Patents by Inventor UWE OPITZ

UWE OPITZ 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).

  • Patent number: 11444355
    Abstract: A battery device with a battery module that includes multiple secondary cells, and the battery module is provided with a positive pole and a negative pole. Moreover, the battery module is placed inside an insulating housing with a contact element, which is connected to the positive pole and to the negative pole and through which the positive pole and the negative pole may be connected to an electronics unit of a battery system. Moreover, the invention relates to a battery system and a method for assembling a battery system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Uwe Opitz, Michael Hinterberger, Bernhard Rieger
  • Publication number: 20200220127
    Abstract: A battery device with a battery module that includes multiple secondary cells, and the battery module is provided with a positive pole and a negative pole. Moreover, the battery module is placed inside an insulating housing with a contact element, which is connected to the positive pole and to the negative pole and through which the positive pole and the negative pole may be connected to an electronics unit of a battery system. Moreover, the invention relates to a battery system and a method for assembling a battery system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Uwe OPITZ, Michael HINTERBERGER, Bernhard RIEGER
  • Patent number: 10110061
    Abstract: An energy storage device for storing energy for a stationary AC voltage grid includes a control device; and at least two switching units. Each switching unit includes multiple storage elements for storing a part of the energy, a converter having an AC voltage connection for connection to the AC voltage grid and a DC voltage connection, and a multiplexer switching device electrically connected with the DC voltage connection of the converter and with one of the storage elements via a respective storage connection. The multiplexer switching device is configured to select one of the storage connections in dependence on a selection signal generated by the control device and to electrically connect only the one storage connection selected by multiplexer switching device with the DC voltage connection of the converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Michael Hinterberger, Berthold Hellenthal, Uwe Opitz
  • Publication number: 20170063152
    Abstract: An energy storage device for storing energy for a stationary AC voltage grid includes a control device; and at least two switching units. Each switching unit includes multiple storage elements for storing a part of the energy, a converter having an AC voltage connection for connection to the AC voltage grid and a DC voltage connection, and a multiplexer switching device electrically connected with the DC voltage connection of the converter and with one of the storage elements via a respective storage connection. The multiplexer switching device is configured to select one of the storage connections in dependence on a selection signal generated by the control device and to electrically connect only the one storage connection selected by multiplexer switching device with the DC voltage connection of the converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: MICHAEL HINTERBERGER, BERTHOLD HELLENTHAL, UWE OPITZ