Patents
US 12111197 B2: Quality control system for analyzing the quality of a battery cell through a volumetric measurement of gas formed during a cell formation process and a method of analyzing the same
- Granted
- 2024-10-08
- Filed
- 2021-06-17 application 17350644
- Type
- Utility · 10 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A quality control system analyzes the quality of a battery cell, with the battery cell defining a gas pouch configured to expand from a deflated configuration to an inflated configuration when filled with a gas formed during a cell formation process. The system comprises a computational system comprising a processor and a memory and a measurement instrument in electronic communication with the computational system. The measurement instrument is arranged to measure a distance defined by the gas pouch and transmit a signal to the computational system corresponding to the distance. The computational system is arranged to analyze the distance with the processor and determine a volumetric measurement of the gas within the gas pouch and compare the volumetric measurement to a threshold in the memory to assess a quality score for the battery cell. A corresponding method analyzes the quality of the battery cell with the quality control system.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg241008.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 19,536 patents | US company or organization | Detroit, MI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitriy Bruder | Clinton Township, MI | 21 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James R. Salvador | East Lansing, MI | 30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Raffaello Ardanese | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ryan C. Sekol | Grosse Pointe Woods, MI | 22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Thomas A. Yersak | Royal Oak, MI | 22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Sean Robert Wagner | Shelby Charter Township, MI | 27 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ronald M. Lesperance | Troy, MI | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01F | Measuring volume, volume flow, mass flow or liquid level; metering by volume | G01F22/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01B | Measuring length, thickness or similar linear dimensions; measuring angles; measuring areas; measuring irregularities of surfaces or contours | G01B3/38 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N30/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06K | Graphical data reading ; presentation of data; record carriers; handling record carriers | G06K7/10366 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06T | Image data processing or generation, in general | G06T7/0004 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H01M | Processes or means, e.g. batteries, for the direct conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy | H01M4/045 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02E | Reduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution | Y02E60/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | YERSAK, THOMAS A. signed 2021-06-16 ARDANESE, RAFFAELLO signed 2021-06-17 BRUDER, DMITRIY signed 2021-06-17 LESPERANCE, RONALD M. signed 2021-06-17 SALVADOR, JAMES R. signed 2021-06-17 SEKOL, RYAN C. signed 2021-06-17 WAGNER, SEAN ROBERT signed 2021-06-17 | GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC DETROIT, MI | 56602/492 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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