Sean Me Brady

US Patent:

20220410685, Dec 29, 2022

Filed:

Jun 25, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/358995

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Michael William Danyo - Trenton MI, US
Sean Brady - Royal Oak MI, US
Mike Popovski - Warren MI, US
Anil Reddy Pullalarevu - Northville MI, US
Saravanan Paramasivam - South Lyon MI, US

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

B60K 1/04
B62D 24/00

Abstract:

A structural enclosure includes a pair of aluminum rails with an upper wall and a lower wall spaced apart from the upper wall, a plurality of sleeves extending into and captured within the aluminum rails, and each of the plurality of sleeves having a head with a predefined thickness disposed on an outer surface of the aluminum rails and configured to separate the outer surface of the aluminum rails from a steel vehicle chassis to which the aluminum rails are mounted. The structural enclosure can be an aluminum battery box for an electric vehicle and the aluminum battery box can be mounted to and electrochemically isolated from the steel vehicle chassis.

US Patent:

20210104715, Apr 8, 2021

Filed:

Oct 2, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/590558

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Ihab Grace - Grosse Pointe Woods MI, US
Abigail Christensen - Canton MI, US
Chelliah Madasamy - Canton MI, US
Abdelmonaam Sassi - Windsor, CA
Sean Brady - Royal Oak MI, US
John Jardine - Harrison Township MI, US

International Classification:

H01M 2/10
B60L 50/64
B60K 1/04
B60R 16/04

Abstract:

A battery pack attachment assembly includes, among other things, a first bracket configured to be secured directly to a vehicle underbody, and a second bracket. The first bracket extends vertically above the first bracket such that the second bracket is spaced from the vehicle underbody when the first bracket is secured directly to the vehicle underbody.

US Patent:

20200307366, Oct 1, 2020

Filed:

Mar 26, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/364578

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Abdelmonaam Sassi - Windsor, CA
Shekar Prabhakar Erasala - Northville MI, US
Ahteram Khan - Canton MI, US
Sean Brady - Royal Oak MI, US
John Jardine - Harrison Township MI, US

International Classification:

B60K 1/04
B60L 50/60

Abstract:

A connected assembly can include, among other things, first and second side rails of a battery pack of an electrified vehicle. The battery pack including a plurality of battery arrays disposed between the first and second side rails within an enclosure assembly. The connected assembly further includes a lateral rail extending from the first side rail to the second side rail, and a bracket assembly directly connected to the first side rail and the lateral rail. A battery pack connection method can include, among other things, directly connecting a bracket assembly to a horizontally facing side of a lateral rail, and directly connecting the bracket assembly to a horizontally facing side of a first side rail of an enclosure assembly that holds a battery pack of an electrified vehicle between the first side rail and a second side rail.