Patents by Inventor Steven A. Bronczyk

Steven A. Bronczyk 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 assemblies
    Patent number: 9203125
    Abstract: A battery cell assembly in accordance with an exemplary embodiment is provided. The assembly includes a first frame member having a first plurality of tabs extending away from a first peripheral edge of the first frame member. Each tab of the first plurality of tabs has a first coupling feature at a distal end of the respective tab. The assembly further includes a second frame member having a plurality of slots extending into a second peripheral edge of the second frame member. The assembly further includes a battery cell disposed between the first and second frame members, and each first coupling feature of each tab of the first plurality of tabs is configured to engage a respective slot of the plurality of slots of the second frame member to fixedly hold the first and second frame members together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven A. Bronczyk, Kwok Tom, William Koetting
  • Battery cell assemblies
    Patent number: 9147916
    Abstract: A battery cell assembly in accordance with an exemplary embodiment is provided. The assembly includes a first frame member having a first plurality of tabs extending away from a first peripheral edge of the first frame member. Each tab of the first plurality of tabs has a first coupling feature at a distal end of the respective tab. The assembly further includes a second frame member having a plurality of slots extending into a second peripheral edge of the second frame member. The assembly further includes a battery cell disposed between the first and second frame members, and each first coupling feature of each tab of the first plurality of tabs is configured to engage a respective slot of the plurality of slots of the second frame member to fixedly hold the first and second frame members together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven A. Bronczyk, Kwok Tom, William Koetting
  • BATTERY CELL ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20110256446
    Abstract: A battery cell assembly in accordance with an exemplary embodiment is provided. The assembly includes a first frame member having a first plurality of tabs extending away from a first peripheral edge of the first frame member. Each tab of the first plurality of tabs has a first coupling feature at a distal end of the respective tab. The assembly further includes a second frame member having a plurality of slots extending into a second peripheral edge of the second frame member. The assembly further includes a battery cell disposed between the first and second frame members, and each first coupling feature of each tab of the first plurality of tabs is configured to engage a respective slot of the plurality of slots of the second frame member to fixedly hold the first and second frame members together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Steven A. Bronczyk, Kwok Tom, William Koetting