Patents by Inventor Wulfer de Bruijn

Wulfer de Bruijn 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).

  • Thermal control systems for battery charging
    Patent number: 11603003
    Abstract: One thermal control system for use during electric vehicle battery charging includes a charging station thermally conditioning a fluid and sending the fluid to a vehicle charge inlet. The vehicle charge inlet thermally conditions the fluid and sends the fluid to one of a vehicle thermal loop or a vehicle heat exchanger. Another thermal control system includes a charging station thermally conditioning a fluid and sending the fluid to a vehicle charge inlet. The vehicle charge inlet thermally conditions the fluid and sends the fluid back to the charging station. In another thermal control system, a vehicle thermal loop supplies a fluid at a first temperature to a vehicle charge inlet. The vehicle charge inlet thermally conditions the fluid to a second temperature and returns the fluid to the vehicle thermal loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: William M. Price, Peteris K. Augenbergs, Wulfer de Bruijn
  • Thermal control systems for battery charging
    Patent number: 10717367
    Abstract: One thermal control system for use during electric vehicle battery charging includes a charging station thermally conditioning a fluid and sending the fluid to a vehicle charge inlet. The vehicle charge inlet thermally conditions the fluid and sends the fluid to one of a vehicle thermal loop or a vehicle heat exchanger. Another thermal control system includes a charging station thermally conditioning a fluid and sending the fluid to a vehicle charge inlet. The vehicle charge inlet thermally conditions the fluid and sends the fluid back to the charging station. In another thermal control system, a vehicle thermal loop supplies a fluid at a first temperature to a vehicle charge inlet. The vehicle charge inlet thermally conditions the fluid to a second temperature and returns the fluid to the vehicle thermal loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: William M. Price, Peteris K. Augenbergs, Wulfer de Bruijn