Patents Examined by Ahmed H Omar
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Patent number: 10742058Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, apparatus, and device for charging a battery, and storage medium. The method for charging a battery includes acquiring a battery temperature; determining a charging current value In for the nth charging stage of the battery, according to the battery temperature and a mapping relationship between different temperature ranges and charging current values I, wherein a preset charging cut-off voltage value Vn for the nth charging stage is greater than Vn?1; charging the battery with Ij in the jth charging stage; acquiring a voltage value of the battery at the current time; if the voltage value is less than Vj, continuing to charge the battery with Ij; if the voltage value is not less than Vj and j<N, charging the battery with Ij+1; if the voltage value is not less than Vj and j=N, stopping charging the battery.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Xinxin Du, Fuping Luo, Shengwei Wang, Xin Fu
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Patent number: 10734824Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for flexible batteries and methods for forming flexible batteries. A flexible battery can include a borophene sheet, a pyroelectric peptide microtubule, and a borophene cap. A first end of the pyroelectric peptide microtubule can be located adjacent to the borophene sheet and the borophene cap can be located at a second end of the pyroelectric peptide microtubule. The borophene cap can collect a charge created by the pyroelectric peptide microtubule. The flexible battery also can include a collection wire that directs the charge to a borophene capacitor charge system.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Timothy Innes, David Spivey, Jr., Kevin Igoe
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Patent number: 10734832Abstract: A wireless charging method and terminal are disclosed. A voltage threshold supported by power management chip and output voltages supported by a charger and corresponding output current upper limit values are acquired. A voltage conversion coefficient is determined with the voltages and the threshold. A charging request to the charger is sent, which includes requested voltage which is maximum output voltage among the output voltages not higher than a product of the voltage threshold and reciprocal of the voltage conversion coefficient and a requested current being not higher than the output current upper limit value corresponding to the requested voltage. A charging signal is generated under excitation of a signal from the charger. With the voltage conversion coefficient and a current conversion coefficient being the reciprocal of the voltage conversion coefficient, voltage and current conversion is performed on the charging signal to obtain an input signal of the chip.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yanteng Wang
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Patent number: 10734828Abstract: A method for charging a battery includes (a) applying a charging current pulse to the battery, (b) after the step of applying the charging current pulse to the battery, measuring a first voltage across the battery, (c) estimating an equilibrium voltage of the battery, (d) determining a Nernst voltage of the battery from a difference between the first voltage and the equilibrium voltage, and (e) controlling charging of the battery at least partially based on the Nernst voltage.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.Inventors: Rainer Fasching, Georgy Zerkalov, Jason Wortham
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Patent number: 10727675Abstract: A smart table is disclosed. The smart table includes a plate, an inverter configured to convert direct current (DC) power into alternative current (AC) power and to supply the AC power, a coil unit disposed below the plate and including a plurality of working coils heated by the AC power, a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader configured to recognize an RFID tag of a home appliance placed on the plate and to receive information on the home appliance from the RFID tag, and a processor configured to drive one or more of the plurality of working coils as wireless power transmission coils to perform control to transmit wireless power to the home appliance based on the received information.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyeunsik Nam, Euisung Kim, Wonchul Choi, Hyunwook Moon, Byungkyu Park
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Patent number: 10727545Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods of charging secondary lithium metal batteries that include selectively and intentionally overcharging the battery to activate redox shuttling additives in order to reactivate dead lithium. Aspects of the present disclosure also include control systems for determining when to initiate a lithium reactivation charging process and for determining one or more parameters of a lithium reactivation charging protocol.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2019Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: SES Holdings Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Hong Gan, Mackenzie King, Qichao Hu
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Patent number: 10720783Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, that includes a first housing and a wireless charging stand. The first housing can include a display. The wireless charging stand can include a power receiving unit and is configured to wireless charge the electronic device and support the first housing at different viewing angles of the display.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Stephen John Allen, Gregory A. Peek, Yoshifumi Nishi, Rolf Laido, Shaun Gerrit Immeker, Kerry A. Stevens, Andrew Larson, Ralph V. Miele, Kimi Jensen, Duck Young Kong, Dan H. Gerbus
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Patent number: 10720677Abstract: A discharging control method for a battery module and a battery circuit architecture are provided. The discharging control method includes: measuring a current remaining power level of the battery module by a power level measuring circuit, detecting a current temperature of the battery module by a temperature detecting circuit, and controlling a discharging circuit by a discharging control circuit in accordance with the current remaining power level and the current temperature of the battery module to discharge the battery module toward a ground end.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Cheng-Han Tsai, Ying-Wei Li
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Patent number: 10714959Abstract: An EV-PCS, which is a charger/discharger, includes: a power converter, which is a charging/discharging unit that controls at least one of charging a storage battery mounted on an EV and discharging the storage battery; a charging/discharging cable extending from the power converter; and a charging/discharging connector for connecting the charging/discharging cable to the EV. The charging/discharging connector includes a temperature detection element having a surface covered with resin, the temperature detection element detecting the internal temperature of the charging/discharging connector. The power converter reduces a value of current flowing to the charging/discharging cable during the charge or discharge of the storage battery as the temperature detected by the temperature detection element rises.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2016Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Michio Yamada
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Patent number: 10714952Abstract: A charging apparatus operable to provide different charging outputs. The charging apparatus includes an adapter (100) configured to receive a power supply cable (202). The charging apparatus also includes at least one charging module (300) associated with a specific charging output. One of the at least one charging module (300) is operatively and detachably coupled to the adapter. Further, the adapter is configured to be replaceably coupled to other charging modules of the at least one charging module having different charging outputs.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2016Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Nuculus ASInventor: Roland Johansson
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Patent number: 10707686Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for managing a battery comprising a plurality of series connected cells. The battery comprises a plurality of series connected statically balanced cells. The battery is arranged so that a substantially identical load is imposed on all of the cells, in use in order to maintain the balance. A battery charging controller is used for controlling the charging of the battery as is arranged to terminate charging prior to the cells reaching their maximum state of charge. The invention also provides a modified charging regime which controls individual cell voltage to avoid any single cell exceeding a desired voltage.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2015Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: INTERCAL (UK) LIMITEDInventor: John Hardy
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Patent number: 10698034Abstract: The overvoltage protection circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a voltage measurement unit for measuring the voltage of a battery; a power control unit that supplies power if the battery voltage value measured in the voltage measurement unit is equal to or greater than a first predetermined voltage value; and a cut-off circuit unit that receives power supplied from the power control unit and cuts off the charge of the battery if the voltage value of the battery is equal to or greater than a second predetermined voltage value that is higher than the first voltage value.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Ho Byung Yoon, Sang Hoon Lee, Jaedong Park, Chang Hyun Sung
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Patent number: 10696173Abstract: A method for operating a system for supplying a vehicle with electrical energy, wherein the system has a charging station, an energy management unit and a translation unit. The translation unit has a first communications interface for communicating with the energy management unit, and a second communications interface which can be coupled for communication with the vehicle. In the event that the vehicle is coupled with the second communications interface, the system provides a minimum power parameter representative of a minimum electrical power that is to be supplied to the vehicle. A first evaluation matrix is provided to the translation unit via the first communications interface, which includes a first evaluation parameter for each future first time period and for each first power stage of electrical power to be supplied via the system. The evaluation parameter is representative of an output associated with a supply of the respective electrical power for each first time period.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Enrique Marcial-Simon, Jens Berger
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Patent number: 10700543Abstract: A magnetic induction charging device (50) includes an electrical power supply source (60) connected to a main coil (61). The device (50) includes passive resonant circuits (70, 80, 90, 100) of different respective resonant frequencies in a range of predetermined main frequency values. Each passive resonant circuit (70, 80, 90, 100) includes a secondary coil (71, 81, 91, 101). The secondary coils (71, 81, 91, 101) are arranged in respective different zones of the main coil (61). The electrical power supply source (60) is adapted to generate different charging signals of main frequencies in the range of predetermined main frequency values.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignees: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE, CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Youri Vassilieff, Mohamed Cheikh
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Patent number: 10692651Abstract: A coil unit for inductive transfer of energy has an induction coil and a ferrite core which cooperates with the induction coil. The ferrite core is produced from a fiber reinforced ceramic material. A motor vehicle is equipped with such a coil unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Cornelius Johan Kalle Keil, Stefan Opl, Hartmut Eggers, Josef Krammer, Tobias Mueller
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Patent number: 10692648Abstract: A magnetic field shielding structure includes a magnetic layer and a resonance reactive shielding circuit including a capacitor and a conductor connected to the capacitor and having a loop form. At least a portion of the magnetic layer overlaps an area surrounded by the conductor in a thickness direction of the magnetic layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: WITS Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seung Hee Oh, Doo Ho Park, Tae Jun Choi, Sung Nam Cho, Chang Hak Choi, Jung Young Cho
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Patent number: 10682916Abstract: In a number of embodiments, an Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) connector (120), includes a plurality of charging lines (150, 151) configured to provide electrical charge to an electric vehicle (EV) (140) at least one control line (153, 154) configured to carry signals to control charging of the EV via the charging lines (150, 151) and a detector (170) that detects a thermal event, wherein in response to detecting a thermal event the detector (170) manipulates the at least one control line (153, 154) to alter charging of the EV via the charging lines (150, 151).Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: WEBASTO CHARGING SYSTEMS, INC.Inventor: Scott Shumaker
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Patent number: 10671135Abstract: An intelligent mobile power supply and a method for USB data communication therewith. The intelligent mobile power supply includes a battery, a charging control module, a discharging control module, a first USB interface and a second USB interface. In the single charging mode, a charged device receives a discharge of the intelligent mobile power supply through the discharging control module, but the intelligent mobile power supply does not perform USB data communication with the charged device. While in the charging and communication mode, the charged device receives the discharge of the intelligent mobile power supply through the discharging control module and can perform USB data communication with the intelligent mobile power supply through the first USB interface simultaneously. The second USB interface is connected with the charging control module, and the second USB interface can be connected with a power adapter or a PC host to charge the battery.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: NOREL SYSTEMS LIMITEDInventors: Yuanlong Wang, Ting Wu, Wei Zhao, Miao Chen
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Patent number: 10673259Abstract: An IC card has an IC chip, a rechargeable battery that supplies electrical power to the IC chip, a card main body that houses the IC chip and the rechargeable battery, and charging terminals for charging the rechargeable battery. The charging terminals include a positive terminal arranged on one of the front surface and the rear surface of the card main body, and a negative terminal arranged on the other one.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukihiro Kyogoku, Yoshifumi Nishida
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Patent number: 10661658Abstract: A vehicle includes an electric motor; a battery that is detachable from a body of the vehicle; a connector that electrically connects the battery with the vehicle body; and a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of the connector. In accordance with an electric power supplied from the battery via the connector, the electric motor generates a driving force to cause the vehicle to move. During movement of the vehicle and when the detected temperature is equal to or greater than a first threshold value, a controller performs control to lower power consumption of the vehicle compared to when the detected temperature is less than the first threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomosada Anma, Shinji Tsuji, Masakazu Takano