Patents by Inventor Torge Thoennessen

Torge Thoennessen 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).

  • Method for filling electrochemical cells
    Patent number: 9431648
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for filling a battery or accumulator foil bag with fluid and sealing said bag, comprising the steps: a) providing a flexible foil pouch in the interior of which the solid components (8; 31) of the battery and/or accumulator are accommodated, wherein the foil pouch is tightly sealed with the exception of a sealable opening (11, 12) accessible for fluid, b) situating the foil pouch in a gas-tight sealable chamber (21) and gas-tight sealing of the chamber, c) following step (b), applying a vacuum in the foil bag, d) connecting the fluid access port on the foil pouch to a fluid source reservoir (17) via a connecting tube (14; 29), forming a tight seal, e) following step (d), completely filling the pouch interior with fluid via the connecting tube and f) hermetically sealing the foil pouch by placing a seam (10; 36), wherein either (i) the seam is placed such that the fluid access port connected to the connecting tube is separated from the interior of the foil pouch and the co
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Fraunhoder-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Torge Thoennessen, Gerold Neumann
  • METHOD FOR FILLING ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
    Publication number: 20150270530
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for filling a battery or accumulator foil bag with fluid and sealing said bag, comprising the steps: a) providing a flexible foil pouch in the interior of which the solid components (8; 31) of the battery and/or accumulator are accommodated, wherein the foil pouch is tightly sealed with the exception of a sealable opening (11, 12) accessible for fluid, b) situating the foil pouch in a gas-tight sealable chamber (21) and gas-tight sealing of the chamber, c) following step (b), applying a vacuum in the foil bag, d) connecting the fluid access port on the foil pouch to a fluid source reservoir (17) via a connecting tube (14; 29), forming a tight seal, e) following step (d), completely filling the pouch interior with fluid via the connecting tube and f) hermetically sealing the foil pouch by placing a seam (10; 36), wherein either (i) the seam is placed such that the fluid access port connected to the connecting tube is separated from the interior of the foil pouch and the co
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Torge Thoennessen, Gerold Neumann