Patents by Inventor Thomas Bernhard

Thomas Bernhard 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: 11721856
    Abstract: A battery pack for a vehicle includes: a battery module including a plurality of secondary battery cells; a carrier plate including an integral cooling channel structure having an opening at a side wall of the carrier plate; a liquid cooling circuit in thermal contact with the battery module; and a coupling member. The battery module is on the carrier plate. The integral cooling channel structure is part of the liquid cooling circuit, and the liquid cooling circuit includes a coolant distributor that is in a fluid-tight connection with the integral cooling channel structure at the opening at the side wall. The coupling member and the side wall of the carrier plate respectively include corresponding coupling elements to mechanically connect the coupling member and the carrier plate to each other, and the coupling member further includes a mounting bracket attaching the coolant distributor to the coupling member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Carl-Michael Masaryk, Matthias Pucher, Thomas Bernhard
  • Publication number: 20200119417
    Abstract: A battery pack for a vehicle includes: a battery module including a plurality of secondary battery cells; a carrier plate including an integral cooling channel structure having an opening at a side wall of the carrier plate; a liquid cooling circuit in thermal contact with the battery module; and a coupling member. The battery module is on the carrier plate. The integral cooling channel structure is part of the liquid cooling circuit, and the liquid cooling circuit includes a coolant distributor that is in a fluid-tight connection with the integral cooling channel structure at the opening at the side wall. The coupling member and the side wall of the carrier plate respectively include corresponding coupling elements to mechanically connect the coupling member and the carrier plate to each other, and the coupling member further includes a mounting bracket attaching the coolant distributor to the coupling member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Carl-Michael MASARYK, Matthias PUCHER, Thomas BERNHARD
  • Patent number: 6275942
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for automatic response to computer system misuse using active response modules (ARMs). ARMs are tools that allow static intrusion detection system applications the ability to dynamically increase security levels by allowing real-time responses to detected instances of computer misuse. Several classes of ARMs exist which allow them to interface with several types of network elements found within a computing environment (e.g., firewalls, web servers, Kerberos severs, certificate authorities, etc.). The ARMs, once defined, are deployed in a “plug and play” manner into an existing intrusion detection system within a computing environment. A user (e.g., system administrator) may then configure the ARMs by linking them to specific computer misuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Network Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Bernhard, Terry Escamilla, William Leddy, Richard Letsinger, Crosby Marks, Steven E. Smaha, Steven R. Snapp