Patents by Inventor Edward L. Schmidt

Edward L. Schmidt 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).

  • Battery having a housing for electronic circuitry
    Patent number: 6979502
    Abstract: A battery is disclosed that includes a container having a positive terminal and a negative terminal and an electrochemical cell disposed within said container, said cell having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a cell voltage measured across said positive and said negative electrodes of said cell. The battery further includes a housing containing electronic circuitry associated with said container, said electronic circuitry electrically connected between said electrodes of said cell and said terminals of said container to create an output voltage measured across said positive and said negative terminals of said container and wherein the container and housing substantially enclose the electrochemical cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Vladimir Gartstein, Dragan D. Nebrigic, Eric R. Bartsch, Robert J. Peterson, Chow-Chi Huang, Edward L. Schmidt