Patents by Inventor Garry L. Voytovich

Garry L. Voytovich 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: 20160069965
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining the quality of battery cell tab electrical connections are presented. In certain embodiments, a first electrical current may be supplied between a first tab group and a second tab group of a battery cell group. A first voltage drop may be measured between the first tab group and the second tab group and a measured cell group resistance may be determined based on the measured first voltage drop. The measured cell group resistance may be compared with a reference cell group resistance to determine a quality of an associated battery cell tab electrical connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: JASON A. LUPIENSKI, LEONID C. LEV, ROBERT W. CHALFANT, GARRY L. VOYTOVICH, NIKOLAY KONDRATYEV
  • Patent number: 8624556
    Abstract: A portable cell balancing repair tool for correcting cell-to-cell voltage imbalances. The tool defines a voltage set-point that identifies a desired voltage that the cells will be charged to for the cell-to-cell voltage balancing. The tool selects a cell to be balanced, measures the voltage of the selected cell and determines if the measured voltage is less than the voltage set-point. The tool charges the selected cell with a charging current for a predetermined period of time, and then determines if the voltage of the selected cell is greater than the voltage set-point after the time expires. The tool continues charging the selected cell at the charging current if the measured voltage is not greater than the voltage set-point, and determines if the charging current was at the minimum charging current if the measured voltage of the selected cell is greater than the voltage set-point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Jason A. Lupienski, Robert R. Brummond, Robert W. Chalfant, Garry L. Voytovich
  • Publication number: 20120105005
    Abstract: A portable cell balancing repair tool for correcting cell-to-cell voltage imbalances. The tool defines a voltage set-point that identifies a desired voltage that the cells will be charged to for the cell-to-cell voltage balancing. The tool selects a cell to be balanced, measures the voltage of the selected cell and determines if the measured voltage is less than the voltage set-point. The tool charges the selected cell with a charging current for a predetermined period of time, and then determines if the voltage of the selected cell is greater than the voltage set-point after the time expires. The tool continues charging the selected cell at the charging current if the measured voltage is not greater than the voltage set-point, and determines if the charging current was at the minimum charging current if the measured voltage of the selected cell is greater than the voltage set-point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jason A. Lupienski, Robert R. Brummond, Robert W. Chalfant, Garry L. Voytovich