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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:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2021
Applicant:
Ample Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ankit Srivastava, San Francisco, CA (US);
Khaled Walid Hassounah, San Francisco, CA (US);
Harsh Jain, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ample Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60L 53/80 (2019.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60L 50/66 (2019.02); B60L 53/305 (2019.02); B60L 53/80 (2019.02); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); B60K 2001/0455 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for electrically and mechanically coupling battery modules to an electric vehicle includes an interface plate and one or more battery trays. The interface plate includes an electrical output that electrically couples the interface plate to the vehicle. The interface plate also includes an electrical input that is electrically coupled to the electrical output. The battery tray is configured to receive a plurality of replaceable battery modules and is releasably mechanically coupled to the interface plate.