Patents by Inventor Tilman Kaiser

Tilman Kaiser 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: 20220379708
    Abstract: A motor vehicle battery for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The motor vehicle battery includes a one-piece holder including a plurality of holding portions connected to one another via a bending portion of the holder. The bending portion upon a force introduction at the plurality of holding portions permits a bending of at least one of the plurality of holding portions about a bending axis of the bending portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Eichinger, Tilman Kaiser, Georg Votteler
  • Patent number: 11437678
    Abstract: A battery module for a traction battery may include a module housing through which a coolant is flowable and at least one battery cell stack arranged within an interior space of the module housing. The at least one battery cell stack may include a plurality of battery cells arranged one after another along a stack direction. The plurality of battery cells may be arranged within the module housing such that a coolant flowable through the module housing directly contacts the plurality of battery cells. A locking mechanism may form-fittingly connect the at least one battery cell stack to the module housing via (i) a plurality of housing-side locking points and (ii) a plurality of stack-side locking points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventors: Ingo Haeusler, Dierk Hoffmann, Tilman Kaiser, Ruediger Knauss
  • Patent number: 11387518
    Abstract: A housing part for a multi-part housing of a battery unit may include a bottom portion and a side wall structure arranged circumferentially on the outside along the bottom portion in the circumferential direction. The side wall structure may form at least one side wall portion along the circumferential direction. The side wall portion may have an inner wall facing the bottom portion and an outer wall, which may be spaced apart from the inner wall and may face away from the bottom portion. The inner wall may be connected to the bottom portion. The inner and outer walls may be connected to one another via a framework-like cavity structure having several webs, which may be adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction and which, in the cavity structure, may form several cavities adjacent in the circumferential direction and connecting the inner wall to the outer wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Inventors: Tilman Kaiser, Peter Nowak, Johannes Weinmann
  • Publication number: 20200411821
    Abstract: A battery module for a traction battery may include a module housing through which a coolant is flowable and at least one battery cell stack arranged within an interior space of the module housing. The at least one battery cell stack may include a plurality of battery cells arranged one after another along a stack direction. The plurality of battery cells may be arranged within the module housing such that a coolant flowable through the module housing directly contacts the plurality of battery cells. A locking mechanism may form-fittingly connect the at least one battery cell stack to the module housing via (i) a plurality of housing-side locking points and (ii) a plurality of stack-side locking points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Ingo Haeusler, Dierk Hoffmann, Tilman Kaiser, Ruediger Knauss
  • Publication number: 20200350523
    Abstract: The battery housing may include a first housing part and a second housing part. The first housing part and the second housing part may be connectable to one another in a sealing manner. At least one housing part of the first housing part and the second housing part may include a base region and a lateral wall region that adjoins the base region such that the at least one housing part is tray-shaped. The lateral wall region may have an internal side and an external side. An encircling flange may be arranged on the lateral wall region of the at least one housing part. A separately structured reinforcement structure may be arranged on the lateral wall region between the flange and the base region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Johannes Weinmann, Tilman Kaiser, Peter Nowak
  • Publication number: 20200350532
    Abstract: A housing part for a multi-part housing of a battery unit may include a bottom portion and a side wall structure arranged circumferentially on the outside along the bottom portion in the circumferential direction. The side wall structure may form at least one side wall portion along the circumferential direction. The side wall portion may have an inner wall facing the bottom portion and an outer wall, which may be spaced apart from the inner wall and may face away from the bottom portion. The inner wall may be connected to the bottom portion. The inner and outer walls may be connected to one another via a framework-like cavity structure having several webs, which may be adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction and which, in the cavity structure, may form several cavities adjacent in the circumferential direction and connecting the inner wall to the outer wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Tilman Kaiser, Peter Nowak, Johannes Weinmann