Patents Assigned to Interstate Battery System International
  • Patent number: 11860234
    Abstract: In various implementations, a housing for a battery tester may include a body with a first side and an opposing second side. The first side may include a presentation member, such as a screen and an input member. The screen may include a touch screen and/or the input member may include a keypad, such as a keypad with arrows. The second side may be magnetic such that the battery tester can be coupled to a magnetic surface. The second side may, in some implementations, include holster(s) that allows clamps to be stored in the holster. The holster(s) may be removable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Interstate Battery Systems International, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Paul Madeley, Clifford Sewing
  • Patent number: 11513160
    Abstract: An electronic battery tester or battery charger for testing or charging a storage battery including electrical connectors configured to electrically couple to a terminals of the storage battery. Circuitry couples to the electrical connectors and is configured to test or charge the storage battery. An input signal is received related to a battery which is suitable for use with the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: MIDTRONICS, INC., INTERSTATE BATTERY SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew John Salo, III, Paul Lacroix, Brian Paul Madeley, Clifford Evyn Sewing
  • Patent number: 11486930
    Abstract: A battery tester includes a pair of battery clamps, a testing unit, and a pair of holsters. Each battery clamp is configured to connect to a terminal of a battery. The testing unit includes testing circuitry that is connected to the battery clamps, and is configured to perform one or more battery tests on a battery connected to the battery clamps. Each of the holsters is attached to a housing of the testing unit, and is configured to receive and hold one of the battery clamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignees: MIDTRONICS, INC., INTERSTATE BATTERY SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL., INC.
    Inventors: Andrew John Salo, III, Kevin I. Bertness, Bryan James Rossman, Brian Paul Madeley, Clifford Evyn Sewing
  • Patent number: 11054478
    Abstract: In various implementations, a housing for a battery tester may include a body with a first side and an opposing second side. The first side may include a presentation member, such as a screen and an input member. The screen may include a touch screen and/or the input member may include a keypad, such as a keypad with arrows. The second side may be magnetic such that the battery tester can be coupled to a magnetic surface. The second side may, in some implementations, include holster(s) that allows clamps to be stored in the holster. The holster(s) may be removable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Interstate Battery Systems International, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Paul Madeley, Clifford Sewing
  • Patent number: 10753981
    Abstract: A battery ecosystem may provide electronic components including a reserve capacity tester (RCT) module, a handheld battery and electrical system analyzer (handheld tester), a tester charger, a wireless gateway router modem or hub (hub), a printer, wireless tire tread measuring device, a handheld route sales manager device (RSM), a battery monitoring device, and/or serialized labels, and a Sales/Information/POP kiosk. The hub may communicate with the electronic components, and the battery monitor may constantly read input and output information from a battery and communicate it to the hub and the serialized labels may provide a significant amount of information to the battery ecosystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Interstate Battery System International
    Inventors: Brian Madeley, Tyler Reeves, Clifford Sewing
  • Publication number: 20140167919
    Abstract: A collapsible storage rack includes an integral RFID tag scanner configured to read RFID tags of products stored thereon. The storage rack is adjustable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicants: Interstate Battery System International, Inc., Seeonic, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Singh, Bruce Hellen
  • Publication number: 20140085052
    Abstract: A modular RFID tag scanner includes a control unit and multiple signal distribution units. The signal distribution units include multiple antennas within a single housing. The signal distribution units are each connected to the control unit by an RF transmission line. The configuration of the modular RFID tag scanner permits easy construction or retrofitting of a product storage structure to scan RFID tags on products, such as to monitor product inventory on the product storage structure. Methods of installing and using an RFID tag scanner are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicants: Interstate Battery System International, Inc., Seeonic, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Singh, Bruce Hellen
  • Patent number: D997753
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Interstate Battery Systems International, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Paul Madeley, Clifford Sewing