Patents by Inventor SHAWN HIGBEE

SHAWN HIGBEE 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: 9847658
    Abstract: Systems and methods for battery management are disclosed. A system may include an internal control network including multiple node controllers powered by a unique cell or combination of cells of a battery. The node controllers may communicate with each other via a node communication system. Each node controller may be responsible for managing a charge level associated with one or more cells. The one or more devices of the internal control network may enable measurement of environmental factors such as a temperature and a current and voltage applied at the battery. Based on the measured environmental factors, the internal control network may perform an ongoing assessment of the one or more cells of the battery and of an overall battery condition. The internal control network may initiate turning on or off a battery output to prevent over discharge and possible damage to the battery or devices connected to the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignees: MERIDIAN DESIGN, INC., SHORAI, INC.
    Inventors: Kurt Kuhlmann, David Radford, Shawn Higbee, Dan Matthews
  • Publication number: 20160190830
    Abstract: Systems and methods for battery management are disclosed. A system may include an internal control network including multiple node controllers powered by a unique cell or combination of cells of a battery. The node controllers may communicate with each other via a node communication system. Each node controller may be responsible for managing a charge level associated with one or more cells. The one or more devices of the internal control network may enable measurement of environmental factors such as a temperature and a current and voltage applied at the battery. Based on the measured environmental factors, the internal control network may perform an ongoing assessment of the one or more cells of the battery and of an overall battery condition. The internal control network may initiate turning on or off a battery output to prevent over discharge and possible damage to the battery or devices connected to the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: KURT KUHLMANN, DAVID RADFORD, SHAWN HIGBEE, DAN MATTHEWS