Patents by Inventor Jennifer Ana Moffat

Jennifer Ana Moffat 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).

  • Communicative and virtual battery chargers and methods
    Patent number: 7612527
    Abstract: A physical battery charger (104) connects to a computer (102) using a communications link such as a universal serial bus (USB) connection. Application software (114) resident on the computer (102) presents a virtual battery charger (116) on a display (110) associated with the computer (102). The virtual charger (116) provides information regarding the status of the physical charger (104) and allows the user to control the operation of or otherwise interact with the physical charger (104). The physical charger (104) also adjusts the charging rate of batteries (222) being charged based on the available power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Peter F. Hoffman, Michael J. Brandon, II, Jennifer Ana Moffat, Scott W. Osiecki, Peter C. Castellucci
  • COMMUNICATIVE BATTERY CHARGER
    Publication number: 20080122402
    Abstract: A physical battery charger (104) connects to a computer (102) using a communications link such as a universal serial bus (USB) connection. Application software (114) resident on the computer (102) presents a virtual battery charger (116) on a display (110) associated with the computer (102). The virtual charger (116) provides information regarding the status of the physical charger (104) and allows the user to control the operation of or otherwise interact with the physical charger (104). The physical charger (104) also adjusts the charging rate of batteries (222) being charged based on the available power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY
    Inventors: Peter F. Hoffman, Michael J. Brandon, Jennifer Ana Moffat, Scott W. Osiecki, Peter C. Castellucci