Support Or Holder Per Se Patents (Class 429/100)
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Patent number: 12259054Abstract: An equalization shutoff valve includes a housing having an outward extending flange around an open end of the housing, retaining clips attached to the flange configured to engage a battery pack compartment, and piston guides disposed inside the housing; a piston having guide notches engaging the piston guides, and a first flow port; a spring disposed between the housing and the piston to urge the piston in a direction away from a closed end of the housing; and a locking tab cover attached to the housing with the piston inside the housing, and having a second flow port and locking tabs with clip ports. The housing is attached to the battery pack compartment through the retaining clips so that air flows from inside the battery pack compartment, and when pressure inside the housing increases, increased pressure pushes the spring and the piston to allow air to exit from the housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2023Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: NIFCO AMERICA CORP.Inventors: William Russell Rhoades, Christopher Keegan Bulger
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Patent number: 12233978Abstract: An operating device for a human-powered vehicle comprises a base member and an operating member. The base member includes an accommodating structure configured to accommodate a power supply defining a radial direction. The operating member is pivotally coupled to the base member about a pivot axis. The accommodating structure includes a power-supply accommodating space, into which the power supply is to be inserted along the radial direction and in an insertion direction which is non-parallel to the pivot axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Yuichiro Hidaka, Yasuyuki Komada, Yuusuke Nishikawa
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Patent number: 12237476Abstract: A containment system for a rechargeable energy storage device (RESS) is described includes an enclosure having a first compartment adjoining a second compartment. The first compartment is arranged to house a plurality of power electronics devices, and the second compartment is arranged to house a plurality of battery cells. The second compartment includes a tub that defines a bottom portion, and a floor plate. The tub includes opposed end walls and opposed sidewalls. A top plate is arranged overtop of the first compartment and the second compartment. A first one of the end walls and the top plate define a first slot between the first compartment and the second compartment. A first removable panel is arranged to enclose the first compartment. The plurality of battery cells connect to the plurality of power electronics devices via a high-voltage DC power bus that is arranged to pass through the first slot.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2022Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Erik B. Golm, Venkateshwar R. Aitharaju, Gustavo Cibrian Salazar, Bhavesh Shah, Xiaosong Huang
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Patent number: 12214163Abstract: Infusion systems are provided that include an infusion pump and a fluid ingress protection assembly. The fluid ingress protection assembly includes a cover assembly having an outer surface and an inner surface, a perimeter gasket disposed within a raised perimeter on the outer surface of the cover assembly, a lens coupled to the outer surface of the cover assembly, a circuit assembly coupled to the outer surface of the cover assembly, a switch assembly coupled to the circuit assembly, a shield assembly coupled to the switch assembly, the shield assembly comprising an electrostatic discharge shield and an overlay assembly coupled with the shield assembly. Methods of assembling an infusion system are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2024Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: CareFusion 303, Inc.Inventors: James Dieckman, Raphael Lozano, Hao Ton-That
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Patent number: 12218332Abstract: A battery pack includes a heat diffusion preventing member. The battery pack can effectively prevent the diffusion of heat or fire generated in any one battery module from among battery modules accommodated in the battery pack, and can have various applications such as vehicles or power storage devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2020Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Chang Keun Son, Sang Yoon Jeong
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Patent number: 12176557Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; and a module frame for housing the battery cell stack. The module frame includes a first module frame having an opened upper part and a second module frame having an opened lower part. The first module frame includes a first side surface part, a second side surface part, and a bottom part for connecting the first side surface part and the second side surface part, wherein the second module frame includes a third side surface part, a fourth side surface part, and a ceiling part for connecting the third side surface part and the fourth side surface part. The first module frame and the second module frame surround the battery cell stack in a state where the first side surface part and the third side surface part are overlapped, and the second side surface part and the fourth side surface part are overlapped.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Jonghwa Choi, Junyeob Seong, Myungki Park, Jee Hoon Jeong
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Patent number: 12132222Abstract: A battery pack includes: a lower case and an upper case; and an annular gasket formed between the lower case and the upper case to seal between the cases, wherein the gasket includes first and second sealing parts connected to each other, and wherein a melting point of the second sealing part is lower than the melting point of the first sealing part.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Hyongseok Yoo, Soon Chang Hong
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Patent number: 12116131Abstract: One method for ejecting a battery from an electric flying vehicle includes monitoring one or more batteries providing power to the electric flying vehicle during a flight, determining when at least one of those batteries is operating as a hazardous battery posing a safety risk to the electric flying vehicle while in flight, activating an ejection system disconnecting the hazardous battery from a chassis of the electric flying vehicle, and ejecting the hazardous battery from the electric flying vehicle during the flight. The system operating this process may include a sensor that monitors the operating state of the batteries, a controller in communication with the sensor for determining when the one or more of the batteries is hazardous, and an actuator opening enough of the housing to permit ejection of the hazardous battery out from within the electric flying vehicle midflight.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2021Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Inventors: Daniel Dalton, Elizabeth Dalton
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Patent number: 12083265Abstract: A vaporizer device and method of using same and employing multiple vaporizer cartridges, including a single vaporizer housing having a plurality of vaporizer cartridge openings and a plurality of battery device openings; a plurality of vaporizer cartridges removably disposed within the plurality of vaporizer cartridge openings; a plurality of vaporizer batteries removably disposed within the plurality of vaporizer cartridge openings and respectively coupled to the plurality of vaporizer cartridges to supply power thereto to vaporizer respective product in the respective vaporizer cartridges; and a plurality of vaporizer mouth pieces removably coupled to the plurality of vaporizer cartridges to receive the respective vaporized product from the respective vaporizer cartridges.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Inventor: Daniel Y. Fung
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Patent number: 12021208Abstract: A battery pack module includes a cooling plate having thermal breaks strategically aligned with respect to adjacent cell chambers to reduce thermal propagation from one cell chamber to an adjacent cell chamber via thermal conductance through the cooling plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Ethan T. Quy, Nicholas R. Bratton, Harikrishna Ketha
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Patent number: 11929457Abstract: Discussed is a bolting device that effectively protects an internal configuration of a battery pack and increases manufacturing efficiency during a bolting operation. The bolting device for manufacturing a battery pack includes an electric screwdriver provided with a rotation motor; a driver bit connected to the rotation motor to enable a rotation movement and configured to rotate a bolt; a bit guide member provided with a hollow tube such that the driver bit is inserted into an inside of the hollow tube to be movable; and a guide jig provided with a main body configured to be mounted on an upper portion of a pack housing, the main body having a plate shape and having at least one through hole, and a fixing member inserted into the through hole and mounted therein, and having an insertion hole.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2019Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Hyeong-Min Park, Seok-Won Jeung, Geon-Tae Park, Jung-Ho Oh, Ju-Hwan Baek
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Patent number: 11894579Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode, a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode current collector, a positive electrode terminal, a negative electrode terminal, and an insulating plate. The positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal each have a main side surface and a sub side surface having an area smaller than that of the main side surface. The positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal are arranged so that the main side surface of the positive electrode terminal and the main side surface of the negative electrode terminal face each other. The insulating plate is arranged between the main side surface of the positive electrode terminal and the main side surface of the negative electrode terminal.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tatsuhiko Sasaki, Taro Matsushita, Kenta Watanabe, Shotaro Ishikawa, Koichiro Kishi
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Patent number: 11869715Abstract: To provide a flexible, highly reliable power storage device or light-emitting device. The device includes a battery unit or a light-emitting unit and a member with rubber elasticity. The battery unit includes a secondary battery. The light-emitting unit includes a light-emitting element. The member with rubber elasticity is provided with a first projection and a second projection. The first projection and the second projection are arranged on a first surface of the battery unit or the light-emitting unit. The first projection and the second projection come in contact with each other when the power storage device is bent such that the first surface of the battery unit faces inward.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takuya Kawata, Kei Takahashi
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Patent number: 11862817Abstract: An energy storage apparatus includes: an energy storage device group in which a terminal surface and a side surface intersecting the terminal surface are formed by a plurality of arrayed energy storage devices; and a busbar frame holding a plurality of busbars. The busbar frame is provided with a body holding the busbar and disposed on the terminal surface, a connector holder having a connector, to which an external connector is connected, and disposed on the side surface, and a coupling portion coupling the body and the connector holder.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.Inventors: Shun Sasaki, Yasuyuki Iwashima, Yo Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Hidaka, Yuta Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11845348Abstract: A charging plug for a motor vehicle, having a connection module and a load contact module, the connection module being connectable to supply lines for supplying power, the load contact module having a load contact for transmitting charging power, and the load contact module being detachably and replaceably secured to the connection module, the load contact module including a temperature sensor.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2018Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT E-MOBILITY GMBHInventor: Dirk Moseke
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Patent number: 11764414Abstract: A formation apparatus for performing a charging and discharging test of a cylindrical secondary battery is disclosed. The cylindrical secondary battery includes a cylindrical body, and a positive electrode plate disposed on a top face of the body and a negative electrode plate disposed on the top face of the body. The formation apparatus includes a battery array tray on which a plurality of cylindrical secondary batteries are seated on and are arranged in a matrix form, a secondary battery contact device disposed above the battery array tray, wherein the secondary battery contact device includes a plurality of charging and discharging channels, a power supply disposed above the secondary battery contact device to supply power for the charging and discharging test to each of the plurality of charging and discharging channels, and a heat-dissipating fan facing toward the power supply to prevent overheating of the power supply.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: WONIKPNEInventors: SooYong Chae, YoungYong Kim
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Patent number: 11760180Abstract: A battery casing for a transportation vehicle battery having a casing part with a peripheral sealing flange and a casing cover with a seal that extends around the periphery and seals a contact edge formed between the sealing flange and the casing cover, wherein a zero gap region is formed between the casing cover and the sealing flange radially outside with respect to the seal and a liquid seal is introduced into the zero gap region.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Inventor: Denis Dupper
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Patent number: 11752853Abstract: Included are a pair of rockers, a floor panel disposed between the rockers, a battery pack disposed beneath the floor panel, a bracket that connects the battery pack to the rockers, and an under cover that covers a lower face of the battery pack. The battery pack includes a tray, a first partitioning plate that is disposed upon the tray and that extends in a front-rear direction, and a plurality of battery cells disposed on both sides of the first partitioning plate upon the tray. The under cover has a first portion and a second portion disposed beneath the tray with a spacing as to the tray. The second portion is situated on an upper side from the first portion. The second portion is disposed beneath the first partitioning plate.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Shin Inoue, Katsuya Oshima
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Patent number: 11757163Abstract: Disclosed is a terminal cover, which covers a terminal of a battery pack and is detachably mounted to the battery pack. The terminal cover includes a cover body coupled to a pack case of the battery pack by hook coupling, and a detachment guide unit provided at both side surfaces of the cover body to allow the hook coupling of the cover body to be released based on pressing by a user.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2019Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Tae-Young Kang, Do-Hyeon Kim, Jun-Yeob Seong
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Patent number: 11757293Abstract: In order that the output voltage of a battery pack can be switched and the battery pack can be shared among different voltage electric appliances, this battery pack has a switching mechanism that switches outputting a low voltage by parallel connection of two cell units or outputting a high voltage by series connection of the two cell units, said two cell units each being composed of a plurality of cells connected in series, wherein the switching mechanism is configured from a change-over switch having an operation lever (452). The change-over switch is embedded in a battery pack (400), and an operator is able to manually switch outputting 18 V by setting the operation lever (452) at a first position or outputting 36 V by setting the operation lever (452) at a second position.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomomasa Nishikawa, Masayuki Ogura, Masaru Hirano, Takuhiro Murakami, Nobuhiro Takano, Osamu Kawanobe, Akira Matsushita, Hayato Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 11746591Abstract: A smart sunshade curtain with a replaceable battery is provided which comprises a cross beam and mounting components covered on both ends of the cross beam; a power mechanism is disposed in the cross beam and has a drawer that may be pulled out of or pushed into one end of the cross beam, and battery assemblies are arranged in the drawer; a drive mechanism is disposed at the other end of the cross beam opposed to the power mechanism; the power mechanism transmits power to the drive mechanism to drive an output mechanism to move a curtain cloth. In the above structure, the batteries are arranged in sequence in the drawer mounted inside the cross beam, which facilitates spatial arrangement design of internal elements of the cross beam and prevents the batteries from being exposed to the outside, thereby improving aesthetics of the smart curtain.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: NINGBO SUNFREE MOTOR TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Chun Jiang, Baoguo Tan
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Patent number: 11725909Abstract: Firearm associated electronic devices are provided. In one aspect a firearm associated device has a housing having a holding area and an opening through which a removable component may be positioned in the holding area, a door movable relative to the housing and having a door latch that moves along a path as the door moves and a housing latch movable between a first latch position where the housing latch is not in the path to a second latch position where the housing latch blocks movement of the door latch from a first range of positions where the door prevents the removable component from passing through the opening to a second range of positions where the door does not prevent the removable component from passing through the opening. A housing latch biasing member biases the housing latch into the second latch position.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Crosman CorporationInventors: John A. Kowalczyk, Jr., Jeffrey D. Hanson, Jeffrey W. Mock
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Patent number: 11717713Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module, which includes: a cell holder having a plurality of battery cell insertion portions and at least one fire extinguishing cell insertion portion; a plurality of battery cells respectively located in the battery cell insertion portions; and at least one fire extinguishing cell located in the fire extinguishing cell insertion portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2018Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Jae-Uk Ryu, Dal-Mo Kang, Su-Chang Kim, Jeong-O Mun, Ji-Su Yoon
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Patent number: 11715847Abstract: Disclosed are a connection assembly for a battery module and a battery module. The connection assembly for a battery module has a housing body, a cover plate and an openable and closable door, wherein the housing body is used for supporting a plurality of components; the cover plate covers the housing body and used for covering the plurality of components on the housing body; the cover plate is provided with a second through-hole, and the second through-hole positionally corresponds to at least one of the plurality of components; the openable and closable door is movably mounted on the cover plate, and is positionally changeable between an open position and a closed position; wherein in the open position, the openable and closable door opens the second through-hole to expose the at least one of the plurality of components; and in the closed position, the openable and closable door shields at least part of the second through-hole to cover the at least one of the plurality of components on the body.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignees: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Sanyo Electrics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haifeng Liu, Litao Dong, Ziwei Li, Mitsuo Akiyama, Sadamichi Suso
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Patent number: 11705610Abstract: This application relates to an end cover assembly, a battery cell, a degassing method, a battery, and an electric apparatus. The end cover assembly includes: an end cover plate provided with a degassing hole, where the degassing hole penetrates through the end cover plate; and a degassing apparatus mounted in the degassing hole, where the degassing apparatus includes a columnar portion, a first limiting portion, a second limiting portion, a first elastic member, and a second elastic member. The columnar portion penetrates through the degassing hole. The first limiting portion and the second limiting portion are respectively located on an outer side and an inner side of the end cover plate. The first elastic member is located between the first limiting portion and the end cover plate. The second elastic member is located between the second limiting portion and the end cover plate.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: JIANGSU CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Quankun Li, Wenwei Chen
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Patent number: 11688965Abstract: The present application discloses an electric connection assembly having a support and a connector, wherein the support comprises a support body; the support body is provided with a mounting groove; the connector is configured to be in contact electrical connection with a mating connector; the connector comprises a mounting part; part or all of the mounting part is detachably received within the mounting groove; the support and the connector are formed separately and connected to each other. Compared with the prior art, the electric connection assembly of the present disclosure implements the function of supporting, holding and assembling integrally the corresponding connectors by means of the support provided with a mounting groove. Correspondingly, the entire structure of the electric connection assembly is simplified and convenient to be assembled.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2019Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignees: TE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES GMBH, TYCO ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO. LTD.Inventors: Litao Dong, Ziwei Li, Weiping Zhao, Haifeng Liu
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Patent number: 11632872Abstract: A server assembly including a mounting frame, a battery box and a battery. The mounting frame includes an accommodation space configured to accommodate a disk drive. The battery box is disposed in the accommodation space of the mounting frame. The battery is installed in the battery box.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATIONInventor: Chi-Cheng Hsiao
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Patent number: 11626624Abstract: A power system includes a battery module and a battery ECU. The battery module includes multiple battery stacks. Each of multiple battery stacks includes multiple battery cells, multiple detectors which independently detect physical values of the multiple battery cells, respectively, and multiple individual communicators which wirelessly output detection results of the multiple detectors. Each of the multiple individual communicators communicates a radio signal wirelessly to and from a general monitor. The multiple battery stacks and the general monitor are accommodated in a storage space in a housing having electromagnetic shielding performance. A shield is also accommodated in the storage space while facing a communication hole formed on the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kousuke Aoki, Tatsuhiro Numata
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Patent number: 11626641Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery module. The battery module includes a plurality of batteries that are stacked and two end plates disposed at two ends of the plurality of batteries in a stacking direction of the batteries. The battery module further includes a fixing strap, which includes a strap-shaped body and an elastic fixing part. The strap-shaped body surrounds the plurality of batteries and the end plates and defines a gap. The elastic fixing part is disposed in the gap and connected to the strap-shaped body. The elastic fixing part, together with the strap-shaped body, can provide an expansion space for the battery module with a certain restraint. In this way, the deformation of the battery module can be suppressed, and the battery module is protected from being damaged by a shear force of the strap-shaped body, thereby improving reliability of the battery performance.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Yujia Hou, Shubing You, Jihua Yao
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Patent number: 11616268Abstract: An adapter for use with a battery compartment of an electronic device is provided. The adapter includes a first section adapted to receive a first portion of at least one first battery. The adapter also includes a second section disposed adjacent to the first section. The second section is adapted to receive a second portion of the at least one first battery. The adapter further includes an articulating joint disposed between the first section and the second section. The articulating joint is adapted to selectively articulate the first section relative to the second section to move the adapter between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the adapter is adapted to be aligned in the battery compartment. In the second position, the adapter is adapted to be removably secured in the battery compartment.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventor: Mark A. Yoder
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Patent number: 11606490Abstract: A tamperproof video camera includes a video lens, an antenna; a wireless, transceiver, a processor, a battery compartment comprising a door, and an electronic lock. The processor receives signals through the wireless transceiver to lock or unlock the battery compartment's door. In response, the processor sends signals to the electronic lock to lock or unlock the battery compartment's door. The electronic lock is configured to lock or unlock the battery compartment's door in response to receiving the signals from the processor.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2021Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: HomeTeam CA LLCInventor: Jonis D Allen
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Patent number: 11575176Abstract: A battery pack including a housing having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis that extends between the first end and the second end, electrical terminals positioned within the housing and configured to engage and electrically couple with electrical terminals of a power tool, and a latch mechanism including an actuator and a latch member that is spaced apart from the actuator. The actuator has a distal end that is positioned adjacent the first end of the housing, a proximal end that is spaced apart from the distal end, and an actuating surface that extends between the distal end and the proximal end. The actuating surface has a gradually decreasing slope between the distal end and the proximal end.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2019Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Techtronic Cordlesss GPInventor: Ryan Altenburger
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Patent number: 11565579Abstract: An electric vehicle (1) has a battery (2) in an underfloor arrangement. The battery (2) is arranged in a battery space (4) that is delimited by body members (5, 6, 7, 8) of a body (3). The battery space (4) also is delimited at a bottom side of the electric vehicle (1) by way of a protective plate (9). The battery (2) has a connection element (10, 11) at least on a side oriented toward one of the body members (7, 8), and the body member (7, 8) has a recess (12, 13) in which the connection element (10, 11) is arranged.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AGInventors: Philipp Kellner, Jens Bohlien, Sascha Mostofi
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Patent number: 11539104Abstract: A system for reducing the likelihood of a battery short during a collision of a vehicle includes a metallic structure coupled to a portion of the vehicle. The system further includes a battery located proximate to the metallic structure and having a positive terminal. The system further includes an insulator coupled to the metallic structure such that it is located between the metallic structure and the positive terminal of the battery and configured to resist contact between the metallic structure and the positive terminal of the battery in response to the collision of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Matthew C. Tier, Valerie Schnabelrauch, Ziwei Zeng, Ryan A. Mikolaizik, Donald Maynard
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Patent number: 11539102Abstract: A battery connector including a conductive plate configured to contact a first battery and a second battery so as to electrically connect the first battery and the second battery to each other, an upper fixer configured to be coupled the first battery, and a lower fixer configured to be coupled to the second battery.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Ro Un Kim, Sang Uck Kim, Gil Young Lee, Sang Sok Jung
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Patent number: 11532850Abstract: A rechargeable battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an electrode assembly; a case for receiving the electrode assembly; a cap plate combined to an opening of the case to close and seal an inside of the case and including a plurality of vent units; an elevation member penetrated and installed in the cap plate and moving by an internal pressure of the case; and a plurality of vent plates for closing and sealing the respective vent units, wherein the vent plate is connected to the elevation member through a connection member and links to the elevation member.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2019Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jaesoon Jang, Miran Ryu
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Patent number: 11522239Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells; a module case configured to accommodate the plurality of battery cells; and heatsink provided on at least one side of the module case to cool the plurality of battery cells by means of a flow of a coolant. The heatsink may include a cooling channel having a sequential arrangement of branch locations along a direction of the flow of the coolant, defined from an inlet side to an outlet side of the heatsink, where the cooling channel diverges into a plurality of branches at each of the branch locations.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Inventors: Sang-Woo Kim, Gyu-Jong Bae, Yong-Seok Choi
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Patent number: 11515594Abstract: Provided is a waterproof device that is impervious to water and can also use an air cell as a power source. The waterproof device of the present disclosure is worn on the body and includes a circuit unit, a power source, and an exterior package that protects the circuit unit and the power source. At least a part of the exterior package is composed of a water-repellent air-permeable sheet. The water-repellent air-permeable sheet has a water pressure resistance of 12 kPa or more.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2018Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Furutani, Yasuhiro Naka
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Patent number: 11495843Abstract: A battery pack includes: a plurality of secondary battery cells connected to each other in series and/or in parallel; and a housing case that includes a plurality of battery housing spaces for housing the plurality of secondary battery cells. A number of the plurality of battery housing spaces is larger than a number of the plurality of secondary battery cells. A heat absorber is disposed in the battery housing space where the secondary battery cell is not housed.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2018Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Manabu Tada, Yuki Takatsuji, Ryusuke Tsujiguchi, Michinobu Ono
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Patent number: 11485450Abstract: The disclosure provides a bicycle front derailleur including a fixed component, a chain guide, a first link, a second link, and a driving assembly. Two opposite ends of the first link are respectively disposed on the fixed component and the chain guide. The two opposite ends of the second link are respectively disposed on the fixed component and the chain guide. The driving assembly includes a driving shaft, a push component, an output gear and a power source. The push component and the output gear are fixed on the driving shaft, the power source is disposed on the fixed component and connected to the output gear, the push component is in contact with the first link, and the power source is configured to drive the push component to pivot the first link with respect to the fixed component via the output gear and the driving shaft.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: TEKTRO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Tzung Ye Wu, Bo-Yi Liao
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Patent number: 11462649Abstract: Systems, methods, and articles for a portable power case are disclosed. The portable power case is comprised of at least one battery and at least one PCB. The portable power case has at least two access ports and at least one USB port. The portable power case is operable to supply power to an amplifier, a radio, a wearable battery, a mobile phone, and a tablet. The portable power case is operable to be charged using solar panels, vehicle batteries, AC adapters, non-rechargeable batteries, and generators. The portable power case provides for modularity that allows the user to disassemble and selectively remove the batteries installed within the portable power case housing.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2017Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: LAT ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Laura Thiel, Giancarlo Urzi, Carlos Cid
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Patent number: 11450903Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery module and a surfing apparatus having the same. The battery module includes a housing and a plurality of cells arranged in the housing, wherein a bottom surface of the housing is provided with one or a plurality of heat dissipation grooves. The surfing apparatus includes the battery module. By virtue of the plurality of heat dissipation grooves arranged on the bottom surface of the housing, the heat dissipation performance of the battery module is improved. The battery module of the surfing apparatus has better heat dissipation performance.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Inventor: Yu Tian
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Patent number: 11450930Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery module and a battery pack including the same, and more particularly, to a battery module including busbars having the same shape and connected to a positive (+) electrode terminal and a negative (?) electrode terminal of each of a plurality of battery cells, and to a battery pack provided with a busbar connection part which electrically connects and couples the modules through the busbar in the same side surface part of each of the plurality of battery modules.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventor: Jong Yoon Keum
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Patent number: 11431055Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery pack including a mounting beam and a battery module connected to the mounting beam. The mounting beam is provided with a limiting protrusion and a limiting recess, and a limiting space is formed between the limiting protrusion and the mounting beam. The battery module is provided with a limiting sheet and an engaging assembly, at least a portion of the limiting sheet is inserted into the limiting space, and the engaging assembly is engaged with the limiting recess. In the battery pack according to the present disclosure, the cooperation between the limiting protrusion and the limiting sheet as well as the cooperation between the engaging assembly and the limiting recess can limit the battery module in directions X, Y and Z, thereby effectively fixing the battery module, simplifying the mounting process, and improving the mounting efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: JIANGSU CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Zonghui Chen, Lilei Su, Jianhua Liu
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Patent number: 11424505Abstract: A battery, a battery container, and a battery pack, for use downhole in MWD operations, one or more of which incorporates lateral vibration damping. In a preferred embodiment each comprise specialized lateral vibration damping in the form of a plurality of longitudinally-extending resiliently-deformable ridges extending substantially a length of each and circumferentially spaced about an outer periphery. The resiliently-deformable ridges on the battery may be integrally formed and extend radially outwardly from a hollow resiliently-deformable sleeve, and formed of the same resiliently-deformable material of which the sleeve is comprised. The resiliently-deformable ridges on the battery container may extend radially inwardly or outwardly from a periphery thereof. Advantageously, the battery container can thus be free of potting material and thus be reusable when the batteries thereof need be replaced.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2018Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: CHARGER INDUSTRIES CANADA LIMITED PARTNERSHIPInventors: Quentin Pare, Carl Brown
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Patent number: 11421473Abstract: Battery operated shade comprising a shade material operably connected at its top end to a motor drive unit that raises and lowers the shade material between an upper limit and a lower limit to adjustably cover a structural opening. The shade comprises a housing that at least partially conceals the motor drive unit. The shade further comprises a battery compartment for providing power to the motor drive unit and a pair of swing arms each pivotally connected at their proximal end to the shade housing and at their distal end to the battery compartment. The pair of swing arm are adapted to pivot with respect to the shade housing to swivel the battery compartment from a first position, where the battery compartment is at least partially concealed by the shade housing and the pair of swing arms are retained by a pair of retaining clips, to a second position where the battery compartment extends out of the shade housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Michael Campagna, Stan Wisniewski, Bruce Ryan Dahlgren
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Patent number: 11394071Abstract: Provided is a battery assembly structure including: a holding panel that holds a bottom part of a battery module; a pair of mounting brackets coupled to both ends of the holding panel and standing upright so as to face both end surfaces of the battery module; and an elastic member disposed between an inner surface of at least one of the pair of mounting brackets and at least one end surface of the end surfaces of the battery module.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: AISIN KEIKINZOKU CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Kawaguchi, Kosuke Kido
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Patent number: 11376990Abstract: An energy storage system for a military vehicle, the energy storage system including a lower support configured to be coupled to a bed of the military vehicle, a lower isolator mount coupled to the lower support, a battery coupled to the isolation mounts such that the weight of the battery is supported via the lower isolator mount and the lower support, the battery configured to be electrically coupled to a motor/generator, a bracket coupled to the battery, and an upper isolator mount coupled to the bracket and configured to couple to a rear wall of the military vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Oshkosh Defense, LLCInventors: Chad Smith, Neil Dekarske, Mike Bolton, Rachell Harsh, Shawn Naglik, Jessica Szymanski, Bradon Zeitler, Deepak Shukla, Ed Trinklein
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Patent number: 11329682Abstract: A portable communication device (100) comprises a housing that provides an elongated aperture (114) having a non-touch user interface (116) residing therein. The non-touch user interface (116) is formed of an elongated rounded rectangular shaped body. A plurality of non-touch user interface features (118) are spaced apart side-by-side along the single elongated rounded rectangular shaped body of the non-touch user interface (116). The elongated aperture (114) with non-touch user interface (116) residing therein define a visible non-touch user interface zone (120) on the surface of the portable communication device for the protection of the non-touch user interface features (118).Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Goktug Duman, Lanting L Garra
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Patent number: 11298623Abstract: The disclosed handheld controller may include a handle shaped and sized to be gripped by a user's hand and a battery compartment in the handle. The battery compartment may be configured to receive a replaceable battery that has a first end portion with a negative terminal and a second, opposite end portion with a positive terminal. The battery compartment may include a spring-loaded negative contact for electrically coupling to the negative terminal of the battery and a spring-loaded positive contact for electrically coupling to the positive terminal of the battery. Various other methods and systems are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: Robin Michael Miller, Chin Yuan Cheng, Raymond Louis Nicoli, Balaji Chelladurai