Patents by Inventor Yuanzhi Liu

Yuanzhi Liu 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).

  • Fluid cooled battery thermal management system and method
    Patent number: 12269369
    Abstract: Provided, in one aspect, is a battery pack. The battery pack, in accordance with this aspect, includes an enclosure. The battery pack, in accordance with this aspect, further includes an intake port attached to a first section of the enclosure, the intake port coupleable to a source of cooling fluid, a first exhaust port attached to a third section of the enclosure and a second exhaust port coupled to a fourth section of the enclosure. The battery pack of this aspect further includes a first set of battery cells located within the enclosure in the first and third sections, the first set of battery cells separated by one or more first fluid passageways and a second set of battery cells located within the enclosure in a second and the fourth sections, the second set of battery cells separated by one or more second fluid passageways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jie Zhang, Yuanzhi Liu
  • FLUID COOLED BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20240181933
    Abstract: Provided, in one aspect, is a battery pack. The battery pack, in accordance with this aspect, includes an enclosure. The battery pack, in accordance with this aspect, further includes an intake port attached to a first section of the enclosure, the intake port coupleable to a source of cooling fluid, a first exhaust port attached to a third section of the enclosure and a second exhaust port coupled to a fourth section of the enclosure. The battery pack of this aspect further includes a first set of battery cells located within the enclosure in the first and third sections, the first set of battery cells separated by one or more first fluid passageways and a second set of battery cells located within the enclosure in a second and the fourth sections, the second set of battery cells separated by one or more second fluid passageways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Jie Zhang, Yuanzhi Liu
  • J-type air-cooled battery thermal management system and method
    Patent number: 11850970
    Abstract: Provided, in one aspect, is a battery pack. The battery pack, in accordance with this aspect, includes an enclosure. The battery pack, in accordance with this aspect, further includes an intake port attached to a first section of the enclosure, the intake port coupleable to a source of cooling fluid, a first exhaust port attached to a third section of the enclosure and a second exhaust port coupled to a fourth section of the enclosure. The battery pack of this aspect further includes a first set of battery cells located within the enclosure in the first and third sections, the first set of battery cells separated by one or more first fluid passageways and a second set of battery cells located within the enclosure in a second and the fourth sections, the second set of battery cells separated by one or more second fluid passageways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jie Zhang, Yuanzhi Liu
  • J-TYPE AIR-COOLED BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210046849
    Abstract: Provided, in one aspect, is a battery pack. The battery pack, in accordance with this aspect, includes an enclosure. The battery pack, in accordance with this aspect, further includes an intake port attached to a first section of the enclosure, the intake port coupleable to a source of cooling fluid, a first exhaust port attached to a third section of the enclosure and a second exhaust port coupled to a fourth section of the enclosure. The battery pack of this aspect further includes a first set of battery cells located within the enclosure in the first and third sections, the first set of battery cells separated by one or more first fluid passageways and a second set of battery cells located within the enclosure in a second and the fourth sections, the second set of battery cells separated by one or more second fluid passageways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Jie Zhang, Yuanzhi Liu