Patent SG-11201408236U-A (SG)
Title: Dynamic pressure control in a battery assembly
Inventor: KRISTOFEK GRANT W
IPC: H01M10/48
Filed: 2013-05-28
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 19 December 2013 (19.12.2013) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2013/188094 A1 (51) International Patent Classification: H01M 2/10 (2006.01) H01M10/50 (2006.01) H01M10/48 ( 2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2013/042854 (22) International Filing Date: 28 May 2013 (28.05.2013) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 13/493,592 11 June 2012 (11.06.2012) US (71) Applicant: NUCLEUS SCIENTIFIC, INC. [US/US]; 6 Oakdale Lane, Lincoln, Massachusetts 01773 (US). (72) Inventors: KRISTOFEK, Grant W.; 34 Jeffrey Road, Wayland, Massachusetts 01778 (US). LAFONTAINE, Serge R.; 6 Milk Street Extension, Lincoln, Massachusetts 01773 (US). HUNTER, Ian W.; 6 Oakdale Lane, Lincoln, Massachusetts 01773 (US). (74) Agent: OCCHIUTI, Frank; Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao LLP, 321 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available)'. AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available)'. ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(H)) — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) [Continued on next page] (54) Title: DYNAMIC PRESSURE CONTROL IN A BATTERY ASSEMBLY PRESSURE MODULATOR CONTROL MODULE OPERATIONAL BATTERY SENSOR *4 ; CELL 22 14 jj- 0\ © 00 00 f POWER SOURCE FIG. 1 i-H (57) Abstract: Operating battery assembly that includes a one or more rechargeable battery cells includes: monitoring one or more © operational parameters of the battery cells; and dynamically controlling pressure applied to the one or more battery cells based at ^ least in part on one or more of the monitored operational parameters. WO 2013/188094 A11 lllll llllllll II llllll III lllll lllll III III III lllll lllll lllll lllll llll lllll llll lllllll llll llll — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h))