Patents by Inventor Thomas P. Brackett, III

Thomas P. Brackett, III 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).

  • Electrical interconnects for battery cells
    Patent number: 10964930
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a pouch cell having electrode tabs extending therefrom, each of the tabs defining perforations, a bus bar in contact with the tabs, and respective agglomerations of mechanically bound solid metal particles each filling one of the perforations to mechanically bind and electrically connect the tabs to the bus bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Robert, Thomas P. Brackett, III
  • Current bypass device for proton exchange membrane fuel cell system
    Patent number: 10790546
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a plurality of fuel cells. Each of the fuel cells may include a current bypass device that is configured to flow a current responsive to an anode potential exceeding a cathode potential to prevent carbon corrosion within the fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Chunchuan Xu, Jun Yang, James Waldecker, Feng Li, George Saloka, Mark Sulek, Thomas P. Brackett, III
  • Electrical interconnects for battery cells
    Patent number: 10640876
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a pouch cell having electrode tabs extending therefrom, each of the tabs defining a plurality of perforations, a busbar including a plurality of raised portions in contact with and protruding through the perforations, and an agglomeration of mechanically bound solid metal particles overlaying the raised portions to mechanically bind and electrically connect the tabs to the busbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Robert, James Maurice Boileau, Thomas P. Brackett, III
  • ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTS FOR BATTERY CELLS
    Publication number: 20190280281
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a pouch cell having electrode tabs extending therefrom, each of the tabs defining perforations, a bus bar in contact with the tabs, and respective agglomerations of mechanically bound solid metal particles each filling one of the perforations to mechanically bind and electrically connect the tabs to the bus bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Robert, Thomas P. Brackett, III
  • Electrical interconnects for battery cells
    Patent number: 10347896
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a pouch cell having electrode tabs extending therefrom, each of the tabs defining perforations, a bus bar in contact with the tabs, and respective agglomerations of mechanically bound solid metal particles each filling one of the perforations to mechanically bind and electrically connect the tabs to the bus bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Robert, Thomas P. Brackett, III
  • CURRENT BYPASS DEVICE FOR PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190165427
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a plurality of fuel cells. Each of the fuel cells may include a current bypass device that is configured to flow a current responsive to an anode potential exceeding a cathode potential to prevent carbon corrosion within the fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Chunchuan XU, Jun YANG, James WALDECKER, Feng LI, George SALOKA, Mark SULEK, Thomas P. BRACKETT, III
  • ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTS FOR BATTERY CELLS
    Publication number: 20180287316
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a pouch cell having electrode tabs extending therefrom, each of the tabs defining a plurality of perforations, a busbar including a plurality of raised portions in contact with and protruding through the perforations, and an agglomeration of mechanically bound solid metal particles overlaying the raised portions to mechanically bind and electrically connect the tabs to the busbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Robert, James Maurice Boileau, Thomas P. Brackett, III
  • ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTS FOR BATTERY CELLS
    Publication number: 20170358789
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a pouch cell having electrode tabs extending therefrom, each of the tabs defining perforations, a bus bar in contact with the tabs, and respective agglomerations of mechanically bound solid metal particles each filling one of the perforations to mechanically bind and electrically connect the tabs to the bus bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Robert, Thomas P. Brackett, III