# US 12,603,355 B2 · Thermal runaway shield > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,603,355 B2 - Document ID: US12603355B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/870,795 - Filed: 2020-05-08 - Published: 2020-08-27 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2017-09-28 - Assignees: Kulr Technology Corporation - Applicants: Kulr Technology Corporation - Inventors: Michael Mo; Yoshio Robert Yamaki; Juergen Mueller - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12603355B2 ## CPC - H01M 10/613: Cooling or keeping cold - H01M 10/658: by thermal insulation or shielding - H01M 10/0525: Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries - H01M 10/653: characterised by electrically insulating or thermally conductive materials - H01M 10/655: Solid structures for heat exchange or heat conduction - H01M 10/659: by heat storage or buffering, e.g. heat capacity or liquid-solid phase changes or transition - H01M 50/209: adapted for prismatic or rectangular cells (H01M50/216 takes precedence) - H01M 50/213: adapted for cells having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic (H01M50/209, H01M50/216 take precedence) - H01M 50/24: adapted for protecting batteries from their environment, e.g. from corrosion (thermal insulation H01M10/658) - H01M 50/291: characterised by their shape - H01M 50/293: characterised by the material - H01M 10/64: characterised by the shape of the cells - H01M 10/643: Cylindrical cells - H01M 10/647: Prismatic or flat cells, e.g. pouch cells - H01M 10/6555: arranged between the cells - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract A thermal runaway shield (“TRS”) having at least one TRS module. The TRS module comprises a first wall, a second wall, and phenolic laminate inserts. The first wall has an exterior side and an interior side. The second wall has an exterior side and an interior side. The phenolic laminate inserts are disposed on the interior side of the first wall and on the interior side of the second wall. The first wall is coupled to the second wall forming an inner cavity. The at least one of the exterior side of the first wall and the exterior side of the second wall has a shape for conforming to a shape of at least one energy storage device cell. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A thermal runaway shield (“TRS”) module, comprising: a first wall having an exterior side and an interior side operative to provide a plurality of first vertical cavities within the first wall; a second wall having an exterior side and an interior side operatively to provide a plurality of second vertical cavities within the second wall; and phenolic laminate inserts disposed in the plurality of first vertical cavities and the second vertical cavities of the first wall and the second wall, respectively wherein the first wall and the second wall are coupled; and wherein at least one of the exterior side of the first wall and the exterior side of the second wall has a shape for conforming to a shape of at least one energy storage device cell. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The TRS module of claim 1, wherein the phenolic laminate inserts in the plurality of first vertical cavities are each attached to the interior side of the first wall and the phenolic laminate inserts in the plurality of second vertical cavities are each attached to the interior side of the second wall. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The TRS module of claim 2, wherein the phenolic laminate inserts in the plurality of first vertical cavities are each bonded to the interior side of the first wall and the phenolic laminate inserts in the plurality of second vertical cavities are each bonded to the interior side of the second wall. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The TRS module of claim 2, wherein the phenolic laminate inserts in the plurality of first vertical cavities substantially fills each of the plurality of first vertical cavities; and the phenolic laminate inserts in the plurality of second vertical cavities substantially fills each of the plurality of second vertical cavities. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The TRS module of claim 1, wherein the first wall includes a first horizontal cavity configured to receive a first flexible TRS substantially sized as the first horizontal cavity and the second wall includes a second horizontal cavity configured to receive a second flexible TRS substantially sized as the second horizontal cavity. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The TRS module of claim 5, wherein phase change material fills unoccupied cavities of the first wall; and phase change material fills unoccupied cavities of the second wall. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The TRS module of claim 1, wherein the first wall and the second wall comprise one or more rigid materials. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The TRS module of claim 1, wherein the first wall and the second wall comprise one or more non-rigid materials. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The TRS module of claim 1, wherein phase change material fills unoccupied cavities of the first wall; and phase change material fills unoccupied cavities of the second wall. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The TRS module of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the exterior side of the first wall and the exterior side of the second wall has cylindrical indentations. ### Claim 11 A thermal runaway shield (“TRS”), comprising: at least one TRS module, wherein the at least one TRS module comprises: a first wall having an exterior side and an interior side configured to provide at least one first vertical cavity within the first wall; a second wall having an exterior side and an interior side configured to provide at least one second vertical cavity within the second wall; and phenolic laminate inserts disposed in the at least one first vertical cavity of the first wall and the at least one second vertical cavity of the second wall, wherein the first wall and the second wall are coupled; and wherein at least one of the exterior side of the first wall and the exterior side of the second wall has a shape for conforming to a shape of at least one energy storage device cell. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The TRS of claim 11, wherein the phenolic laminate inserts in the at least one first vertical cavity is attached to the interior side of the first wall and the phenolic laminate inserts in the at least one second vertical cavity is attached to the interior side of the second wall. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The TRS of claim 12, wherein the phenolic laminate inserts in the at least one first vertical cavity is bonded to the interior side of the first wall and the phenolic laminate inserts in the at least one second vertical cavity is bonded to the interior side of the second wall. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The TRS of claim 12, wherein the phenolic laminate inserts in the at least one first vertical cavity substantially fills the at least one first vertical cavity; and the phenolic laminate inserts in the at least one second vertical cavity substantially fills the at least one second vertical cavity. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The TRS of claim 11, wherein the first wall includes a first horizontal cavity configured to receive a first flexible TRS substantially sized as the first horizontal cavity and the second wall includes a second horizontal cavity configured to receive a second flexible TRS substantially sized as the second horizontal cavity. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The TRS of claim 15, wherein aqueous surfactant is disposed in unoccupied cavities of the first wall; and aqueous surfactant is disposed in unoccupied cavities of the second wall. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The TRS of claim 11, wherein the first wall and the second wall comprise one or more rigid materials. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The TRS of claim 11, wherein the first wall and the second wall comprise one or more non-rigid materials. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The TRS of claim 11, wherein the at least one of the exterior side of the first wall and the exterior side of the second wall has cylindrical indentations. ### Claim 20 A method for manufacturing a thermal runaway shield (“TRS”) module, comprising: generating outside unit walls having a plurality of first vertical cavities within the outside unit walls; generating interstitial unit walls having a plurality of second vertical cavities within the interstitial unit walls; inserting phenolic laminate slabs into the plurality of first vertical cavities; inserting phenolic laminate slabs into the plurality of second vertical cavities; and coupling the outside unit walls and the interstitial unit walls together to form a TRS module configured to hold a plurality battery cells. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20 further comprising the steps of: generating another outside unit walls having a plurality of third vertical cavities; inserting phenolic laminate slabs into the plurality of third vertical cavities; and coupling the another outside unit walls and the interstitial unit walls together to form a combined TRS module configured to hold a plurality battery cells. ### Claim 22 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20 further comprising the step of filling an aqueous surfactant into the vertical cavities. ### Claim 23 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20 further comprising the step of bonding phenolic laminate slabs into the plurality of vertical cavities.