Christopher B Mays

US Patent:

20190048750, Feb 14, 2019

Filed:

Feb 8, 2017

Appl. No.:

16/075852

Inventors:

- Auburn Hills MI, US
Christopher J. MAYS - Bloomfield MI, US

Assignee:

BorgWarner Inc. - Auburn Hills MI

International Classification:

F01K 23/08
F01K 23/14
H02K 7/108
H02K 7/18

Abstract:

A number of variations may include a system which may include a waste heat recovery system which may have at least a first boiler operably coupled to a vehicle engine system to recover waste heat therefrom. The waste heat recovery system may additionally include a working fluid. The working fluid may provide energy directly to a crank shaft of the vehicle engine system or to an electrical generator or both which may be constructed and arranged to convert the energy from the working fluid into electrical energy and/or mechanical energy and at a controlled ratio as desired.

US Patent:

20170338534, Nov 23, 2017

Filed:

May 21, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/161211

Inventors:

- Ludwigsburg, DE
Christopher John Mays - Bloomfield MI, US

International Classification:

H01M 10/6553
H01M 10/625
H01M 10/0525
H01M 10/615
H01M 2/10
H01M 10/623

Abstract:

A lithium ion battery includes a plurality of cells, each comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte. The electrolyte includes a lithium salt and contacts the positive and the negative electrode. The lithium ion battery includes a heating layer made of a PTC polymer. In another embodiment, a lithium ion cell includes an electrolyte comprising a lithium salt, a positive electrode in contact with the electrolyte, a negative electrode in contact with the electrolyte, and a heating layer made of a PTC polymer.