Patents by Inventor Tien-Chung Tso

Tien-Chung Tso 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: 8319479
    Abstract: A smart battery device includes an adapter, a switch electrically connected to the adapter, a battery pack electrically connected the switch, a sense resistor electrically connected to the battery pack and the adapter, an analog preprocessing circuit electrically connected to the battery pack and the sense resistor for digitizing analog signals measured at the battery pack and the sense resistor to form digital signals, and an adaptive control circuit electrically connected to the analog preprocessing circuit for receiving the digital signals, and electrically connected to the switch for selectively turning the switch on or off according to the digital signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: eMemory Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Hsing Kao, Chun-Ming Chen, Tien-Chung Tso
  • Publication number: 20110234173
    Abstract: A smart battery device includes an adapter, a switch electrically connected to the adapter, a battery pack electrically connected the switch, a sense resistor electrically connected to the battery pack and the adapter, an analog preprocessing circuit electrically connected to the battery pack and the sense resistor for digitizing analog signals measured at the battery pack and the sense resistor to form digital signals, and an adaptive control circuit electrically connected to the analog preprocessing circuit for receiving the digital signals, and electrically connected to the switch for selectively turning the switch on or off according to the digital signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Chin-Hsing Kao, Chun-Ming Chen, Tien-Chung Tso
  • Publication number: 20110234167
    Abstract: Estimating remaining capacity and remaining time of a battery device during discharging of the battery device includes determining initial state of charge of the battery device, determining discharge current of the battery device, utilizing a shooting end of discharge process to determine final state of charge corresponding to the discharge current, and determining the remaining capacity and the remaining time according to the final state of charge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Chin-Hsing Kao, Chun-Ming Chen, Tien-Chung Tso