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Neurotechnology

Awards, Publications & Intellectual Property

Throughout my academic and professional career, I have received 19 granted patent from USPTO, with 85+ patents pending. Additionally, I hold 14 Trade Secrets at GM, two of which earned a Boss Kettering Award. Furthermore, I have authored 3 journal papers covering various aspects of advanced battery technology.

*Please note that information is limited for Trade Secrets due to confidentiality.

Awards

  • I am the recipient of the 47th Annual Boss Kettering Award from GM for a Trade Secret utilized in production with the Hummer EV Launch Edition resulting in $1.5B cost avoidance.

  • I am the recipient of the 49th Annual Boss Kettering Award from GM for a Trade Secret utilized in production with the Celestiq EV resulting in $2.5B cost avoidance

  • Critical Technical Talent Award from GM Executive Vice President for exceptional contributions to GM's product designs

  • 3x Inventor of the Month Award Recipient from General Motors

  • 2x Merit Awards from Johnson Controls (now Clarios)

Collection of Trophies

Publications

  1. Direct Comparison of State-of-Charge and State-of-Energy Metrics for Li-Ion Battery Energy Storage. ECCE 2019 Conference. DOI: 10.1109/ECCE.2019.8912696

  2. Measuring Individual Battery Dimensional Changes for State-of-Charge Estimation using Strain Gauge Sensors. ECCE 2019 Conference. DOI: 10.1109/ECCE.2019.8912578

  3. The effects of O2 pressure on Li–O2 secondary battery discharge capacity and rate capability. Journal of Power Sources. DOI:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.12.016

Patents

  1. Patent granted titled: "Battery pack thermal management systems and vehicles incorporating the same". Click here to download PDF. 

  2. Patent granted titled: "Battery including thermally conductive filler material with thermal runaway containment function". Click here to download PDF. 

  3. Patent granted titled: "Immersion barrier for pouch battery cell thermal runaway mitigation". Click here to download PDF.

  4. Patent granted titled: "Immersion Cooling System for Battery Systems of Electric Vehicles". Click here to download PDF.

  5. Patent granted titled: "Active thermal management systems with multi-purpose reservoirs for liquid immersion cooled battery assemblies". Click here to download PDF.  

  6. Patent granted titled: "Thermal management systems with passive quenching sacks for liquid immersion cooled battery assemblies". Click here to download PDF.

  7. Patent granted titled: "Thermal Propagation Mitigation of Vehicle Components". Click here to download PDF. 

  8. Patent granted titled: "Immersion cooling system including metal-encased, pouch-type, battery cells for hot gas flow separation in battery systems of electric vehicles". Click here to download PDF. 

  9. Patent granted titled: "Ventilation system for a vehicle battery". Click here to download PDF.

  10. Patent granted titled: "Battery cell array to pack thermal runaway gas venting system using mid pack channel system". Click here to download PDF.

  11. Patent granted titled: "Assembled manifold for thermal runaway vent gas transport in battery systems". Click here to download PDF. 

  12. I currently have 85+ patents pending. When made discoverable as part of the application process, they can be found on the USPTO website. I will update this list once the patents have been granted.

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Trade Secrets

Due to confidentiality of trade secrets, limited information is able to be provided on the current 14 holded traded secrets from GM. These registered trade secrets encompass the following areas:​

  • Test methods for improved model development of product abuse conditions

  • Advanced modeling techniques for prediction of a lithium-ion battery overheating and initiating into thermal runaway

  • Manufacturing techniques for electric vehicle products

  • Advanced product design algorithms for electric vehicles not detectable in traditional teardowns. 

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