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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Patrick Daniel Maguire, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Manan Sevak, Southfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/10 (2006.01); H01M 10/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/1077 (2013.01); H01M 10/0481 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, compressing a cell stack, which itself includes at least one battery cell and a support plate spaced-apart from an upper surface of the cell(s). The method further includes inserting the cell stack into a pocket of a structural assembly by applying a force to the support plate. A battery assembly is also disclosed.