Battery Or Cell Charging Patents (Class 320/137)
  • Patent number: 11936044
    Abstract: A carbon material for a non-aqueous secondary battery containing a graphite capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, and having a cumulative pore volume at pore diameters in a range of 0.01 ?m to 1 ?m of 0.08 mL/g or more, a roundness, as determined by flow-type particle image analysis, of 0.88 or greater, and a pore diameter to particle diameter ratio (PD/d50 (%)) of 1.8 or less, the ratio being given by equation (1A): PD/d50 (%)=mode pore diameter (PD) in a pore diameter range of 0.01 ?m to 1 ?m in a pore distribution determined by mercury intrusion/volume-based average particle diameter (d50)×100 is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke Yamada, Nobuyuki Ishiwatari, Satoshi Akasaka, Daigo Nagayama, Shingo Morokuma, Koichi Nishio, Iwao Soga, Hideaki Tanaka, Takashi Kameda, Tooru Fuse, Hiromitsu Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11936214
    Abstract: In an aspect the current disclosure is directed to an electric vehicle charger for an electric vehicle. The electric vehicle charger is comprised of an energy source, a transmitter coil electrically connected to the energy source and configured to wirelessly conduct a current in a receiver coil using induction, at least a proximity sensor configured to generate alignment data relating to an electric vehicle, and a computing device that is communicatively connected to the at least a proximity sensor. The computing device may be configured to identify the electric vehicle. Identification may include receiving and authenticating at least an identification datum, and identifying the electric vehicle using that; The computing device is configured to align the transmitter coil with the receiver coil using the alignment data. Additionally, the computing device may be configured to authorize the electric vehicle to be begin charging as a function of the authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: John Charles Palombini, Richard Donnelly, Jake Pill, Edward Hall
  • Patent number: 11926234
    Abstract: A charging system for an electric vehicle disclosed herein may include a charger and a monitoring device. The monitoring device may be configured to output a warning message urging a person to return to a charging area in which the charger is connected to the electric vehicle when detecting the person has left the charging area after the charger started charging the electric vehicle. This charging system may be configured to output the warning message to urge the person to return to the charging area when detecting the person has left the charging area after the charger started charging the electric vehicle. Outputting such a first message may allow the electric vehicle to leave the charging area soon after charging has been completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoichi Onishi
  • Patent number: 11909204
    Abstract: A control system may include a direct-current (DC) power bus for charging (e.g., trickle charging) internal energy storage elements in control devices of the control system. For example, the control devices may be motorized window treatments configured to adjust a position of a covering material to control the amount of daylight entering a space. The system may include a DC power supply that may generate a DC voltage on the DC power bus. For example, the DC power bus may extend from the DC power supply around the perimeter of a floor of the building and may be connected to all of the motorized window treatments on the floor (e.g., in a daisy-chain configuration). Wiring the DC power bus in such a manner may dramatically reduce the installation labor and wiring costs of an installation, as well as decreasing the chance of a miswire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Edward J. Blair, Joseph R. Parks, John H. Bull, Samuel F. Chambers, Stuart W. DeJonge
  • Patent number: 11905724
    Abstract: A system is disclosed which provides the ability to install a cross arm on a power pole utilizing an electrically isolated bucket which is free of all hydraulic components used by an operator in the bucket to manipulate the bucket. The system also utilizes an in-the-bucket rechargeable battery powered electric tool such as a saw, drill etc. without a need for a hydraulic electric generator in the bucket. The system includes the ability to provide communication to and from and to supply electrical power to remote portions of an electrically isolated boom, by transmitting optical power and control signals through an electrically non-conductive optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Terex USA, LLC
    Inventor: Corey Scott Johnson
  • Patent number: 11901525
    Abstract: In a battery monitoring system including a plurality of battery modules each including one or more cells, the battery modules are connected in series to each other. The battery monitoring system monitors the state of each cell based on the voltage value of the cell and the current value of the battery modules. A current detection unit detects the current value. Each voltage detection unit is associated with the corresponding one of the battery modules and detects the voltage value. Each slave unit is associated with the corresponding one of the battery modules, and wirelessly transmits information including synchronous current and voltage values detected by the current detection unit and the voltage detection unit. A master unit receives the information transmitted from the slave units. A central monitoring unit receives the information received by the master unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuhiro Numata, Shunichi Kubo
  • Patent number: 11897064
    Abstract: A battery powered welding system is provided. In one welding system a battery powered welder includes control circuitry configured to control a welding power output converted from power from an external battery power source. The battery powered welder also includes a wire drive assembly coupled to the control circuitry and configured to feed a welding wire using power from the external battery power source. The battery powered welder includes a case integrally supporting and enclosing the control circuitry and the wire drive assembly. The case is not configured to enclose the external battery power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Ryan Rozmarynowski, Caleb Robert Krisher, Darrell Lee Sickels
  • Patent number: 11890952
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of maneuvering, by a Mobile Energy Storage Unit (MESU), to a transport that is stationary for an amount of time, that is not currently being charged, that is at a distance between the transport and the MESU and that is within a timeframe for the MESU to reach the transport, and retrieving, by MESU, a minimum amount of energy from the transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOT MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Norman Lu
  • Patent number: 11884181
    Abstract: A method for determining a minimum state of charge for an energy storage means of a vehicle can include: determining a routine of use of charge of the energy storage means; determining a user requirement for future driving of the vehicle; predicting a reduction in the state of charge of the energy storage means associated with the user requirement in dependence on the determined routine; determining a minimum state of charge for the energy storage means for enabling the user requirement to be satisfied in dependence on the predicted reduction; and providing an output to the user indicative of a time requirement for increasing the state of charge of the energy storage means to a value at or above the minimum state of charge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventors: Lech Andrzej Birek, James Aggiss, Krzysztof Kobylinski, Prasun Chokshi
  • Patent number: 11878596
    Abstract: A power-transmitting unit starts transmitting power to a power-receiving unit in a vehicle if (1-1) operation information represents a parking operation of the vehicle and/or (2-1) intention information represents that a user of the vehicle intends to get off the vehicle, and (3) authentication information represents that the user of the vehicle is a registered user. The power-transmitting unit stops transmitting the power to the power-receiving unit if (1-2) the operation information represents a start operation of running of the vehicle and/or (2-2) the intention information represents that the user of the vehicle intends to get in the vehicle, and (3) the authentication information represents that the user of the vehicle is the registered user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hisahiro Kato, Naoya Sakakibara
  • Patent number: 11870287
    Abstract: A storage and charging station system for mobile electronic devices is described. The storage and charging station system includes a support tower structure including shelves for storing the mobile electronic devices during charging, a support device coupled to the support tower structure, a grid system on one side of the support tower structure, the grid system for mounting various accessories, a wire management system positioned adjacent to each of the shelves, a cable management system coupled to one side of the support tower structure, and a power distribution unit coupled to the support tower structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventor: Nathan R. Roberts
  • Patent number: 11863059
    Abstract: A “Versatile Power Stack Unit” (VPSU) for controlling electrical devices such as motors for electric vehicles is disclosed. The VPSU uses a DC/DC buck-boost converter that generates output voltage. By varying the voltage according to need, the system can maintain a Pulse-Width Modulation duty cycle of 50% without introducing any ripple current or voltage into the batteries or system, while minimizing losses due to internal resistance. Any number of VPSUs can be connected one to the other in order to provide the voltage and current needed to power the electrical device. Not only does the VPSU minimize ripple current and losses due to internal resistance, but it enables recharging at low voltage and according to the needs of small numbers of batteries with minimal temperature rise during the charging, thereby extending battery lifetime and improving battery performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: REDLER TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventor: Yesaiahu Redler
  • Patent number: 11849275
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for reducing noise induced in one or more components in a hearing aid. The present disclosure provides methods for reducing noise induced in telecoils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Jan M. De Haan, Andreas Thelander Bertelsen, Matias Tofteby Bach, Rasmus Glarborg Jensen, Franz Treue, Kåre Tais Christensen
  • Patent number: 11843271
    Abstract: A power reception control method for a power storage element controls element-receiving electric power received by the power storage element in an electric power system for supplying electric energy to a load group including plural power storage elements. The power reception control method acquires differential electric power by subtracting a current value of total transmitted electric power from a maximum value of the total transmitted electric power that is an available amount to be supplied to the entire load group via an electric power supply base point, calculates a degree of priority of the power storage element in accordance with a numerical value indicating a demand of a user, multiplies the differential electric power by the degree of priority to calculate element differential electric power, and adds the element differential electric power to the previous element-receiving electric power so as to update the element-receiving electric power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., RENAULT S. A. S.
    Inventors: Kensuke Murai, Kenta Suzuki, Keigo Ikezoe
  • Patent number: 11843267
    Abstract: A battery control unit includes a switching unit, a system controller, and a control unit. The switching unit switches between a connection state in which the corresponding battery is discharged and a non-connection state in which the corresponding battery is not discharged. The system controller limits a discharge current flowing through the battery in the connection state so as not to exceed a minimum discharge current limitation value that is smallest among discharge current limitation values. The control unit switches to the non-connection state in order from the battery having the minimum discharge current limitation value before the discharge current limitation unit limits the discharge current. Further, the control unit switches all the batteries to the connection state after the batteries in the connection state becomes one, and then switch the battery to the non-connection state in order from the battery determined to reach a discharge termination state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chihiro Ono, Takahiro Syouda
  • Patent number: 11837908
    Abstract: An electrical power system for a delivery vehicle. The power system is used in connection with a vehicle having an engine, and a liftgate powered by an electric motor. The power system includes a first battery, a second battery, and an alternator. The electrical power system also includes a super capacitor. The super capacitor has a first capacitor bank and a second capacitor bank, wherein each of the first and second capacitor banks comprises ultra-capacitor cells placed in series. The first and second capacitor banks reside in parallel. In addition, the first and second batteries reside in parallel with the second capacitor bank. Together, the batteries and the second capacitor bank supply power to the liftgate motor. Finally, the first capacitor bank is in electrical communication with the alternator and supplies power, with the alternator, to a relay start for the delivery vehicle to start the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Systematic Power Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Wood, Sr., Chad E. Hall
  • Patent number: 11837899
    Abstract: A storage and charging station for storing and charging a plurality of mobile electronic devices communicable with a remote electronic device. The station comprises a storage assembly and an electrical system coupled to the storage assembly. The storage assembly comprises a frame and a plurality of storage bays supported by the frame. The plurality of storage bays is to receive the plurality of mobile electronic devices. The electrical system comprises a power component, a communication component, a logic component, a memory component, and a plurality of ports electrically coupled to the power component and the communication component. When a first mobile electronic device connects with a first port, the power component powers the first mobile electronic device via the first port, and the station communicates with the remote electronic device via the first port and the first mobile electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventor: Nathan R. Roberts
  • Patent number: 11831172
    Abstract: In retrodirective wireless power delivery environments wireless power receivers generate and send beacon signals that are received by multiple antennas of a wireless power transmission system. The beacon signals provide the charger with timing information for wireless power transfers and also indicate directionality of the incoming signal. As discussed herein, the directionality information is employed when transmitting in order to focus energy (e.g., power wave delivery) on individual wireless power receiver clients. Techniques are described herein for reducing the burden of sampling the beacon signals across the multiple antennas and determining the directionality of the incoming wave. In some embodiments, the techniques leverage previously calculated values to simplify the receiver sampling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Ossia Inc.
    Inventors: Hatem Zeine, Dale Mayes, Benjamin Renneberg
  • Patent number: 11831155
    Abstract: A pack for containing and recharging an e-cigarette includes: a re-chargeable pack battery; a first connector which is electrically connectable to an external power source; a first recharging mechanism for re-charging the pack battery using the external power source when the first connector is electrically connected to the external power source; a second connector which is electrically connectable to an e-cigarette contained within the pack; and a second recharging mechanism for re-charging the e-cigarette when the e-cigarette is electrically connected to the second connector. The first recharging mechanism includes a first protection circuit module and the second re-charging mechanism includes a second protection circuit module, wherein the protection modules protect the pack and e-cigarette against excessive voltage or current during re-charging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Nicoventures Trading Limited
    Inventor: David Leadley
  • Patent number: 11820246
    Abstract: Vehicle control systems can include one or more location sensors, an energy storage device, one or more charge sensors and one or more vehicle computing devices. The location sensor(s) can determine a current location of a vehicle, while the charge sensor(s) can determine a current state of charge of an energy storage device that can be located onboard the vehicle to provide operating power for one or more vehicle systems. The vehicle computing device(s) can communicate the current location of the vehicle and current state of charge of the energy storage device to a remote computing device, receive from the remote computing device a charging control signal determined, at least in part, from the current location of the vehicle and the current state of charge of the energy storage device, and control charging of the energy storage device in accordance with the charging control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: UATC, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Brian Donnelly, Sean Jeffrey Kelly, Justin Wayne Ho, James Lee Epifano
  • Patent number: 11817734
    Abstract: This invention provides an energy storage device manager, a system comprising the energy storage device manager, computer-readable media configured for providing the energy storage device manager, and methods of using the energy storage device manager. The energy storage device manager can optionally control charge buses and/or load buses to modulate the state of charge of an energy storage device. The energy storage device manager can optionally be configured with a plurality of modes that target different states of charge. The plurality of modes can optionally comprise a maintain mode which targets a nominal (e.g. 50%) charge state and a high-charge mode that targets a state of charge greater than the maintain mode. The plurality of modes can optionally further include an in-use mode which targets a state of charge greater than the maintain mode, and turns on a load bus that is turned off in the preparation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventor: Thomas Zauli
  • Patent number: 11774508
    Abstract: Provided is a battery management system and method for selecting at least one battery cell of a high-risk group and calculating a maximum current limit value for stably using a battery pack using the selected at least one battery cell of the high-risk group. According to the present invention, the battery cells of high-risk group may be selected and managed by calculating a maximum voltage change amount of a plurality of battery cells, and the battery pack may be stably used by calculating a maximum current limit value that prevents the battery cell from being out of an operating voltage range to have a maximum margin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SK On Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Chul Ko, Jeong Min Seo, Byung Eun Lee
  • Patent number: 11749471
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a combination electronic switch with a transformable combination, which comprises a control operation module, a power and execution module, and a panel mounting module. The control operation module comprises a drive control assembly and an operation component, the power and execution module comprises a drive execution assembly, and the drive control assembly of the control operation module is electrically connected to the drive execution assembly of the power and execution module through preset assemblies. The control operation module is fixedly clamped to the power and execution module, and the panel mounting module is fixed on the power and execution module through the control operation module or directly fixed on the power and execution module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Xiamen Tenia Lighting & Electrical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhijian Ye, Fudi Su, Cheng Zhou, Wenlong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11750963
    Abstract: Disclosed by the present invention are a communication control method, device and system, a charging box and a wireless earpiece, the method comprising: when charging a first wireless earpiece by means of two power pins, the charging box obtains first data to be sent if communication with the first wireless earpiece is needed; and according to the first data to be sent, the charging box controls the output voltages of the two power pins to be correspondingly exchanged, so that the first wireless earpiece switches according to the output voltage of a corresponding power pin so as to obtain the first data to be sent during the charging process. In the present method, the charging box controls the output voltages of the two power pins to be correspondingly exchanged according to the first data to be sent, so that the wireless earpiece may obtain the first data to be sent according to the switching of the charging voltages when using the switchable charging voltages of the two power pins to perform charging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yichao Shan, Lei Lin
  • Patent number: 11742753
    Abstract: An electronic device including a voltage divider adaptively changing a voltage division ratio is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hangseok Choi, Sangwoo Kang
  • Patent number: 11738655
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a charging stop switch that accepts a stopping operation for stopping external charging, and an ECU that stops the external charging when the stopping operation is accepted at the charging stop switch. The ECU determines whether or not a specific operation different from the stopping operation at the charging stop switch has been accepted, and when it is determined that the specific operation has been accepted, disables acceptance of the stopping operation. The specific operation is an operation different from an intended operation of a prescribed subject. The vehicle includes an inlet to which a charging connector for external charging can be connected. The ECU detects connection of the charging connector to the inlet, the prescribed subject is the charging connector, and the specific operation is a prescribed number of operations of connecting and disconnecting the prescribed subject within a prescribed time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Toru Ando
  • Patent number: 11735935
    Abstract: The present invention provides a charging coupling including a first charging assembly, the first charging assembly including a first elastic terminal and a second elastic terminal, a receiving space being formed between the first elastic terminal and the second elastic terminal, a tapered opening being provided on one side of the first charging assembly, the tapered opening communicating with the receiving space; and a second charging assembly adapted to the first charging assembly, one side of the second charging assembly being provided with a protrusion, a third elastic terminal and a fourth elastic terminal disposed on the protrusion, the third elastic terminal including a first convex portion and fourth elastic terminal including a second convex portion, and the convex portion being used for inserting into the receiving space from the tapered opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Globe (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jin Cao, Jie Gao, Wanghao Li
  • Patent number: 11728621
    Abstract: An electronic device includes laser emitters, and a laser driver generating a laser drive signal for the laser emitters based upon a feedback control signal. A steering circuit selectively steers the laser drive signal to a different selected one of the plurality of laser emitters and prevents the laser drive signal from being steered to non-selected ones of the plurality of laser emitters, during each of a plurality of time periods. Control circuitry senses a magnitude of a current of the laser drive signal and generates the feedback control signal based thereupon. The feedback control signal is generated so as to cause the laser driver to generate the laser drive signal as having a current with a substantially constant magnitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited
    Inventor: John Kevin Moore
  • Patent number: 11724612
    Abstract: An embodiment bidirectional charging system for a vehicle includes a first bridge circuit having a plurality of legs each including two first switching elements connected in series with each other between both ends of a battery, a transformer comprising a plurality of primary-side windings connected to a grid or load side and a plurality of secondary-side windings insulated from the plurality of primary-side windings, a motor including a plurality of input terminals configured to receive a plurality of phase voltages, respectively, a plurality of changeover switches configured to selectively connect connection nodes of the two first switching elements included in the plurality of legs to the plurality of secondary-side windings or to the plurality of input terminals, respectively, and a controller configured to control connection states of the plurality of changeover switches according to a pre-configured operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jae Hyun Kim, Hyun-Wook Seong, Dong Gyun Woo
  • Patent number: 11715948
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided that includes a basic structure; and coupled to the basic structure, power sources, a propulsion system and power distribution circuitry. The propulsion system includes a plurality of electric motors configured to power propulsors to generate propulsive forces that cause the vehicle to move. The power distribution circuitry is configured to deliver DC electric power from the power sources to the electric motors, the power distribution circuitry including a plurality of DC-to-DC converter assemblies configured to input the DC electric power from the power sources and deliver voltage-regulated outputs to the electric motors, a DC-to-DC converter assembly operatively coupled to multiple ones of the power sources and multiple ones of the electric motors, and the DC-to-DC converter assembly including a multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) transformer with a single transformer core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: James Perkinson, Andrew S. Babel, Robert J. Atmur
  • Patent number: 11715969
    Abstract: By using the co-charging system of this invention, a 12V battery such as a lead storage battery is not required, so that depreciation cost can be suppressed. In order to realize above, power should be always supplied to the power supply node of the control circuit by following. (1) Connect the diode so that current flows from the power supply supplied from the solar cell, the power supply supplied from the AC adapter, the power supply supplied from the mobile battery, to the power supply node of the control circuit. (2) Connect a large-capacity capacitor such as an electric double layer capacitor to the power supply of the control circuit. (3) The inverter has an nMOS field-effect transistor+resistor configuration, and the inverter has an nMOS field-effect transistor+resistor+pMOS field-effect transistor configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Inventor: Hiroshi Iwasa
  • Patent number: 11715082
    Abstract: A shopping cart and method of autonomous shopping are provided including a cart chassis, a scale configured to rest on base of the chassis, a basket resting on the scale, wherein weights of products placed in the basket are indicated by the output signal of the scale, a weight guard rail positioned above the product basket and attached to the cart chassis, a user identification unit, a payment module, and a motion sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: CUST2MATE LTD.
    Inventors: Joseph Bentsur, Amnon Peleg
  • Patent number: 11711005
    Abstract: A system and method to harvest vibration-based energy for generation of electrical power employs a magnet that travels vertically within an axial chamber between a set of upper and lower coils of magnet wire. The magnet is supported by a spring structure specifically selected to allow the magnet to travel freely and equally vertically relative to the coils allowing the capture of energy for the generation of electrical power on both the original movement of the magnet relative to the coil and on the return movement resulting from spring load on the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Inventors: Richard L Lewis, Damon Kuhn
  • Patent number: 11705747
    Abstract: An open concept computer cart has a frame, a lower computer storage shelf supported by the frame, an upper computer storage shelf supported by the frame, and a forward-facing brick storage area formed vertically intermediate the upper and lower computer storage shelves. The upper and lower computer storage shelves are rearwardly inclined to prevent computers stored thereon from sliding off of the shelves. A single wiring retention strip is formed along a front surface of the open concept computer cart, and a power outlet strip is formed along a rear of the brick storage area. The wiring retention strip has wire retention cutouts formed along its length to retain charging tethers for computers stored on both the upper and lower computer storage shelves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Bretford Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Hough, Cary Maguire
  • Patent number: 11668754
    Abstract: A battery device includes a connection unit to which an electronic apparatus is connected, a calculation unit that calculates a remaining battery level of a battery of the battery device based on a full charge capacity of a battery of the electronic apparatus, and a display unit that displays information indicating a result of calculation made by the calculation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiromi Hayasaki
  • Patent number: 11652372
    Abstract: A wireless power receiver is for receiving power from a wireless power transmitter, the wireless power receiver may include at least one of: resonant circuitry; communication circuitry; and a controller configured to at least one of: enable a charging function to receive, through the resonant circuitry from the wireless power transmitter, first power for charging the wireless power receive, transmit, through the communication circuitry, a first signal indicating complete charge to the wireless power receiver while receiving the first power, receive, through the communication circuitry, a first charging function control signal that disables a charging function from the wireless power transmitter, based on the receiving of the first charging function control signal, disable the charging function, after disabling the charging function, identify that charging is required, transmit, through the communication circuitry, a second signal including information which is, by the wireless power receiver, set based on ide
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Woo Lee, Hee-Won Jung, Sang-Wook Kwon, Kang-Ho Byun
  • Patent number: 11635766
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to the field of robots, and disclose a method and a device for automatically charging a robot, a charging station and a robot. The method for automatically charging a robot in the present application, applied to the robot, includes the steps of: detecting a distance to a charging station according to a laser ranging signal; starting laser feature recognition when the distance is determined less than a preset distance, where the laser feature recognition is configured to identify the charging station; and performing docking process according to a recognition result of the laser feature recognition, a laser ranging signal and an infrared guiding signal. The method for automatically charging a robot in the embodiments enables the intelligent robot to quickly and accurately find the charging station, and accurately perform the docking process and automatically charging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SILVER STAR INTELLIGENT GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Fujun Huang
  • Patent number: 11628935
    Abstract: A power recharging system may include an electrical conductor connected to a first aircraft and configured to connect to a second aircraft while the aircrafts are in flight. An AC signal may be induced in the electrical conductor it is in proximity to a changing magnetic field. The system may include a first rectifier circuit at the first aircraft that converts the AC signal into a DC signal for charging the first aircraft and a second rectifier circuit at the second aircraft that converts the AC signal into a second DC signal for charging the second aircraft. The electrical conductor may be part of a communication line. A communication system at the first aircraft may send and receive data communications via the communication line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Nathan D. Hiller
  • Patent number: 11631907
    Abstract: Faster charging of a battery, including: opening a first switch disposed between an input node of the battery and an input node of a load to decouple the input node of the battery from the input node of the load; and charging the battery using a first charging source coupled to the input node of the battery while the load is being powered through the input node of the load via a second charging source having a charge rate slower than the first charging source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Eric Mikuteit, Juha Oikarinen, Gene McAllister
  • Patent number: 11626741
    Abstract: Main management unit manages the plurality of power storage modules via the plurality of sub-management units. Main management unit and the plurality of sub-management units are daisy-chain connected by power line. Main management unit can supply power from power storage unit other than the plurality of power storage modules to the plurality of sub-management units via power line. Main management unit and the plurality of sub-management units respectively include communication units. Each of communication units superimposes a communication signal on power line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimihiko Furukawa, Tomonori Kunimitsu
  • Patent number: 11620929
    Abstract: In some examples, an electronic device includes a display panel, voltage circuitry to provide a voltage output to the display panel, and a controller. In some examples, the controller sets the voltage output of the voltage circuitry to a first voltage. In some examples, the controller obtains a first display panel power measurement at the voltage output. In some examples, the controller compares the first display panel power measurement with a second display panel power measurement. In some examples, the controller changes the voltage output to a second voltage based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Fangyong Dai, Qijun Steve Chen, Gabriel Hector Valencia
  • Patent number: 11621588
    Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to wireless communication and wireless power transmission. In some implementations, the disclosed technology is directed to an integrated circuit having a transmitter that transmits radio frequency (RF) based wireless power and receives signals for detecting the location of a client device. The disclosed technology is also directed to an integrated circuit for a client device that receives power from the transmitter and transmits beacon signals, which the transmitter can use to locate the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Ossia Inc.
    Inventors: Hatem Zeine, Prithvi Shylendra, Anthony L. Johnson, Douglas Wayne Williams, Dale Mayes
  • Patent number: 11616434
    Abstract: A battery management system configured to electrically couple to a battery may include a boost converter comprising a plurality of switches arranged to provide a boosted output voltage at an output of the boost converter from a source voltage of the battery and a bypass switch coupled between the battery and the output, wherein the battery management system is operable in a plurality of modes comprising a bypass mode wherein the source voltage is bypassed to the output and when the battery management system is in the bypass mode, at least one switch of the plurality of switches is enabled to increase a conductance between the battery and the output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric J. King, John L. Melanson, Graeme G. Mackay, Lingli Zhang
  • Patent number: 11613030
    Abstract: A robot is provided with driving wheels, a battery, a charging terminal, a charging terminal mounter in which the charging terminal is disposed, a first spring elastically supporting the charging terminal in an outward direction, a switch switched by the charging terminal mounter when the charging terminal mounter retreats, and a processor for stopping the driving wheels when the switch is switched by the charging terminal mounter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hoseong Kang, Iljae Lee, Sunho Yang
  • Patent number: 11607963
    Abstract: A method is provided for impedance-controlled fast charging of a stored electrical energy source of a working device, in particular of a stored energy source in a vehicle. In the method: a variable characteristic of an impedance of the stored energy source is detected; a present charging current for charging the stored electrical energy source is set as a function of the variable characteristic of the impedance; the present charging current is temporarily reduced with a steep edge by temporarily connecting a resistive load to the stored energy source and feeding the load using the stored energy source; and a voltage response of the stored energy source to the steep edge is detected as the variable characteristic of the impedance of the stored energy source and is used as the basis for setting the present charging current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dave Andre, Christoph Bauer, Simon Nuernberger, Jan Philipp Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11599149
    Abstract: Systems and method are provided in which docking stations provide power to an Information Handling System (IHS) that is coupled to the docking station and provide the IHS with access to I/O (Input/Output) devices coupled to the docking station. Docking stations include a power circuit receiving a supply of DC power from an external power source. Docking stations also include a docking port used by the docking station to supply DC power to the docked IHS. Docking stations also include an I/O port the receives a connection from an external display, where a DC power input is received via the I/O port from the coupled external display. A controller of the docking station apportions the DC power input received from the coupled external display between operations of the docking station and the DC power supplied to the IHS via the docking port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Srinivas Kamepalli, Merle Jackson Wood, III, Marcin M. Nowak
  • Patent number: 11588341
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a quick battery charging system including a lithium secondary battery having a negative electrode porosity of 25 to 35% and a negative electrode loading amount of x0. The system includes a storage unit which stores a lookup table for mapping first coefficient information of an upper bound condition associated with a C-rate of a charge current represented by a quadratic function and information associated with the negative electrode loading amount (x0). The system includes a charging control apparatus which reads the information associated with the negative electrode loading amount (x0) from the storage unit, determines the first coefficient information of the quadratic function representing the upper bound condition from the lookup table, determines the C-rate range of the charge current using the first coefficient information, and supplies the charge current satisfying the determined C-rate range to the lithium secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-Hyuk Song, Eun-Kyung Kim, Joo-Sung Lee
  • Patent number: 11577716
    Abstract: There is provided a cart. An electric motor generates a travel driving force based on a control signal from an external control unit configured to perform control related a travel path of the cart. A battery supplies power to the electric motor. An engine drives a power generator which is configured to be capable of charging the battery. A determination unit determines whether the engine is to be operated, based on a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Kawai, Masaya Honji
  • Patent number: 11575160
    Abstract: A battery pack comprises a master battery management system, three or more battery blocks, three or more local battery management systems, three or more optical or magnetic isolated communications, and a wire assembly. Each of the three or more battery blocks comprises a plurality of battery cells connected in parallel so that form a common equipotential positive terminal and a common equipotential negative terminal. The three or more battery blocks comprises a low battery block, a high battery block, and one or more mid-range battery blocks between the low battery block and the high battery block. The negative terminal of each of the one or more mid-range battery blocks is electrically connected to the positive terminal of a respective adjacent battery block of the three or more battery blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: SCIENCE CADETS, INC.
    Inventor: Saroj Kumar Sahu
  • Patent number: 11563253
    Abstract: A method for formation of cylindrical and prismatic can cells may include providing a battery, where the battery includes one or more cells, with each cell including at least one silicon-dominant anode, a cathode, and a separator. The battery also includes a metal can that contains the one or more cells such that during formation a pressure between 50 kPa and 1 MPa is applied to the one or more cells. The battery may include strain absorbing materials arranged between the one or more cells and interior walls of the can. The strain absorbing materials may include foam. The strain absorbing materials may include a solid electrolyte layer. The strain absorbing materials may include PMMA, PVDF, or a combination thereof. The pressure during a formation process may be due to a thickness of the strain absorbing materials being thicker than an expansion of the one or more cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Enevate Corporation
    Inventors: Sanjaya D. Perera, Benjamin Park