Patents
US 9343784 B2: Battery pack assembly having thermal transfer sheets and heat sink
- Granted
- 2016-05-17
- Filed
- 2012-08-13 application 14235532
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A battery pack thermal management assembly draws heat from prismatic batteries having opposed major surfaces and arranged in a stacked configuration inside a housing. The thermal management assembly includes a plurality of thermal transfer sheets made from sheets of a compressed mass of exfoliated graphite particles. Each thermal transfer sheet is positioned to contact the major surface of at least one of the prismatic batteries. A cover plate has a top face and a bottom face and includes a plurality of apertures through which the plurality of thermal transfer sheets extend. The apertures include at least one curved sidewall and the thermal transfer sheets are bent over the curved sidewall. At least a portion of each of the thermal transfer sheets is secured between a heat sink and the top face.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160517.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GrafTech International Holdings Inc. 65 patents | US company or organization | Independence, OH | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan J. Wayne | Brecksville, OH | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jonathan Andrew Taylor | Cleveland, OH | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Martin David Smalc | Parma, OH | 20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H01M | Processes or means, e.g. batteries, for the direct conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy | H01M10/613 | 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 |
| Y02T | Climate change mitigation technologies related to transportation | Y02T90/40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T29/4935 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-01 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2023-01-31 | NEOGRAF SOLUTIONS, LLC LAKEWOOD, OH | 62972/634 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-01-31 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | NEOGRAF SOLUTIONS, LLC signed 2023-01-31 | GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORPORATION MCLEAN, VA | 62571/858 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-01-31 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | NEOGRAF SOLUTIONS, LLC signed 2023-01-31 | GCG INVESTORS V, L.P., AS AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 62568/36 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-09-13 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | NEOGRAF SOLUTIONS, LLC signed 2017-09-12 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NEW YORK, NY | 43843/582 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-07-26 | Name change Change of name | ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES LLC signed 2017-07-18 | NEOGRAF SOLUTIONS, LLC NEW YORK, NY | 43336/472 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-07-06 | Release of security interest Release of security interests recorded at reel/frames 013463/0360, 024678/0830, 014357/0075, and 035839/0754 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT FKA MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK signed 2017-07-03 | ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES LLC AS ASSIGNEE OF GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC. FKA ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY INC. FKA GRAFTECH INC. INDEPENDENCE, OH | 43099/502 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-06-21 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the incorrect appl. no. 14/771,229 previously recorded at reel: 040647 frame: 0534. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment. | GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC. signed 2016-09-30 | ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES LLC INDEPENDENCE, OH | 42938/856 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-11-18 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC. signed 2016-09-30 | ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES LLC INDEPENDENCE, OH | 40647/534 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-06-10 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | FIBER MATERIALS INC. signed 2015-05-22 GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC. signed 2015-05-22 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 35839/754 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-02-04 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SMALC, MARTIN DAVID signed 2014-01-21 WAYNE, RYAN J signed 2014-01-28 TAYLOR, JONATHAN ANDREW signed 2014-01-31 | GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC. PARMA, OH | 32129/12 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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