Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Warthmann

Wolfgang Warthmann 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: 8871377
    Abstract: A battery comprises a plurality of individual cells whose poles are electrically interconnected with each other in series and/or in parallel and form a cell assembly. A sealing element is arranged at least in one edge region between the poles of adjacent individual cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Jens Meintschel, Dirk Schroeter, Wolfgang Warthmann
  • Patent number: 8568918
    Abstract: A battery is provided with a plurality of individual cells connected in series and/or in parallel to one another, and at least one cooling plate arranged on the pole side on the individual cells, with current drain tabs of electric poles of the individual cells being thermally coupled with the cooling plate and being angled such that they extend parallel to the cooling plate. Current drain tabs of adjacent individual cells are electrically interconnected in non-positive and/or in positive manner and pressed with the cooling plate in non-positive and/or in positive manner by clamping elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Dirk Schroeter, Jens Meintschel, Rainer Kaufmann, Arnold Lamm, Wolfgang Warthmann
  • Publication number: 20130045409
    Abstract: A battery is provided with a plurality of individual cells connected in series and/or in parallel to one another, and at least one cooling plate arranged on the pole side on the individual cells, with current drain tabs of electric poles of the individual cells being thermally coupled with the cooling plate and being angled such that they extend parallel to the cooling plate. Current drain tabs of adjacent individual cells are electrically interconnected in non-positive and/or in positive manner and pressed with the cooling plate in non-positive and/or in positive manner by clamping elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Dirk Schroeter, Jens Meintschel, Rainer Kaufmann, Arnold Lamm, Wolfgang Warthmann
  • Publication number: 20120208065
    Abstract: A single cell for a battery that includes a first housing part and a second housing part, which are electrically isolated from one another by an insulating housing frame. An electrochemically-active material is located in housing frame between housing parts. The first housing part and second housing part are in the form of plates. At least one of the housing parts exhibits a first edge area bent over towards the inside, and first housing part and second housing part are fixed by a form fit to one-piece housing frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Dirk Schroeter, Wolfgang Warthmann, Rainer Kaufmann, Jens Meintschel, Claus-Rupert Hohenthanner, Claudia Brasse, Guenter Eichinger, Andreas Gutsch, Michael Gnann
  • Publication number: 20110159339
    Abstract: The invention relates to a battery with a heat conducting plate for controlling the temperature of the battery. The battery comprises a plurality of single cells connected in parallel and/or in series to each other, the cells being connected to the heat conducting plate in a heat conducting manner. In the heat conducting plate, a channel structure for a heat conducting medium is provided. In the region of the poles of the single cells, the heat conducting plate comprises bores through which the poles of the single cells extend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Matthias Gregor, Rainer Kaufmann, Volker Keck, Arnold Lamm, Jens Meintschel, Dirk Schroeter, Petra Schulz, Wolfgang Warthmann
  • Publication number: 20110052961
    Abstract: In a battery with a heat-conducting plate and several individual cells that are combined into a cell combination, wherein with pole contacts of the individual cells electrically interconnected in parallel and/or in series. The cell compound and the heat-conducting plate are completely surrounded by a clamping element. A contact plate is arranged between the first individual cell and the clamping elements and at the face side between the last individual cell and the clamping elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Arnold Lamm, Jens Meintschel, Dirk Schroeter, Wolfgang Warthmann
  • Publication number: 20110033736
    Abstract: A battery comprises a plurality of individual cells whose poles are electrically interconnected with each other in series and/or in parallel and form a cell assembly. A sealing element is arranged at least in one edge region between the poles of adjacent individual cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Jens Meintschel, Dirk Schroeter, Wolfgang Warthmann
  • Publication number: 20100261046
    Abstract: A heat exchanger unit for an electrochemical energy accumulator, comprising flow channels, through which a temperature control medium flows. Ends of the flow channels are provided with flow distributor channels, which supply the flow channels, and/or return flow collection channels, and which collect the medium. A flow distributor is connected upstream of the flow distributor channels and a return flow collector is connected downstream of the return flow collection channels. The flow distributor and the return flow collector are separated from, and lie opposite, each other. A supply opening is located centrally on one of the lateral surfaces of the flow distributor and a drain opening is located centrally, on one of the lateral surfaces of the return flow collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2008
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Johann German, Wolfgang Warthmann
  • Patent number: 5589290
    Abstract: The invention relates to a battery box having a plurality of orientation-independent electrochemical cells. Within the battery box, the cells are arranged horizontally, cells which are located one above the other being combined to form a cell group having flow channels arranged between adjacent cells. The flow channels of a cell group are connected via a transverse inlet flow channel to a distributor channel and via a transverse outlet flow channel to a collecting channel, the collecting channel being arranged with respect to the battery box on the side opposite the distributor channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: Deutsche Automobilgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Rainer Klink, Johann German, Wolfgang Warthmann