Patents by Inventor Thomas Kretschmar

Thomas Kretschmar 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).

  • Publication number: 20230231158
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a fuel cell with a membrane electrode assembly (1), wherein at least sections thereof are surrounded by a sub-gasket (2). According to the invention, in order to form the sub-gasket (2), at least sections of the membrane electrode assembly (1) are introduced into a film sleeve (3), the film sleeve (3) is pressed together so that at least regions of two film sleeve halves lie on top of one another, and the overlapping film sleeve halves are connected, preferably adhered, to one another. The invention also relates to a fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: David Thomann, Heiko Klaumuenzer, Marco Boehnlein, Robert Landvogt, Thomas Kretschmar
  • Patent number: 11251482
    Abstract: A cell housing plate for the arrangement of round cells, comprising a cover plate arranged on the top side of the cell housing plate, and a base plate arranged opposite the cover plate on the underside of the cell housing plate, wherein the cover plate and the base plate have a plurality of cut-outs arranged opposite each other for receiving the round cells, wherein the cut-outs each have a collar pointing radially towards the inside of the cut-out for receiving a sealant, and an opening arranged inside the collar for passage of the round cells, wherein the cover plate and the base plate are arranged relative to each other such that the cut-outs of the cover plate and the opposite cut-outs of the base plate form cavities for receiving sealant for sealing the round cells which may be arranged inside the cell housing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Ringk, Anton Ringel, Arno Arzberger, Rudi Kaiser, Silvan Poller, Thomas Kretschmar, Christoph Schlund
  • Patent number: 10985427
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an electrode stack for a battery cell, comprising the following steps: providing a strip-shaped anode element (45) comprising an anodic current discharger (31) to which an anodic active material (41) is applied; providing a strip-shaped cathode element (46) comprising a cathodic current discharger (32) to which a cathodic active material (42) is applied; providing at least one strip-shaped separator element (16); introducing grooves (70) into the cathodic active material (42) around segmentation lines (S); generating a strip-shaped composite element (50) by applying the cathode element (46) onto the anode element (45), with the interposition of the at least one separator element (16); cutting the composite element (50) into plate-shaped composite segments at the segmentation lines (S); and stacking the composite segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Proell, Thomas Kretschmar, Thomas Juestel
  • Publication number: 20200136098
    Abstract: A cell housing plate for the arrangement of round cells, comprising a cover plate arranged on the top side of the cell housing plate, and a base plate arranged opposite the cover plate on the underside of the cell housing plate, wherein the cover plate and the base plate have a plurality of cut-outs arranged opposite each other for receiving the round cells, wherein the cut-outs each have a collar pointing radially towards the inside of the cut-out for receiving a sealant, and an opening arranged inside the collar for passage of the round cells, wherein the cover plate and the base plate are arranged relative to each other such that the cut-outs of the cover plate and the opposite cut-outs of the base plate form cavities for receiving sealant for sealing the round cells which may be arranged inside the cell housing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Ringk, Anton Ringel, Arno Arzberger, Rudi Kaiser, Silvan Poller, Thomas Kretschmar, Christoph Schlund
  • Patent number: 10559784
    Abstract: An insulating molding (1) for a housing of at least one battery cell is disclosed, specifically for a housing of at least one lithium-ion battery cell, wherein, on at least one molding sidewall (3a, 3b) of the insulating molding (1), a depression (5) is configured, which is constituted by means of a reduced wall thickness, in order to reduce the force acting on the battery cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Kai-Uli Striegel, Martin Gerlach, Thomas Kretschmar, Timo Kegel
  • Publication number: 20200028140
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an electrode stack for a battery cell, comprising the following steps: providing a strip-shaped anode element (45) comprising an anodic current discharger (31) to which an anodic active material (41) is applied; providing a strip-shaped cathode element (46) comprising a cathodic current discharger (32) to which a cathodic active material (42) is applied; providing at least one strip-shaped separator element (16); introducing grooves (70) into the cathodic active material (42) around segmentation lines (S); generating a strip-shaped composite element (50) by applying the cathode element (46) onto the anode element (45), with the interposition of the at least one separator element (16); cutting the composite element (50) into plate-shaped composite segments at the segmentation lines (S); and stacking the composite segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Johannes Proell, Thomas Kretschmar, Thomas Juestel
  • Patent number: 10497918
    Abstract: A device (10; 10?) for connecting battery cells (30), characterized by: a multiplicity of cell connectors (14) for electrically connecting terminals (36) of the battery cells (30), and a carrier (12; 12?) for mechanically connecting the cell connectors (14) to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Lemke, Thomas Kretschmar, Alfons Doerr, Davide Bossi, Martin Gerlach, Gerhard Schubert, Stefan Baumann
  • Publication number: 20180323416
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an electrode composite (23) of a battery cell, in particular of a lithium-ion battery cell, comprising at least one first electrode (1) having an in particular strip-type first electrode film (1a), at least one second electrode (2), and at least one in particular strip-type separator film (5a, 5b), wherein the in particular strip-type first electrode film (1a) is trimmed to fit on a first side, from where the first electrode film (1a) can be contacted in the finished battery cell so that at least one first contact tab (1b) is exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Christoph SCHLUND, Juergen HEROLD, Silvan POLLER, Thomas KRETSCHMAR
  • Publication number: 20180097209
    Abstract: An insulating molding (1) for a housing of at least one battery cell is disclosed, specifically for a housing of at least one lithium-ion battery cell, wherein, on at least one molding sidewall (3a, 3b) of the insulating molding (1), a depression (5) is configured, which is constituted by means of a reduced wall thickness, in order to reduce the force acting on the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Kai-Uli Striegel, Martin Gerlach, Thomas Kretschmar, Timo Kegel
  • Patent number: 9742044
    Abstract: A battery cell, in particular a lithium-ion battery cell, includes a housing, at least two electrical storage elements and a conductive cooling sheet metal. The at least two storage elements and the conductive cooling sheet metal are situated in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Pfeiffer, Kai Kuhlmann, Thomas Kretschmar
  • Publication number: 20160351883
    Abstract: A device (10; 10?) for connecting battery cells (30), characterized by: a multiplicity of cell connectors (14) for electrically connecting terminals (36) of the battery cells (30), and a carrier (12; 12?) for mechanically connecting the cell connectors (14) to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Andreas Lemke, Thomas Kretschmar, Alfons Doerr, Davide Bossi, Martin Gerlach, Gerhard Schubert, Stefan Baumann
  • Patent number: 9263856
    Abstract: An electrode for a spark plug includes an electrode base material and a noble metal element, the noble metal element being fastened to the electrode base material using a welding connection. The welding connection has a maximum extension perpendicular to an area of the electrode at which the noble metal element is fastened, and the welding connection has a maximum width at the area. A ratio of the maximum extension to the maximum width is greater than, or equal to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Kretschmar, Andreas Benz, Jochen Fischer
  • Patent number: 9246185
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell including a folded electrode layer and a folded separator, a battery including the electrochemical cell, and methods of forming the electrochemical cell and battery are disclosed. The electrode layer is folded in a first direction and the separator is folded in a second direction, such that the first direction and second direction are orthogonal each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignees: Sion Power Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Kretschmar, Thomas Wöhrle, Martin Tenzer, Nathan Jessen Crum, Ernest Dezso Botos, Lowell Dale Jones
  • Publication number: 20150044387
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a powder-coating apparatus for coating objects, comprising an application device which is designed to apply powder coating to regions of the object that are to be coated; and comprising an irradiation device which has at least one electromagnetic radiation source, which is designed to direct electromagnetic radiation onto areas of the object that are to be coated with powder coating and which is designed to thus cross-link the powder coating onto the coated regions. The present invention further relates to a powder-coating method for coating objects by means of a powder-coating apparatus according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Klonczynski, Jens Koenig, Thomas Kretschmar, Sonja Dudziak
  • Publication number: 20140272537
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell including a folded electrode layer and a folded separator, a battery including the electrochemical cell, and methods of forming the electrochemical cell and battery are disclosed. The electrode layer is folded in a first direction and the separator is folded in a second direction, such that the first direction and second direction are orthogonal each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicants: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, SION POWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Kretschmar, Thomas Wöhrle, Martin Tenzer, Nathan Jessen Crum, Ernest Dezso Botos, Lowell Dale Jones
  • Publication number: 20140272559
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell including an integrated electrode structure including a separator and an electrode active material, components thereof, a battery including the electrochemical cell, and methods of forming the components, electrochemical cell, and battery are disclosed. The integrated electrode structure includes a separator and at least on electrode active material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicants: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, SION POWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Kretschmar, Ernest Dezso Botos
  • Publication number: 20140203701
    Abstract: An electrode for a spark plug includes an electrode base material and a noble metal element, the noble metal element being fastened to the electrode base material using a welding connection. The welding connection has a maximum extension perpendicular to an area of the electrode at which the noble metal element is fastened, and the welding connection has a maximum width at the area. A ratio of the maximum extension to the maximum width is greater than, or equal to 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas Kretschmar, Andreas Benz, Jochen Fischer
  • Publication number: 20130316216
    Abstract: A battery cell, in particular a lithium-ion battery cell, includes a housing, at least two electrical storage elements and a conductive cooling sheet metal. The at least two storage elements and the conductive cooling sheet metal are situated in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventors: Stefan Pfeiffer, Kai Kuhlmann, Thomas Kretschmar
  • Patent number: 8496160
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for positioning two components to be joined to each other along a common joint line. According to the invention, the two components are connected to each other by limited-length tack welds firmly connecting the two components, particularly by way of bonding, to each other. In order to obtain reliable and robust positioning of the components for tacking during the joining process, without requiring extensive production apparatuses, such as is required for the high-precision setting of the focal point of the welding laser relative to the joint line, the tack welds are designed such that they cross the joint line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kaeferlein, Thomas Kretschmar, Clemens Pletzenuer, Axel Bormann, Hans Miethsam
  • Publication number: 20110095071
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for positioning two components to be joined to each other along a common joint line. According to the invention, the two components are connected to each other by limited-length tack welds firmly connecting the two components, particularly by way of bonding, to each other. In order to obtain reliable and robust positioning of the components for tacking during the joining process, without requiring extensive production apparatuses, such as is required for the high-precision setting of the focal point of the welding laser relative to the joint line, the tack welds are designed such that they cross the joint line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Kaeferlein, Thomas Kretschmar, Clemens Pletzenauer, Axel Bormann, Hans Miethsam