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公开(公告)号:US20240226987A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-11
申请号:US18406606
申请日:2024-01-08
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Erik B. Golm , Louis G. Hector, JR. , Anil K. Sachdev , Andrew C. Bobel , Kevin B. Rober , Jianfeng Wang
CPC classification number: B21D37/10 , B21D13/02 , B21D37/16 , B62D21/15 , Y10T428/12417
Abstract: A method of forming a plurality of embossments in a sheet of metal includes: (i) placing the sheet onto a first surface of a die having a plurality of embossment cavities thereon, wherein the sheet has a bottom surface in contact with the first surface of the die and a top surface having an ablative coating formed thereon; and (ii) directing a laser beam at the ablative coating at one or more loci on the top surface of the sheet which correspond to the plurality of embossment cavities on the first surface of the die, so as to locally ablate the ablative coating at the one or more loci and turn the ablative coating at the one or more loci into plasma, thereby causing a plasma pressure shock wave at each of the one or more loci which presses the sheet into the embossment cavities to form the embossments.
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公开(公告)号:US11476463B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-18
申请号:US16987597
申请日:2020-08-07
Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Inventor: Jeffrey D. Cain , Thomas E. Moylan , Andrew C. Bobel , Lei Wang
IPC: H01M4/04 , H01M4/583 , C01B32/205 , H01G9/00 , H01M4/36
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method comprising mixing an electroactive particle with a carbonaceous material to form a particle mixture that comprises a carbon coated particle; subjecting the carbon coated particle to a pulsed voltage between parallel plate electrodes or between rolls of a roll mill; and converting the carbon coated particle to a graphite coated particle via localized Joule heating. Disclosed herein too is an apparatus comprising a mixing device that is operative to mix an electroactive particle with a carbonaceous material to form a particle mixture that comprises a carbon coated particle; and a device for applying a pulsed voltage to the particle mixture; where the applying of the pulsed voltage is conducted when the particle mixture is located between opposing plate electrodes or between opposing rolls of a roll mill; where the device for applying the pulsed voltage converts the carbon coated particle into a graphite coated particle.
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公开(公告)号:US20220123279A1
公开(公告)日:2022-04-21
申请号:US17071118
申请日:2020-10-15
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Leng Mao , Jeffrey D. Cain , Anil K. Sachdev , Andrew C. Bobel
Abstract: Self-lithiating battery cells include an anode having a current collector, a host material applied to the current collector comprising graphite, silicon particles, and/or SiOx particles, wherein x is less than or equal to 2, and lithium foil in contact with the current collector. Methods for pre-lithiating battery cells include charging and discharging the battery cell to deplete the lithium foil by causing lithium ions to migrate from the lithium foil to the cathode and/or the anode. The methods can further include subsequently iteratively charging and discharging the battery while the depleted lithium foil remains within the battery cell. The lithium foil can be pure elemental lithium metal or a lithium magnesium alloy. The lithium foil can include 10 wt. % to 99 wt. % lithium and 1 wt. % to 90 wt. % magnesium. The anode current collector can include perforations.
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公开(公告)号:US20190127828A1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-02
申请号:US15797034
申请日:2017-10-30
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Andrew C. Bobel , Anil K. Sachdev , Tyson W. Brown
Abstract: A powder material for an additive manufacturing process and a method of manufacturing a three-dimensional article via an additive manufacturing process. The powder material comprises an iron-based alloy including alloying elements of carbon (C) and copper (Cu). The iron-based alloy may be formulated to achieve a precipitation strengthened microstructure comprising a lath martensite matrix phase and a Cu precipitate phase. The iron-based alloy may have a Cu weight fraction and a nickel (Ni) weight fraction, and the Ni weight fraction may be less than the Cu weight fraction of the iron-based alloy.
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公开(公告)号:US12040479B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-16
申请号:US17359817
申请日:2021-06-28
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Andrew C. Bobel , Louis G. Hector, Jr. , Anil K. Sachdev , Jeffrey D. Cain
IPC: H01M4/00 , C30B7/12 , C30B7/14 , C30B19/10 , C30B28/04 , C30B29/02 , C30B30/02 , H01M4/04 , H01M4/134 , H01M4/1395 , H01M4/38 , H01M10/0525 , H01M4/02
CPC classification number: H01M4/134 , C30B7/12 , C30B7/14 , C30B19/103 , C30B28/04 , C30B29/02 , C30B30/02 , H01M4/0404 , H01M4/0452 , H01M4/1395 , H01M4/382 , H01M10/0525 , H01M2004/027
Abstract: A lithium metal negative electrode for an electrochemical cell for a secondary lithium metal battery includes a polycrystalline metal substrate having a major facing surface with a defined crystallographic texture. An epitaxial lithium metal layer is formed on the major facing surface of the polycrystalline metal substrate. The epitaxial lithium metal layer exhibits a predominant crystal orientation. The predominant crystal orientation of the epitaxial lithium metal layer is derived from the defined crystallographic texture of the major facing surface of the polycrystalline metal substrate.
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公开(公告)号:US20230299404A1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-21
申请号:US17695070
申请日:2022-03-15
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Andrew C. Bobel , Anil K. Sachdev , Patrick H. Clark , Pooja Suresh , Ran Wu , Jermain E. Onye , William Y. Chen , Li Yang , Chao Hu , Yunshan Liu , Kuo Sun
IPC: H01M50/242 , H01M10/658 , H01M50/209
CPC classification number: H01M50/242 , H01M10/658 , H01M50/209
Abstract: A battery cell pack has a plurality of battery cells that are assembled into a prismatic frame, with deformable separators interposed to accommodate elastic and plastic deformation caused by cyclic and acyclic expansion and contraction thereof during charging and discharging over the life of the battery cell pack. The battery cells are arranged in a horizontal stack within the prismatic frame, and the deformable separators are interposed between subsets of the battery cells. The deformable separators exert compressive force on the subsets of the battery cells along a longitudinal axis that is defined by the horizontal stack. The compressive force exerted by the deformable separators is at least a minimum force over a service life of the battery cell pack.
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公开(公告)号:US11549626B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-10
申请号:US16443017
申请日:2019-06-17
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Anil K. Sachdev , Arianna T. Morales , Jason Mazza , Andrew C. Bobel
IPC: F16L37/06 , B23P15/26 , F16L55/165 , B23K20/12
Abstract: In an embodiment, a method of forming a cooling plate, comprises laser welding a plurality of weld lines to physically connect a first substrate and a second substrate wherein the plurality of weld lines forms an inflatable track; and inflating the inflatable track with an inflation fluid to form a cooling channel in the cooling plate. In another embodiment, the cooling plate can comprise a first substrate and a second substrate and a plurality of weld lines can form a fluid tight seal for a cooling channel located therebetween.
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公开(公告)号:US11421310B2
公开(公告)日:2022-08-23
申请号:US16163141
申请日:2018-10-17
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Andrew C. Bobel , Anil K. Sachdev
Abstract: A precipitation hardenable aluminum alloy is disclosed along with a precipitation hardened form of the aluminum alloy and a method of manufacturing an aluminum alloy article from the precipitation hardenable aluminum alloy. The disclosed precipitation hardenable aluminum alloy has a composition that includes, on a weight percent (wt %) basis, 8%-13% zinc, 1.5%-5% magnesium, 0%-5% copper, 0%-2% of zirconium, chromium, or zirconium and chromium in total, and the balance aluminum with no more than 0.5% impurities. The alloy composition is adaptable to a wide range of manufacturing processes including additive manufacturing. The composition of the aluminum alloy also enables the dispersion of strengthening precipitate phases selected from an η-phase precipitate, a θ-phase precipitate, and a T-phase precipitate, while being free of a S-phase precipitate, when precipitation hardened.
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公开(公告)号:US20190291182A1
公开(公告)日:2019-09-26
申请号:US15934342
申请日:2018-03-23
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Andrew C. Bobel , Tyson W. Brown , Anil K. Sachdev
Abstract: A three-dimensional aluminum alloy part may be manufactured by a process in which a layer of aluminum alloy powder feed material is distributed over a substrate and scanned with a high-energy laser or electron beam in selective regions corresponding to a cross-section of the aluminum alloy part being formed. During the manufacturing process, the selective regions may melt and form a pool of molten aluminum alloy material. Thereafter, the pool of molten aluminum alloy material may cool and solidify into a solid layer of fused aluminum alloy material. During solidification of the pool of molten aluminum alloy material, solid phase particles may form within a solution of liquid phase aluminum prior to formation of solid phase aluminum dendrites. The resulting aluminum alloy part may exhibit a polycrystalline structure that predominantly includes a plurality of equiaxed grains, instead of columnar grains.
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公开(公告)号:US11904376B2
公开(公告)日:2024-02-20
申请号:US16940452
申请日:2020-07-28
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Erik B. Golm , Louis G. Hector, Jr. , Anil K. Sachdev , Andrew C. Bobel , Kevin B. Rober , Jianfeng Wang
CPC classification number: B21D37/10 , B21D13/02 , B21D37/16 , B62D21/15 , Y10T428/12417
Abstract: An energy-dissipating cover for covering a component sensitive to mechanical impulse includes a sheet of selected ferrous or aluminum alloy, the sheet having a top surface, a bottom surface, an outer perimeter, an overall area within the outer perimeter and a nominal thickness of no more than 2.5 mm. The sheet is configured for connection with one or more external structures at a plurality of connection points within the outer perimeter, wherein the overall area comprises a plurality of supported areas and at least one unsupported area. Embossments are formed within the at least one unsupported area and extend outward from the bottom surface. The embossments are shaped, sized and arranged so as to limit orthogonal deflection of the sheet from a mechanical impulse directed normal to the bottom surface of the sheet at the plurality of embossments.
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