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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Tesla, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Nathaniel Hall-Snyder, Redwood City, CA (US);
Ian Casimir Dimen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Richard Wurden, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Tesla, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/10 (2006.01); F16K 15/14 (2006.01); F16K 17/02 (2006.01); H01M 2/12 (2006.01); F16K 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 15/148 (2013.01); F16K 17/02 (2013.01); F16K 31/001 (2013.01); H01M 2/1016 (2013.01); H01M 2/1077 (2013.01); H01M 2/1094 (2013.01); H01M 2/1205 (2013.01); H01M 2/1229 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve includes a holder having an expandable material. The valve includes a retainer coupled to the holder. The valve further includes an umbrella member with a stem coupled to the holder. The expandable material is adapted to expand in size when absorbing a fluid and translate the umbrella member along an axis of the stem.