Patents by Inventor John H. Morris

John H. Morris 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).

  • Patent number: 11316211
    Abstract: A battery pack configured to be housed in an electronic device, the electronic device including a near field communication (NFC) tag, the battery back including a battery housing. The battery housing includes a rechargeable battery cell configured to provide power to the electronic device, the rechargeable battery cell initially in a first power mode, an NFC antenna configured to detect a presence of the NFC tag within the electronic device, and processing circuitry including a memory and a processor, the memory in communication with the processor, the memory having instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to convert the rechargeable battery cell from the first power mode to a second power mode when the NFC antenna has detected the presence of the NFC tag within the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Scott Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John H. Morris, David J. Yackman
  • Publication number: 20200058963
    Abstract: A battery pack configured to be housed in an electronic device, the electronic device including a near field communication (NFC) tag, the battery back including a battery housing. The housing includes a rechargeable battery cell configured to provide power to the electronic device, the battery cell initially in a first power mode, an NFC antenna configured to detect a presence of the NFC tag within the electronic device, and processing circuitry including a memory and a processor, the memory in communication with the processor, the memory having instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to convert the battery cell from the first power mode to a second power mode when the NFC antenna has detected the presence of the NFC tag within the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: John H. Morris, David J. Yackman