Patents by Inventor Tim Schafer

Tim Schafer 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: 20130207614
    Abstract: A battery management system for monitoring and controlling a lithium-ion accumulator with at least one lithium-ion cell includes a central control device connected to a program storage device, a data storage device and a sensor interface device to monitor parameters of the lithium-ion cell. The system is configured to connect with at least one external sensor device for measuring at least one function parameter of a respective lithium-ion cell and includes an import device for importing an operation parameter of an assigned lithium-ion cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: Tim Schafer, Andreas Gutsch
  • Patent number: 8322532
    Abstract: Packaging device (10, 10?, 10?) for packaging at least one object (12, 12?, 12?), that is essentially flat, in particular a valuable technical object, such as a lithium-ion cell, including: a bottom plate (14) having at least one first side rim (42), which is linear in regard to at least a part thereof, and at least one first cover plate (20) having at least one first side rim (46) which is linear in regard to at least one part thereof, which is hingeably linked to the first side rim (42) of the bottom plate (14) such that the cover plate (20) can be hinged between a closed position in which the cover plate at least partially covers the bottom plate, and an open position in which the cover plate is not opposite to the bottom plate, characterized in that the bottom plate (14) or the at least one cover plate (20) comprises on one side a cushioning layer (16, respectively 22), wherein the cushioned side faces the object (12, 12?, 12?) when said object is in the packaging and the at least one cover plate (20) is
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Inventors: Tim Schafer, Andreas Gutsch, Gunter Eichinger, Claus-Rupert Hohenthanner, Christian Junker, Magnus Mickel, Heike Schone
  • Publication number: 20100136403
    Abstract: The invention relates to a facility (10, 20) operating according to galvanic principles such as particularly a battery, respectively an accumulator, in particular a lithium-ion battery, and assemblies thereof. The facility comprises a housing (12), at least one first current conductor (14), which protrudes from the housing (12), and at least one first heat conducting facility (24), which is connected to the first current conductor (14) in heat flow communication, and which is developed such to conduct thermal energy from the first current conductor (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: Li-Tech Battery GmbH
    Inventors: Tim Schafer, Claudia Brasse, Andreas Gutsch
  • Publication number: 20100021813
    Abstract: An electrode for an energy storage device has an electrode bearer and an active electrode material that is applied onto the electrode bearer on one side or on both sides, the electrode bearer being formed from an alloy that has a portion of copper and that additionally contains at least tin in a content of at least approximately 0.01 weight %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Tim Schafer, Andreas Gutsch