Patents by Inventor Sean O'Kane

Sean O'Kane 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 cell assembly, heat exchanger, and method for manufacturing the heat exchanger
    Patent number: 8662153
    Abstract: A battery cell assembly, a heat exchanger, and a method for manufacturing the heat exchanger are provided. The heat exchanger includes a rectangular-shaped sheet having first and second rectangular-shaped sheet portions coupled together at a bent edge such that the sheet portions are disposed proximate to one another. Outer edges of the first and second rectangular-shaped sheet portions are coupled together such that an interior region is formed between the first and second rectangular-shaped sheet portions. The bent edge has first and second apertures extending therethrough. The heat exchanger further includes a first inlet port disposed on the bent edge over the first aperture, and a second outlet port disposed on the bent edge over the second aperture, such that fluid can flow through the first inlet port and into the interior region and then through the outlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: William Koetting, Sean O'Kane, Kwok Tom, Josh Payne
  • BATTERY CELL ASSEMBLY, HEAT EXCHANGER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE HEAT EXCHANGER
    Publication number: 20120082880
    Abstract: A battery cell assembly, a heat exchanger, and a method for manufacturing the heat exchanger are provided. The heat exchanger includes a rectangular-shaped sheet having first and second rectangular-shaped sheet portions coupled together at a bent edge such that the sheet portions are disposed proximate to one another. Outer edges of the first and second rectangular-shaped sheet portions are coupled together such that an interior region is formed between the first and second rectangular-shaped sheet portions. The bent edge has first and second apertures extending therethrough. The heat exchanger further includes a first inlet port disposed on the bent edge over the first aperture, and a second outlet port disposed on the bent edge over the second aperture, such that fluid can flow through the first inlet port and into the interior region and then through the outlet port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: LG CHEM LTD.
    Inventors: William Koetting, Sean O'Kane, Kwok Tom, Josh Payne