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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:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 1/62 (2006.01); H01M 50/50 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 1/62 (2013.01); H01M 50/50 (2021.01); H01H 2239/036 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for reducing contactor freezing. In one example, a system may include a contactor comprising a set of conductors and a phase change material. The phase change material is coupled to a first conductor of the set of conductors and is not positioned between the set of conductors.