Patents by Inventor Scott Quinlan Freeman Monismith

Scott Quinlan Freeman Monismith 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).

  • Patent number: 11462791
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, apparatuses, and methods of providing electrical energy for electric vehicles. A battery pack can be disposed in an electric vehicle to power the electric vehicle. A battery cell can be arranged in the battery pack. The battery cell can have a housing. The housing can define a cavity within the housing. The battery cell can have an electrode structure arranged within the cavity. The electrode structure can include a first polarity electrode plate, a second polarity electrode plate, and at least one separator. First and second polarity tabs are coupled with the first and second polarity electrode plates, respectively. The tabs include a flat surface, an electrode interface surface and at least one intermediate surface that extends therebetween. The at least one intermediate surface forms an acute angle with the electrode interface surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: CHONGQING JINKANG POWERTRAIN NEW ENERGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Scott Quinlan Freeman Monismith, Jeremy Elsberry, Brennan Campbell, Derek Nathan Wong, Ying Liu, Yifan Tang
  • Patent number: 11228071
    Abstract: A battery cell of a battery pack to power an electric vehicle can include a housing to at least partially enclose an electrode assembly is provided. The battery cell can include a vent plate coupled with the housing via a glass weld at a lateral end of the battery cell. The vent plate can include a scoring pattern to cause the vent plate to rupture in response to a threshold pressure. A first end of a polymer tab can be electrically coupled with the vent plate at an area within a scored region defined by the scoring pattern. A second end of the polymer tab can be electrically coupled with an electrode assembly. The polymer tab can melt in response to either a threshold temperature or a threshold current within the battery cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignees: CHONGQING JINKANG NEW ENERGY VEHICLE CO., LTD., SF MOTORS, INC.
    Inventors: Ying Liu, Scott Quinlan Freeman Monismith, Chien-Fan Chen, Jeremy Andrew Elsberry, Yifan Tang
  • Patent number: 11001155
    Abstract: Systems and method manage battery charging of a battery of an electric vehicle are described herein. The system can include a battery management system. The battery management system can receive current battery characteristics and conditions. Based on the battery characteristics and conditions, the battery management system can select a charging profile from a plurality of charging profiles. Based on the selected charging profile, the battery management system can set a rate for charging the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: SF MOTORS, INC.
    Inventors: Brennan Campbell, Sangwoo Han, Scott Quinlan Freeman Monismith, Ying Liu
  • Patent number: 10992004
    Abstract: A solid state battery cell can include a first polarity terminal, a second polarity terminal and a housing defining a cavity and functioning as a current collector for the first polarity terminal. The battery cell can include a membrane disposed in the cavity and dividing the cavity into a first portion and a second portion, an electrically conductive pin functioning as a current collector for the second polarity terminal, and an insulator electrically isolating the electrically conductive pin from the housing. A solid state anode material, including solid state anode particles, first solid state electrolyte particles and a first conductive additive, can be disposed in the first portion of the cavity. A solid state cathode material, including solid state cathode particles, second solid state electrolyte particles and a second conductive additive, can be disposed in the second portion of the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: TeraWatt Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Nathan Wong, Scott Quinlan Freeman Monismith, Jeremy Elsberry, Brennan Campbell, Ying Liu, Yifan Tang
  • Patent number: 10930917
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, apparatuses, and methods of powering electric vehicles. A battery pack can be disposed in an electric vehicle to power the electric vehicle. A housing can be arranged in the battery pack and can have a first polarity terminal. A capping element can be mechanically coupled with the housing and can have a second polarity terminal. A battery cell array can be arranged within a cavity in the housing. The battery cell array can have a first polarity terminal electrically coupled with the housing. The battery cell array can have a second polarity terminal electrically coupled with the capping element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: SF Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Brennan Campbell, Scott Quinlan Freeman Monismith, Derek Nathan Wong, Yifan Tang, Ying Liu
  • Patent number: 10930900
    Abstract: A battery cell for an electric vehicle battery pack can include a housing and a gasket. The housing can define a sidewall of the battery cell that extends between an open end of the housing and a closed end of the housing. The open end of the housing can include an uneven rim pattern having a plurality of peak regions and a plurality of valley regions to define a plurality of tabs. The plurality of peak regions can engage the gasket to seal the housing with the gasket. Each of the plurality of tabs can define a respective flat crimped area. Each flat crimped area can have a surface area between one square millimeter and five square millimeters. At least one of the flat crimped areas can provide a surface for bonding with a wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: SF Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Ying Liu, Kent Wing Kin Chung, Scott Quinlan Freeman Monismith, Jeremy Andrew Elsberry, Yifan Tang
  • Patent number: 10910608
    Abstract: Provided herein are a battery cell of a battery pack for electric vehicles. A housing for the battery cell can have a body and a head region. The body region can include an electrolyte, anode, and cathode. The battery cell can include a first sealing element disposed in an opening of the head region. The first sealing element can define two slots for disposing a second sealing element and a third sealing element respectively. A first conductive contact for a positive terminal coupled to the cathode can be disposed in the second sealing element. A second conductive contact for a negative terminal coupled to the anode can be disposed in the third sealing element. A first protector element disposed below the second sealing element can react to a first failure condition. A second protector element disposed below the third sealing element can react to a second failure condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignees: CHONGQING JINKANG NEW ENERGY VEHICLE CO., LTD., SF MOTORS, INC.
    Inventors: Scott Quinlan Freeman Monismith, Brennan Campbell, Ying Liu, Yifan Tang
  • Publication number: 20200358062
    Abstract: A battery cell of a battery pack to power an electric vehicle can include a housing to at least partially enclose an electrode assembly is provided. The battery cell can include a vent plate coupled with the housing via a glass weld at a lateral end of the battery cell. The vent plate can include a scoring pattern to cause the vent plate to rupture in response to a threshold pressure. A first end of a polymer tab can be electrically coupled with the vent plate at an area within a scored region defined by the scoring pattern. A second end of the polymer tab can be electrically coupled with an electrode assembly. The polymer tab can melt in response to either a threshold temperature or a threshold current within the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Ying Liu, Scott Quinlan Freeman Monismith, Chien-Fan Chen, Jeremy Andrew Elsberry, Yifan Tang
  • Patent number: 10734620
    Abstract: A battery cell of a battery pack to power an electric vehicle can include a housing to at least partially enclose an electrode assembly is provided. The battery cell can include a vent plate coupled with the housing via a glass weld at a lateral end of the battery cell. The vent plate can include a scoring pattern to cause the vent plate to rupture in response to a threshold pressure. A first end of a polymer tab can be electrically coupled with the vent plate at an area within a scored region defined by the scoring pattern. A second end of the polymer tab can be electrically coupled with an electrode assembly. The polymer tab can melt in response to either a threshold temperature or a threshold current within the battery cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignees: CHONGQING JINKANG NEW ENERGY VEHICLE CO., LTD., SF MOTORS, INC.
    Inventors: Ying Liu, Scott Quinlan Freeman Monismith, Chien-Fan Chen, Jeremy Andrew Elsberry, Yifan Tang
  • Publication number: 20200223318
    Abstract: Systems and method manage battery charging of a battery of an electric vehicle are described herein. The system can include a battery management system. The battery management system can receive current battery characteristics and conditions. Based on the battery characteristics and conditions, the battery management system can select a charging profile from a plurality of charging profiles. Based on the selected charging profile, the battery management system can set a rate for charging the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Brennan Campbell, Sangwoo Han, Scott Quinlan Freeman Monismith, Ying Liu
  • Publication number: 20200212372
    Abstract: A solid state battery cell can include a first polarity terminal, a second polarity terminal and a housing defining a cavity and functioning as a current collector for the first polarity terminal. The battery cell can include a membrane disposed in the cavity and dividing the cavity into a first portion and a second portion, an electrically conductive pin functioning as a current collector for the second polarity terminal, and an insulator electrically isolating the electrically conductive pin from the housing. A solid state anode material, including solid state anode particles, first solid state electrolyte particles and a first conductive additive, can be disposed in the first portion of the cavity. A solid state cathode material, including solid state cathode particles, second solid state electrolyte particles and a second conductive additive, can be disposed in the second portion of the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Derek Nathan Wong, Scott Quinlan Freeman Monismith, Jeremy Elsberry, Brennan Campbell, Ying Liu, Yifan Tang
  • Publication number: 20200212382
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, apparatuses, and methods of providing electrical energy for electric vehicles. A battery pack can be disposed in an electric vehicle to power the electric vehicle. A battery cell can be arranged in the battery pack. The battery cell can have a housing. The housing can define a cavity within the housing. The battery cell can have an electrode structure arranged within the cavity. The electrode structure can include a first polarity electrode plate, a second polarity electrode plate, and at least one separator. First and second polarity tabs are coupled with the first and second polarity electrode plates, respectively. The tabs include a flat surface, an electrode interface surface and at least one intermediate surface that extends therebetween. The at least one intermediate surface forms an acute angle with the electrode interface surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Scott Quinlan Freeman Monismith, Jeremy Elsberry, Brennan Campbell, Derek Nathan Wong, Ying Liu, Yifan Tang
  • Publication number: 20200212410
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, apparatuses, and methods of powering electric vehicles. A battery pack can be disposed in an electric vehicle to power the electric vehicle. A housing can be arranged in the battery pack and can have a first polarity terminal. A capping element can be mechanically coupled with the housing and can have a second polarity terminal. A battery cell array can be arranged within a cavity in the housing. The battery cell array can have a first polarity terminal electrically coupled with the housing. The battery cell array can have a second polarity terminal electrically coupled with the capping element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Brennan Campbell, Scott Quinlan Freeman Monismith, Derek Nathan Wong, Yifan Tang, Ying Liu
  • Publication number: 20200168964
    Abstract: Provided herein is a heat transfer system for a battery cell of a battery pack of an electric vehicle. The heat transfer system can provide temperature regulation of battery cells disposed within a battery pack of an electric vehicle during charging of the respective battery cells or operation of the electric vehicle. A battery cell can include a housing with an electrolyte disposed in an inner region defined by the housing and a dual polarity lid. The heat transfer system can include a sleeve coupled with an outer surface of the housing. A cooling plate can couple with a second end of the housing. A plurality of fins can extend from the first surface of the cooling plate. The plurality of fins can be disposed around the battery cell and coupled with the sleeve to facilitate heat transfer between the battery cell, the plurality of fins and the cooling plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Scott Quinlan Freeman Monismith, Derek Nathan Wong, Ying Liu, Yifan Tang, Bin Bin Chi, Brennan Campbell
  • Publication number: 20200168963
    Abstract: Provided herein is a heat transfer system for a battery cell of a battery pack of an electric vehicle. The heat transfer system can provide temperature regulation of battery cells disposed within a battery pack of an electric vehicle during charging of the respective battery cells or operation of the electric vehicle. A battery cell can include a housing with an electrolyte disposed in an inner region defined by the housing and a dual polarity lid. The heat transfer system can include a sleeve coupled with an outer surface of the housing. A cooling plate can couple with a second end of the housing. A plurality of fins can extend from the first surface of the cooling plate. The plurality of fins can be disposed around the battery cell and coupled with the sleeve to facilitate heat transfer between the battery cell, the plurality of fins and the cooling plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Scott Quinlan Freeman Monismith, Derek Nathan Wong, Ying Liu, Yifan Tang, Bin Bin Chi, Brennan Campbell
  • Publication number: 20200168858
    Abstract: Provided herein is a dual polarity lid for a battery cell of a battery pack to power an electric vehicle. The dual polarity lid can include a first polarity region and an inner gasket disposed within an inner edge surface of the first polarity region. The lid can include a fuse layer disposed within an inner isolation surface of the inner gasket. The lid can include an isolation layer coupled with a second surface of the fuse layer. The lid can include a second polarity region coupled with a second surface of the isolation layer such that the isolation layer is disposed between the fuse layer and the second polarity region. The lid can include an outer gasket coupled with the outer edge surface of the first polarity region, and the outer gasket coupled with the first end of the housing to seal the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Scott Quinlan Freeman Monismith, Jeremy Elsberry, Derek Wong, Ying Liu, Yifan Tang, Ray Kairawicz
  • Publication number: 20200152955
    Abstract: A battery cell for an electric vehicle battery pack is provided. The battery cell can include a housing containing an electrolyte material and a first polarity terminal disposed at a lateral end of the battery cell. A current interrupt component can be disposed at the lateral end of the battery cell. The current interrupt component can include an inner portion electrically coupled with the first polarity terminal, an outer portion surrounding the inner portion and electrically coupled with the electrolyte material, a leg electrically coupling the inner portion with the outer portion. The leg can include a scored portion to tear in response to mechanical deformation of the battery cell and a fuse portion to melt in response to a threshold current within the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Scott Quinlan Freeman Monismith, Jeremy Elsberry, Derek Wong, Ying Liu, Yifan Tang, Raymond Kairawicz
  • Publication number: 20200152954
    Abstract: A battery cell for an electric vehicle battery pack is provided. The battery cell can include a housing containing an electrolyte material and a first polarity terminal disposed at a lateral end of the battery cell. A current interrupt component can be disposed at the lateral end of the battery cell. The current interrupt component can include an inner portion electrically coupled with the first polarity terminal, an outer portion surrounding the inner portion and electrically coupled with the electrolyte material, a leg electrically coupling the inner portion with the outer portion. The leg can include a scored portion to tear in response to mechanical deformation of the battery cell and a fuse portion to melt in response to a threshold current within the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Scott Quinlan Freeman Monismith, Jeremy Elsberry, Derek Wong, Ying Liu, Yifan Tang, Raymond Kairawicz
  • Publication number: 20200106140
    Abstract: Provided herein is a battery cell of a battery pack to power an electric vehicle. The battery cell can include a lid having an extended region that includes a threaded hole to receive at least one sensor element to measure properties of the battery cell or a battery pack. The battery cell can include a housing having a first end and a second end. An electrolyte can be disposed in an inner region defined by the housing. The lid can couple with a first end of the housing and include a base portion coupled with the first end of the housing. The extended portion can couple with the base portion. The extended portion can include an inner cavity and the threaded hole can form an opening of the inner cavity. The sensor element can couple with the threaded hole and can be disposed within the inner cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Scott Quinlan Freeman Monismith, Jeremy Andrew Elsberry, Derek Nathan Wong, Ying Liu, Yifan Tang
  • Publication number: 20200091468
    Abstract: Provided herein is a battery cell of a battery pack to power an electric vehicle. The battery cell can include a housing and an electrolyte can be disposed in an inner region defined by the housing. A lid can couple with a first end of the housing. The lid can include a first polarity layer that can function as a first polarity terminal and can include a first polarity orifice and a scored region. The lid can include an insulating layer having a first insulated orifice and a second insulated orifice. The lid can include a second polarity layer having a protruding second polarity region that can function as a second polarity terminal and extends through the first insulated orifice and the first polarity orifice. A gasket can couple with edge surfaces of the first polarity layer, the second polarity layer, and the insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Derek Nathan Wong, Scott Quinlan Freeman Monismith, Jeremy Andrew Elsberry, Ying Liu