Patents by Inventor Shuangcheng Zhao

Shuangcheng Zhao 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: 11362403
    Abstract: A battery includes a battery cell, an electronic circuit connected to the battery cell, and a conductive material layer connected to the electronic circuit. The conductive material is located outside the battery cell and separated from the battery cell by a distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Hu, Zhihu Wang, Shuangcheng Zhao
  • Publication number: 20200212417
    Abstract: A battery includes a battery cell, an electronic circuit connected to the battery cell, and a conductive material layer connected to the electronic circuit. The conductive material is located outside the battery cell and separated from the battery cell by a distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Yu HU, Zhihu WANG, Shuangcheng ZHAO
  • Patent number: 10514422
    Abstract: Aspects acquire at least one first battery state when a battery of the electronic device is in a first dormant state; acquire at least one second battery state of the battery in a second dormant state and the charge level or discharge capacity of the battery during the first dormant state and the second dormant state when it is confirmed that the battery enters the non-dormant state from the first dormant state, and enters the second dormant state from the non-dormant state; and calculate the actual full charge level of the battery on the basis of at least the first battery state, at least the second battery state and the charge level or discharge capacity. The technical problem that the calibration of battery capacity can only be conducted in a full charged state for the battery existing in the electronic device in prior art is solved by the above-mentioned technical solution provided in the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
    Inventors: Shuangcheng Zhao, Weizhi Lin
  • Patent number: 10305310
    Abstract: A method includes detecting a present temperature value of a battery cell of a battery, determining whether the present temperature value is higher than a lowest threshold temperature value and lower than a highest threshold temperature value, detecting a present electric current value of the battery in association with a determination that the present temperature value is higher than the lowest threshold temperature value and lower than the highest threshold temperature value, determining whether the present electric current value is higher than a threshold current value corresponding to the present temperature value, and stopping a charge-discharge process of the battery cell in response to determining that the present electric current value is higher than the threshold current value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuangcheng Zhao, Weizhi Lin
  • Publication number: 20180006469
    Abstract: A method includes detecting a present temperature value of a battery cell of a battery, determining whether the present temperature value is higher than a lowest threshold temperature value and lower than a highest threshold temperature value, detecting a present electric current value of the battery in association with a determination that the present temperature value is higher than the lowest threshold temperature value and lower than the highest threshold temperature value, determining whether the present electric current value is higher than a threshold current value corresponding to the present temperature value, and stopping a charge-discharge process of the battery cell in response to determining that the present electric current value is higher than the threshold current value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Shuangcheng ZHAO, Weizhi LIN
  • Publication number: 20170168117
    Abstract: Aspects acquire at least one first battery state when a battery of the electronic device is in a first dormant state; acquire at least one second battery state of the battery in a second dormant state and the charge level or discharge capacity of the battery during the first dormant state and the second dormant state when it is confirmed that the battery enters the non-dormant state from the first dormant state, and enters the second dormant state from the non-dormant state; and calculate the actual full charge level of the battery on the basis of at least the first battery state, at least the second battery state and the charge level or discharge capacity. The technical problem that the calibration of battery capacity can only be conducted in a full charged state for the battery existing in the electronic device in prior art is solved by the above-mentioned technical solution provided in the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Shuangcheng Zhao, Weizhi Lin
  • Patent number: 9634511
    Abstract: Disclosed are charging control methods for a rechargeable battery and portable computers. The charging control method includes acquiring a control parameter for a charge current of the rechargeable battery; modifying, based on the control parameter, the charge current from a first charge current to a second charge current less than the first charge current; and charging the rechargeable battery with the second charge current. Compared with conventional methods of charging the battery always with the maximal charge current, the present disclosure can improve the battery's lifetime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignees: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED, BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD.
    Inventors: Shuangcheng Zhao, Xiaoren Cheng, Ling Yao, Weizhi Lin
  • Patent number: 9350167
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic device, a power supply control chip and a power supply control method. The electronic device includes: at least one element (10); a rechargeable battery (12); an adapter socket (14); a first processing circuit (16) having a first operation state and a second operation state; a power supply judgment parameter acquisition module (18) configured to acquire a power supply judgment parameter; and a control module (20) configured to control the first processing circuit to operate in the first or second operation state based on the power supply judgment parameter. In the first operation state, the first processing circuit (16) is configured to convert a first electrical signal output from a adapter into a second electrical signal and charge the rechargeable battery (12) with the second electrical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignees: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited, Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuangcheng Zhao, Xiaoren Cheng
  • Publication number: 20160049806
    Abstract: Disclosed are charging control methods for a rechargeable battery and portable computers. The charging control method includes acquiring a control parameter for a charge current of the rechargeable battery; modifying, based on the control parameter, the charge current from a first charge current to a second charge current less than the first charge current; and charging the rechargeable battery with the second charge current. Compared with conventional methods of charging the battery always with the maximal charge current, the present disclosure can improve the battery's lifetime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Shuangcheng Zhao, Xiaoren Cheng, Ling Yao, Weizhi Lin
  • Patent number: 9236766
    Abstract: A power adapter for a portable computer includes a pulse width modulation unit and an output shaping unit and further includes a first judgment module that judges whether the portable computer is in a first state according to state judging parameters, and compares an output voltage with a first preset voltage and a second preset voltage when judging that the portable computer is in the first state, and acquires a judging result, wherein the first preset voltage is greater than or equal to the second preset voltage. The power adapter can increase efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignees: BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD., LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ling Yao, Bo Song, Xiaoren Cheng, Weizhi Lin, Shuangcheng Zhao
  • Patent number: 9178372
    Abstract: Disclosed are charging control methods for a rechargeable battery and portable computers. The charging control method includes acquiring a control parameter for a charge current of the rechargeable battery; modifying, based on the control parameter, the charge current from a first charge current to a second charge current less than the first charge current; and charging the rechargeable battery with the second charge current. Compared with conventional methods of charging the battery always with the maximal charge current, the present disclosure can improve the battery's lifetime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignees: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited, Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuangcheng Zhao, Xiaoren Cheng, Ling Yao, Weizhi Lin
  • Patent number: 8896269
    Abstract: The present invention provides a battery management device and a portable computer, the battery management device is for managing the rechargeable battery provided in a portable computer, the portable computer is provided with a charge circuit for charging a battery, the battery management device comprises: a discharge circuit for discharge the battery; a acquiring module for acquire the mode determining parameter; a first determining module for judging whether the battery storage mode is entered according to the mode determining parameter; a first control module for controlling the charge circuit or the discharge circuit to control the amount of electrical charge of the battery so that the amount of electrical charge of the battery is lower than the second amount of electrical charge threshold in the battery storage mode; the performance of the battery when deposited with the amount of electrical charge lower than the second amount of electrical charge threshold is better than the performance when deposited
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignees: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd., Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuangcheng Zhao, Xiaoren Cheng, Weizhi Lin, Ling Yao
  • Publication number: 20130334882
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic device, a power supply control chip and a power supply control method. The electronic device includes: at least one element (10); a rechargeable battery (12); an adapter socket (14); a first processing circuit (16) having a first operation state and a second operation state; a power supply judgment parameter acquisition module (18) configured to acquire a power supply judgment parameter; and a control module (20) configured to control the first processing circuit to operate in the first or second operation state based on the power supply judgment parameter. In the first operation state, the first processing circuit (16) is configured to convert a first electrical signal output from a adapter into a second electrical signal and charge the rechargeable battery (12) with the second electrical signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Shuangcheng Zhao, Xiaoren Cheng
  • Publication number: 20130132742
    Abstract: Disclosed are charging control methods for a rechargeable battery and portable computers. The charging control method includes acquiring a control parameter for a charge current of the rechargeable battery; modifying, based on the control parameter, the charge current from a first charge current to a second charge current less than the first charge current; and charging the rechargeable battery with the second charge current. Compared with conventional methods of charging the battery always with the maximal charge current, the present disclosure can improve the battery's lifetime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicants: BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD., LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
    Inventors: Shuangcheng Zhao, Xiaoren Cheng, Ling Yao, Weizhi Lin
  • Publication number: 20120311354
    Abstract: A power adapter for a portable computer includes a pulse width modulation unit and an output shaping unit and further includes a first judgment module that judges whether the portable computer is in a first state according to state judging parameters, and compares an output voltage with a first preset voltage and a second preset voltage when judging that the portable computer is in the first state, and acquires a judging result, wherein the first preset voltage is greater than or equal to the second preset voltage. The power adapter can increase efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Ling Yao, Bo Song, Xiaoren Cheng, Weizhi Lin, Shuangcheng Zhao
  • Publication number: 20120262107
    Abstract: The present invention provides a battery management device and a portable computer, the battery management device is for managing the rechargeable battery provided in a portable computer, the portable computer is provided with a charge circuit for charging a battery, the battery management device comprises: a discharge circuit for discharge the battery; a acquiring module for acquire the mode determining parameter; a first determining module for judging whether the battery storage mode is entered according to the mode determining parameter; a first control module for controlling the charge circuit or the discharge circuit to control the amount of electrical charge of the battery so that the amount of electrical charge of the battery is lower than the second amount of electrical charge threshold in the battery storage mode; the performance of the battery when deposited with the amount of electrical charge lower than the second amount of electrical charge threshold is better than the performance when deposited
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicants: LENOVO (BEIJING) Co., LTD., BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD.
    Inventors: Shuangcheng Zhao, Xiaoren Cheng, Weizhi Lin, Ling Yao