Patents Examined by Aaron Piggush
  • Patent number: 11515718
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generation device includes: a power supply configured to supply power to a heater configured to heat an aerosol source; a step-up system configured to function by a stepped-up voltage supplied from the power supply; a step-down system configured to function by a stepped-down voltage supplied from the power supply; and a direct-coupling system configured to function by a voltage supplied from the power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ono, Minoru Kitahara, Shujiro Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11509150
    Abstract: A system for it inhibiting the excessive discharge of a battery in an electronic device, in some embodiments, comprises: a battery to supply power to the electronic device; and a fuel gauge coupled to the battery to monitor said power, wherein the fuel gauge enters a standby mode upon determining that a voltage supplied by the battery is at or below a voltage threshold and that a capacity of the battery is at or below a capacity threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventor: Hideo Kondo
  • Patent number: 11509155
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for power electronics-based (PE-based) battery management. A system may include a set of battery strings, where each battery string may include a set of battery modules, and where each battery module may include a set of battery cells. The system may also include a set of power converters, where each power converter may be coupled with at least one battery string. A power electronics-based (PE-based) BMS may provide one or more battery management functions for at least one corresponding battery string while also monitoring or controlling a corresponding power converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Clenera, LLC
    Inventor: Geng Tian
  • Patent number: 11502526
    Abstract: There is provided a battery charger configured to charge a battery including a battery terminal. The battery charger includes a receiving portion in a form of a recess, and a charging terminal provided in the receiving portion. The battery is attachable to and detachable from the receiving portion. The receiving portion includes a holding portion configured to selectively hold the battery in the receiving portion at one of a first posture and a second posture different from the first posture. When the battery is in the first posture, the battery terminal is in contact with the charging terminal to allow the battery to be charged. When the battery is in the second posture, the battery terminal is separated from the charging terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sho Asai, Atsuo Hirose, Yuki Nagashima, Ryuichi Kanda, Hitoshi Sanada, Yusuke Ikemoto, Shotaro Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11485251
    Abstract: A vehicle is configured to charge other electric vehicles. The vehicle includes a battery with a number of battery cells, the battery being configured to output direct current at a first voltage. The vehicle also includes a direct current voltage converter configured to convert direct current received from the battery to a second voltage and an electrical connector in electrical communication with the direct current voltage converter, the electrical connector being configured to supply direct current at the second voltage from the direct current voltage converter to an electric vehicle. The vehicle further includes a control system configured to determine a charging voltage of an electric vehicle, and operate the direct current voltage converter to output direct current at a second voltage corresponding to the charging voltage of the electric vehicle, and a thermal management system configured to maintain the battery within a selected temperature range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
    Inventors: Jennifer Gaze, Jason Persin, Arfan Ahmad
  • Patent number: 11476696
    Abstract: A apparatus configured to control charge and discharge of a battery, and to obtain a charging capacity of the battery, the apparatus includes: a first register configured to store voltage sections each including a lower and upper limit voltage; a circuit configured to measure a time from when the battery voltage at the time of charging the battery or a calculated value of that battery voltage exceeds the lower limit voltage to when that battery voltage or the calculated value reaches the upper limit voltage; an circuit configured to obtain section charging capacities, based on products of the charging current and the times; a second register configured to store the section charging capacities; and a circuit configured to read at least one of the section charging capacities stored in the second register, based on the battery voltage at the time of discharging the battery or the calculated value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kinya Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11471692
    Abstract: A charging system for an Implantable Medical Device (IMD) is disclosed having a charging coil and one or more sense coils preferably housed in a charging coil assembly coupled to an electronics module by a cable. The charging coil is preferably a wire winding, while the sense coils are preferably formed in one or more traces of a circuit board. One or more voltages induced on the one or more sense coils can be used to determine one or more parameters (magnitude, phase angle, resonant frequency) indicative of the position between the charging coil and the IMD, which position may include the radial offset and possibly also the depth of the charging coil relative to the IMD. Knowing the position, the power of the magnetic field produced by the charging coil can be adjusted to compensate for the position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Aghassian, Thomas W. Stouffer, Jonathan Larcom, Gaurav Gupta
  • Patent number: 11476692
    Abstract: In some examples, an apparatus includes a battery and a dynamic voltage source coupled in series with the battery. The dynamic voltage source is to maintain (or clamp) a system voltage from going below a minimum system voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anil Baby, Alexander B. Uan-Zo-li, Chee Lim Nge, N V S Kumar Srighakollapu
  • Patent number: 11469599
    Abstract: An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a radio signal receiving circuit configured to receive a radio signal, a battery, a charging circuit, and a processor. The processor implements the method, including determining a communication quality of the radio signal when the radio signal is received through the radio signal receiving circuit, while the charging circuit is charging the battery, selecting a charging method and set a charging current of the charging circuit for the battery, based on the determined communication quality, and controlling the charging circuit to charge the battery using the selected charging method and the set charging current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yonghwan Hyun, Kyonghwan Cho, Sengtai Lee
  • Patent number: 11445764
    Abstract: The present invention provides an aerosol generation system comprising: a controller for an inhalation device, the controller including a first power supply, a first connector, and a first processor configured to perform energization control of a heater which is used to heat an aerosol source, and a power supply device including a second power supply, a second connector which is connected to the first connector at the time of charging of the first power supply, and a second processor configured to perform control of power supply from the second power supply to the controller via the second connector, wherein a first voltage applied to a power supply terminal of the first processor and a second voltage applied to a power supply terminal of the second processor are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventor: Takao Aradachi
  • Patent number: 11447031
    Abstract: An electric vehicle charging controller according to an embodiment comprises: a first sensor for measuring a second voltage value between a first battery having a first voltage value and a relay in a high voltage line connected to electric vehicle charging equipment; a second sensor for measuring a third voltage value between the electric vehicle charging equipment and the relay in the high voltage line; and a control unit for controlling on/off of the relay, wherein if a difference between the second voltage value and the third voltage value is less than a preset fourth voltage value when the control unit applies a second battery voltage between the relay and the electric vehicle charging equipment in the high voltage line after controlling the relay to be turned off, the control unit determines that an operation of the relay is abnormal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Myoung Keun Lim
  • Patent number: 11431184
    Abstract: A power supply device includes a storage battery, a capacitor unit connected to the storage battery, a power converter including three phases connected to the storage battery in parallel, a control device configured to control a switching on and off of switching elements included in the three phases respectively, a first connection terminal connected to a P terminal of a DC charger and located between first and second switching elements in any one of the three phases, and a second connection terminal connected to an N terminal of the DC charger and located between third and fourth switching elements in another one of the three phases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoyoshi Takamatsu, Hirotsugu Ohata
  • Patent number: 11424637
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a charging control method, including: arranging at least one detection resistor corresponding to charging mode at an output end of a power adapter; determining the charging mode; obtaining a resistance value of the detection resistor corresponding to the charging mode and voltage values at two ends of the detection resistor according to the determined charging mode, and sending the voltage values and the resistance value of the detection resistor to a mobile terminal; and stopping charging when control information for stopping the charging sent by the mobile terminal is received. The present disclosure further relates to a power adapter and a mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Xiang Mei
  • Patent number: 11411505
    Abstract: The invention relates to an insulated DC-DC converter, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising—a first circuit, connected to a first electrical grid, and including a primary branch comprising at least one induction coil, —a second circuit, connected to a second electrical grid, and comprising a secondary branch comprising at least one induction coil, each induction coil of the primary branch being coupled with an induction coil of the secondary branch in order to form a transformer. According to the invention, said converter comprises at least one additional branch comprising at least one additional induction coil, said at least one additional branch being connected to the electrical grid, and said at least one additional induction coil being coupled with an induction coil of the secondary branch so that, according to one operating mode, the insulated DC-DC converter transfers energy from the low-voltage vehicle electrical grid to the electrical grid, in particular for pre-charging purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Valeo Siemens eAutomotive France SAS
    Inventors: Massourang Diallo, Mimoun Askeur
  • Patent number: 11404895
    Abstract: A power conversion circuit includes a first end of a first switch element coupled to an input power supply; a second end of the first switch element coupled to a first end of a first energy storage element, and a first end of a second switch element; a second end of the first energy storage element coupled to ground through a third switch element, and a first end of a fourth switch element; a second end of the second switch element coupled and connected to a battery; a first end of a second energy storage element coupled to two ends of the first energy storage element through a fifth switch element and a sixth switch element; a second end of the second energy storage element coupled to the battery; and a second end of the fourth switch element coupled to the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Song, Pengfei Wang
  • Patent number: 11398741
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a charging device and a charging method thereof. The charging device includes a control unit, at least two charging protocol chips electrically connected to the control unit, and at least two interfaces respectively connected to the at least two charging protocol chips; wherein each of the at least two charging protocol chips is configured to detect a power requirement of each charged device electrically connected to the each interface; wherein the control unit is configured to calculate a total power requirement of all charged devices according to each power requirement of the charged devices; and according to a magnitude between the total power requirement and a total available supplying power of the charging device, and according to a preset power allocation rule, the control unit configure to allocate a supplying charging power of to each interface electrically connected with a charged device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Anker Innovations Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Ping Li
  • Patent number: 11398736
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a battery management process and system including a battery including one or more batteries, a powered battery charging system connected to each of the one or more batteries to provide charge or charge balancing power to the one or more batteries, one or more battery sensors configured to monitor each batteries, a battery monitoring unit comprising a processor and memory in communication with the one or more battery sensors, the battery monitoring unit configured to initiate and conduct a charging or balancing process and monitor the battery for an out of tolerance condition, wherein if during charging or balancing an out of tolerance condition occurs in one or more batteries the battery monitoring unit interrupts the charging or balancing, process of the batteries by disconnecting the batteries with the out of tolerance condition from the charging system, the battery monitoring unit provides an alert to an operator to separately interrupt the charging or balancing process to the batt
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Inventors: Robert L McCaig, John McLaughlin
  • Patent number: 11398740
    Abstract: A method selects one or a plurality of sets of values characterizing an electric power of a power source capable of powering a device coupled to the power source via a connection interface. The selection is carried out according to values, characterizing the power supplied by the power source, measured at the connection interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS
    Inventors: Jean Camiolo, Christophe Lorin
  • Patent number: 11398735
    Abstract: A battery system and method may be shown and described. Two or more batteries may be connected in an identical configuration to an output device. The batteries may be controlled by a control unit or logic chip which may be configured to operate in two phases. In the first phase, the two or more batteries may be connected in series. In the second phase, the two or more batteries may be connected in parallel. Switches may be connected to the positive and negative terminals of the batteries to switch the configuration from series to parallel, and vice-versa. A control unit may switch between the two phases at any desirable frequency to produce a desired output voltage and amperage. The switching speed between the two phases may be any number of rotations per second.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Switching Battery Inc.
    Inventors: Kannappan Karuppan Chettiar, Veshant Chettiar
  • Patent number: 11394223
    Abstract: Predetermined information indicating an application scene in charging electronic equipment is determined. A target charging mode adapted to the application scene is selected from alternative charging modes based on the predetermined information. Each of the alternative charging modes corresponds to a distinct charging parameter. The electronic equipment is charged based on the target charging mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Changyu Sun, Lingli Han, Yu Chen