Patents by Inventor Brent M. Willey

Brent M. Willey has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20170269167
    Abstract: Trigger pull tracking, charge time estimation, and other features for a power tool battery pack with wireless communication. A battery pack system includes a power tool battery pack and a processor. The battery pack includes a plurality of cells and a voltage sensor connected to the plurality of cells. The processor is in communication with the voltage sensor that detects a voltage across the plurality of cells using the voltage sensor. The processor further converts the voltage across the plurality of cells to a state of charge; determines a charge rate of a charger charging the battery pack; and determines a conversion factor based on the charge rate. The processor then generates a time to full charge of the battery pack based on the state of charge, the charge rate, and the scalar conversion factor. The processor may further generate current traces for the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventor: Brent M. Willey
  • Patent number: D772416
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Midmark Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff T. DeBord, Brent M. Willey, Rainer B. Teufel, Chad Darling, Asad Abu-Tarif, Tony Capparelli