Patents Examined by Alfonso Perez Borroto
  • Patent number: 12134335
    Abstract: A power control system includes: an ECU configured to control (i) charging from a power facility to a vehicle and (ii) discharging from the vehicle to the power facility; and a user terminal configured to allow a user to separately set a charging power setting value and a discharging power setting value. When the charging from the power facility to the vehicle is performed, the ECU is configured to control power charged to the vehicle per unit time to correspond to the charging power setting value set by the user using the user terminal. When the discharging from the vehicle to the power facility is performed, the ECU is configured to control power discharged from the vehicle per unit time to correspond to the discharging power setting value set by the user using the user terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinji Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 12136830
    Abstract: Disclosed is an antenna module for wireless power transmission and reception, wherein a loop-shaped coil for wireless power transmission and reception is formed using two wires having different diameters, so that a reduction in charging efficiency is prevented. The disclosed antenna module for wireless power transmission and reception may comprise: a first coil which is wound around a first winding shaft to form a first loop and has a first coil diameter; a second coil which is wound around the outer periphery of the first coil to form a second loop and has a second coil diameter thicker than the first oil diameter; a base substrate disposed to overlap portions of the first coil and the second coil; and a coil connection pattern formed on one surface of the base substrate and connected to the first coil and the second coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: AMOSENSE CO., LTD
    Inventor: Kiljae Jang
  • Patent number: 12136848
    Abstract: The battery assembly includes a control unit and a DCDC converter. The control unit is configured to, when a first load is short-circuited in a process in which the battery assembly supplies power to the first load, control the DCDC converter to output a first current. The first current is greater than a maximum nominal discharge current of the battery assembly, is used to break an electrical connection between the first load and a busbar, and is less than a short-circuit protection current of the battery assembly; and/or the control unit is configured to, after a power supply encounters a power failure, control a discharge capability of the battery assembly to be greater than a maximum nominal discharge capability of the battery assembly, and supply power to a first load and a second load by using a DCDC converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Baoguo Chen, Jianhua Zhu
  • Patent number: 12115863
    Abstract: An electrified vehicle includes: a vehicle body including a panel body on which a projection is provided; a high voltage cable disposed at a position facing the projection; a member attached to the panel body and including a protector portion configured to cover the projection; and a resin connector for low voltage, the resin connector being attached to the protector portion and placed between the protector portion and the high voltage cable. As an example, the panel body may be a dash panel, and the projection may be a stud bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takahiro Kamoshita
  • Patent number: 12109953
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted local network system, comprising a main control unit, a hybrid cable, and several intelligent electrical terminals. The hybrid cable has a built-in power line for power transmission and a signal line for signal transmission; several intelligent electrical terminals are all connected to the hybrid cable, and are connected to the main control unit through the hybrid cable; the vehicle-mounted local network system can quickly connect the main control unit and several intelligent electrical terminals through one integrated hybrid cable, thereby forming a simple, high-performance and low-cost local vehicle-mounted network system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: HEFEI ONELINK ELECTRIC TECH. CO, LTD
    Inventor: Tinghua Yuan
  • Patent number: 12102835
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmitter unit (12) comprising a housing (20), a transmitter coil (18) arranged in the housing (20) for inductively transferring electrical energy to a receiver unit (14) which is provided with a receiver coil (16) and is arranged in the tissue (2) of the body (1) of a patient when the housing (20) having a contact surface (22) is placed on the body (1), and comprising a control device (30) for controlling the operation of the transmitter coil (18). According to the invention, a temperature sensor (26) is provided in the transmitter unit for determining a heating of the tissue (2) of the body (1) caused by the inductive transfer of electrical energy to the receiver unit (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Kardion GmbH
    Inventors: Ingo Stotz, Samuel Vasconcelos Araujo, Michael Jiptner
  • Patent number: 12107432
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling an electronic device electrically couplable to an external electronic device through a connector and capable of transmitting/receiving wireless power, the method including: an operation of identifying electrical connection to the external electronic device; an operation of receiving power from the external electronic device through a short-range communication module; an operation of controlling a mode switch module based on the received power and transmitting a signal regarding a power transmission mode to the external electronic device through the connector; an operation of receiving direct-current power from the external electronic device through the connector after transmitting the signal regarding the power transmission mode; and an operation of generating an electromagnetic field for wireless power transmission through the wireless power transmission/reception module, based on the received direct-current power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mincheol Ha, Dongzo Kim, Kyungmin Lee, Kihyun Kim, Yunjeong Noh, Keyic Son, Taehyeon Yu, Hyungkoo Chung
  • Patent number: 12107434
    Abstract: A method of configuring a metamaterial structure comprising a plurality of electrical resonators (110) that support magnetoinductive waves is disclosed. The method comprises: powering at least one of the electrical resonators (110) with an alternating current at an excitation frequency, the at least one powered electrical resonator providing a source of magnetoinductive waves in the structure; adjusting parameters of the metamaterial structure to create constructive interference of one- two- or three-dimensional magnetoinductive waves at one or more target resonators of the electrical resonators (110), to improve power transfer from the at least one powered electrical resonator to the one or more target resonators (110).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: METABOARDS HOLDINGS LTD
    Inventors: Christopher John Stevens, Ekaterina Shamonina, Irina Khromova
  • Patent number: 12092095
    Abstract: A hydraulic fracturing system includes a turbine generator for producing electricity at a well site, the turbine generator producing electrical energy at a voltage. The system also includes an electric pump electrically coupled to the turbine generator and receiving operative power from the turbine generator. The system further includes switch gear arranged between the electric pump and the turbine generator, the switch gear distributing electrical energy from the turbine generator to the electric pump, wherein the voltage remains substantially constant from the turbine generator to the electric pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: US Well Services, LLC
    Inventors: Jared Oehring, Brandon N. Hinderliter
  • Patent number: 12084899
    Abstract: A motor vehicle door equipped with a motor vehicle door lock, as well as with at least one first electromotive drive for the motor vehicle door lock, and with an emergency electrical power source for the first drive. According to the invention, the emergency power source is arranged in a component required for operation, for attaching in or to a door leaf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Kiekert AG
    Inventors: Holger Schiffer, Michael Scholz, Ă–mer Inan, Peter Szegeny
  • Patent number: 12088102
    Abstract: A power management server includes a receiver configured to receive an adjustment message for adjusting a supply-demand balance of a power system; a management unit configured to manage two or more apparatuses; a controller configured to determine individual adjusted power amounts each adjusted by a respective one of the two or more apparatuses and start timings at each of which a respective one of the two or more apparatuses starts power adjustment so that a total adjusted power amount requested via the adjustment message is adjusted; and a transmitter configured to transmit a control message including an information element specifying the individual adjusted power amounts and the start timings. The controller determines the start timings that are different from each other and each of which is for a respective one of the two or more apparatuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takanobu Nishigai, Yosuke Kajimura, Keita Futagami, Rintaro Ando
  • Patent number: 12080497
    Abstract: The present invention is a variable control switch. In particular, it is a control switch with modifiable variables for activation and deactivation of primary and secondary devices. The control switch has an input plug and two output plugs. The control switch has a sensing circuit connected between the input plug and two output plugs and has an output comprising DC voltage varying proportionally to the current passing between said first and second output plugs. The sensing circuit is connected to a microcontroller unit that controls current to the first or second outputs based on a set of pre-determined variables, including a termination threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Inventors: Eric W. Kramer, Christopher D Compton
  • Patent number: 12073973
    Abstract: A transformer includes a first inductor, facing in a first direction and a second inductor, facing in a second direction, the second direction opposite to the first. In one example the first and the second inductors are arranged such that the first inductor's legs extend to an area of the second inductor's head, and the second inductor's legs extend to an area of the first inductor's head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: XILINX, INC.
    Inventors: Jing Jing, Shuxian Wu
  • Patent number: 12068631
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method includes: placing a template at a first surface of a structure; placing a first magnet at the first surface based on the template; placing a second magnet at a second surface of the structure at a first location in which a magnetic field between the first and second magnets moves the second magnet towards the first magnet; waiting for the second magnet to stop moving at a second location of the second surface; marking the second location; and attaching a sub-surface wireless charger based on a location of the template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Inventors: Petru Emanuel Stingu, Kenneth Moore, Yulong Hou, Ruwanga Dassanayake
  • Patent number: 12068614
    Abstract: A wireless power transfer device may include a first circuit configured to be connected in series with a coil, a second circuit, and a switch, where switching a state of the switch may selectively couple the second circuit to the first circuit. The switch may be driven by a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal. The device may further include a PWM controller to receive measurements indicative of wireless power transferred through the coil, generate the PWM signal, and adjust the PWM signal to provide the wireless power transferred through the coil according to a selected metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
    Inventors: Marc Keppler, John Walley, Jim Le
  • Patent number: 12068101
    Abstract: An electronic component includes an insulating layer that has a principal surface, a passive device that includes a low voltage pattern that is formed in the insulating layer and a high voltage pattern that is formed in the insulating layer such as to oppose the low voltage pattern in a normal direction to the principal surface and to which a voltage exceeding a voltage to be applied to the low voltage pattern is to be applied, and a shield conductor layer that is formed in the insulating layer such as to be positioned in a periphery of the high voltage pattern in plan view, shields an electric field formed between the low voltage pattern and the high voltage pattern, and suppresses electric field concentration with respect to the high voltage pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kosei Osada
  • Patent number: 12057251
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a substrate having a first surface, and first and second coil patterns coaxially formed on the first surface of the substrate and electrically isolated from each other. The first coil pattern has a plurality of turns including a first turn and a second turn. A predetermined turn of the second coil pattern is disposed between the first and second turns of the first coil pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noritaka Chiyo, Masaki Matsushima, Tomohiro Moriki, Takuya Yoshida, Toshio Tomonari
  • Patent number: 12054216
    Abstract: A vehicle including a system for transferring energy between on-board vehicle components and/or between on-board and external components. The vehicle is configured to heat various components through induction to provide comfort to the rider and/or to transfer energy for charging one or more vehicle components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Indian Motorcycle International, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin S. Fuchs, Austin Holt, Corey A. Simonetta, Jr., Cynthia L. Houeiss, Joel M. Notaro, Marcus A. Wetterlund, Michael W. Rafferty
  • Patent number: 12047025
    Abstract: An electric drive system is connected to a power battery pack to drive a motor, the motor includes an exciting winding, and the electric drive system includes a bus, a three-level inverter circuit, an electric excitation circuit, and a controller. The bus includes a positive bus and a negative bus. The three-level inverter circuit includes a first bus capacitor and a second bus capacitor. The first bus capacitor is connected between the positive bus and a bus midpoint, and the second bus capacitor is connected between the negative bus and the bus midpoint. A first input terminal of the electric excitation circuit is connected in parallel to the first bus capacitor, a second input terminal of the electric excitation circuit is connected in parallel to the second bus capacitor, and an output terminal of the electric excitation circuit is connected to the exciting winding of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yue Chen, Xueliang Zhang, Ningbo Feng
  • Patent number: 12046900
    Abstract: A switching state of a switching arrangement of an electrical distribution arrangement is optimized. In each switching state, an outgoing circuit of the distribution arrangement is connected to a supply by the switching arrangement via a component. Each state differs from others in that the outgoing circuit is connected to the supply via another component. The switching arrangement has enough switching states that each outgoing circuit is connectable to a supply via two different components. An outgoing circuit is presented based on: operating parameters of the components, a switching state, outgoing loads; environmental parameters of the electrical components, forecasted environmental parameters, and forecasted outgoing loads. Forecasted operating parameters are simulated to compare future operating parameters with limit values. Based on likely exceeding limit values in the future, an alternative switching state is suggested such that limit values are not exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: MASCHINENFABRIK REINHAUSEN GMBH
    Inventors: Irina Lupandina, Michael Schrammel