Patents by Inventor Samuel Milan POZNANOVICH, II

Samuel Milan POZNANOVICH, 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 swapping system and techniques
    Patent number: 10513247
    Abstract: A battery pack lift system includes: a frame having nutrunners mounted thereon according to a battery pack fastener pattern for a vehicle; a lift configured to raise and lower the frame with regard to the vehicle; a first air bearing positioned between the frame and the lift, the first air bearing configured to allow relative movement between the frame and the lift; and a second air bearing positioned on the frame, the second air bearing configured to allow relative movement between a battery pack and the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Clarke, Matthew Lee Brown, Eric Orlando Gaffoglio, Samuel Milan Poznanovich, II
  • Battery Swapping System and Techniques
    Publication number: 20160107619
    Abstract: A battery pack lift system includes: a frame having nutrunners mounted thereon according to a battery pack fastener pattern for a vehicle; a lift configured to raise and lower the frame with regard to the vehicle; a first air bearing positioned between the frame and the lift, the first air bearing configured to allow relative movement between the frame and the lift; and a second air bearing positioned on the frame, the second air bearing configured to allow relative movement between a battery pack and the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Tesla Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Clarke, Matthew Lee Brown, Eric Orlando GAFFOGLIO, Samuel Milan POZNANOVICH, II