A123 Systems LLC

Robert Boschgmbh

Kevin Martus

Jason Davis

Robert Dickie

David Allen

Michael Shenberger

Paul Edward Fisher

Timothy E Hughes

Martin Ptacek

Arfan Ahmad

R Paul Mason

Michael Wiener

Dan K Pangburn

Jerry Gohl

A starter battery is provided comprising a plurality of pouch-type prismatic cells stacked to form an array and configured to output a voltage sufficient to start a vehicle engine. The starter battery further includes a housing configured to contain the array wherein the housing includes a tray and a lid attached with the tray such that the housing provides a compressive force sufficient to prevent cell delamination and to constrain expansion or swelling of the cells during operation.

Vehicle starter battery

A battery module is provided. The battery module includes a set of stacked battery cells, each stacked battery cell including at least one cell tab and a bus bar assembly including a bus bar, a bus bar support overmolded around a sense line electrically coupled to the battery cells, the bus bar support including cell tab openings having the plurality of cell tabs extending therethrough.

Bus bar assembly including integrated bus bar support

A jet pump assembly includes a fuel supply conduit, a first jet pump integrally formed as a single piece with the fuel supply conduit and in fluid communication with the fuel supply conduit, a second jet pump integrally formed as a single piece with the fuel supply conduit and in fluid communication with the fuel supply conduit, and an inlet conduit integrally formed as a single piece with the second jet pump.

Jet pump assembly

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Kevin Martus