunna, Hyung Min Baek
  • BATTERY PACK RETENTION ASSEMBLY AND RETENTION METHOD
    Publication number: 20180076430
    Abstract: An exemplary method of securing portions of a battery pack includes, among other things, slidably engaging a portion of a battery cell frame within a channel of an extrusion, and securing the extrusion to a support to secure the battery cell frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Rajaram Subramanian, Tom M. Gunther, Saravanan Paramasivam, Steve Droste, Rohit Gunna
  • Battery pack retention assembly and retention method
    Patent number: 9853262
    Abstract: An exemplary assembly includes an extrusion providing a channel that receives a portion of a battery cell frame. The extrusion is securable to a support to secure the battery cell frame relative to the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Rajaram Subramanian, Tom M. Gunther, Saravanan Paramasivam, Steve Droste, Rohit Gunna
  • ARRAY FRAME DESIGN FOR ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE BATTERY ARRAYS
    Publication number: 20170309875
    Abstract: A battery array includes a frame body extending along a longitudinal axis and including a top surface, a bottom surface, and frame arms that connect between the top surface and the bottom surface. In some embodiments, the array frame includes at least one lifting arm that extends from the top surface and establishes an engagement area for engaging and lifting the frame body. In other embodiments, the array frame includes a recessed groove for accommodating a tension strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Rohit Gunna, Patrick Daniel Maguire, Steve Droste
  • Cold plate assembly for electrified vehicle battery packs
    Patent number: 9786966
    Abstract: An assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a cold plate including a cooling circuit, a first end cap attached to the cold plate and a first manifold inside the first end cap and configured to fluidly connect a first fluid channel and a second fluid channel of the cooling circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Neil Robert Burrows, Kanchana Perumalla, Rohit Gunna, Keith Kearney
  • ARRAY FRAME DESIGN FOR ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE BATTERY ARRAYS
    Publication number: 20170237131
    Abstract: A battery array frame according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a frame body, and a thermal fin including a body embedded in the frame body and a leg that extends outside of the frame body. The thermal fin is flexible between a first position in which the leg is spaced farther from a surface of the frame body and a second position in which the leg is spaced closer to the surface of the frame body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Rohit GUNNA, Patrick Daniel Maguire, George Albert Garfinkel
  • Array frame design for electrified vehicle battery arrays
    Patent number: 9728755
    Abstract: A battery array frame according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a frame body extending along a longitudinal axis and including a top surface, a bottom surface and frame arms that connect between the top surface and the bottom surface. At least one of the top surface and the bottom surface is rotationally symmetric about an axis that is transverse to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Rohit Gunna, Patrick Daniel Maguire, Steve Droste
  • Array frame design for electrified vehicle battery arrays
    Patent number: 9666843
    Abstract: A battery array frame according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a frame body, and a thermal fin including a body embedded in the frame body and a leg that extends outside of the frame body. The thermal fin is flexible between a first position in which the leg is spaced farther from a surface of the frame body and a second position in which the leg is spaced closer to the surface of the frame body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Rohit Gunna, Patrick Daniel Maguire, George Albert Garfinkel
  • COLD PLATE ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE BATTERY PACKS
    Publication number: 20170077565
    Abstract: An assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a cold plate including a cooling circuit, a first end cap attached to the cold plate and a first manifold inside the first end cap and configured to fluidly connect a first fluid channel and a second fluid channel of the cooling circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Neil Robert BURROWS, Kanchana PERUMALLA, Rohit GUNNA, Keith KEARNEY
  • ARRAY FRAME DESIGN FOR ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE BATTERY ARRAYS
    Publication number: 20170077469
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a tray, an array frame positioned relative to the tray and that houses at least one battery cell, and a retention clip mounted to the tray and engageable with a portion of the array frame. The portion or the retention clip is flexible and the other of the portion and the retention clip is rigid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Rohit Gunna, Patrick Daniel Maguire
  • BATTERY PACK ENCLOSURE INCLUDING INTEGRATED FLUID CHANNEL
    Publication number: 20170047624
    Abstract: A battery pack according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an enclosure including a monolithic body with at least a first sidewall and a base connected to the first sidewall and a fluid channel extending inside of at least one of the first sidewall and the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Rohit GUNNA, Kanchana PERUMALLA, Neil Robert BURROWS, Hyung Min BAEK
  • TWIST-LOCK BATTERY PACK ATTACHMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160372725
    Abstract: An exemplary method of securing a battery array includes attaching a twist-lock to a case, and securing a battery array to the case by rotating the twist-lock from a first position to a second position. Another exemplary method of securing a battery array includes securing a twist-lock to a case, and rotating the twist-lock from a first position to a second position where a portion of a battery array is clamped between the twist-lock and the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Rajaram Subramanian, Patrick Daniel Maguire, Rohit Gunna, Steve Droste