Patents Examined by Nathaniel R Pelton
  • Patent number: 12113390
    Abstract: A battery charging system determines a current condition of a battery in real time and dynamically determine a threshold voltage for controlling a charging mode of the battery based on the current battery condition. The battery charging system charges the battery using a constant current (CC) mode or constant voltage (CV) mode based on the battery voltage and the dynamically determined threshold voltage. The battery charging system can determine the voltage and current of the battery in real time without receiving information on the battery from the power receiving side of the battery charging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
    Inventors: Shu Yuen Ron Hui, Yun Yang
  • Patent number: 12107455
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an energy storage assembly comprising energy storage components coupled to each other. The energy storage assembly may comprise one or more terminals and may mechanically and/or electrically coupled with an energy system, such as to a load. The energy storage assembly may be portable and may comprise a handle. The energy storage components may comprise capacitors and/or batteries. The energy storage assembly may comprise one or more diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Inventor: Anthony Macaluso
  • Patent number: 12090869
    Abstract: A charging system is a charging system comprising a charger for charging an electric vehicle, in which the charger comprises: a base; a charger provided with a contact-type charging terminal that is in contact with or separated from a charging terminal disposed on a lower surface of the electric vehicle; a main cylinder connected to the base and supplying hydraulic pressure; a hydraulic regulator connected to the main cylinder and provided with an inner flow path formed therein; a first hydraulic cylinder respectively connected to the hydraulic regulator and the charger and communicating with the inner flow path; and a second hydraulic cylinder each connected to the hydraulic regulator and the base and communicating with an inner flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jiho Lee, Hoon Hur, Hwankuk Yuh, Kangsuk Lee, Jungyoun Rue, Heemin Yun, Byungsoo An
  • Patent number: 12088137
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for powering up a medical device powered by a battery. The method includes executing an initial battery test. In the initial battery test, a difference voltage between a battery voltage measured without and with a test load is determined. The test load is favorably dimensioned not to significantly stress the battery. The difference voltage is compared with a difference voltage threshold, the difference voltage threshold being predefined in dependence of the no-test-load voltage. The method further includes providing an alarm if the difference voltage is above the difference voltage threshold. The present disclosure further concerns a medical device that implements the method and a method for determining the relation between the difference voltage and the difference voltage threshold. The disclosure can be used to ensure that an alarm is provided if a newly inserted battery is too weak to power the medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Klaus Conrad, Walter Fieber
  • Patent number: 12087921
    Abstract: A vehicle battery charger and a vehicle battery charging system are described and illustrated, and can include a controller enabling a user to enter a time of day at which the vehicle battery charger or system begins and/or ends charging of the vehicle battery. The vehicle battery charger can be separate from the vehicle, can be at least partially integrated into the vehicle, can include a transmitter and/or a receiver capable of communication with a controller that is remote from the vehicle and vehicle charger, and can be controlled by a user or another party (e.g., a power utility) to control battery charging based upon a time of day, cost of power, or other factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Inventor: Christopher B. Austin
  • Patent number: 12081047
    Abstract: A power system uses a power transmitting device to charge batteries in power receiving devices. Wireless power is transmitted using coils in the power transmitting device and coils in the power receiving devices. Usage history information such as power consumption, times and dates of device usage, battery charge state information, device location information, and other information is gathered using portable electronic devices in the system. Control circuitry in the power transmitting device or elsewhere in the system controls power transfer so that battery charging is performed in accordance with appropriate battery charging settings. Battery charging settings such as maximum charge level, charge rate, charging start and stop times, and other settings are adjusted based on usage history information from one or more devices and/or one or more users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kartik R. Venkatraman, Santhanakrishnan Geeyarpuramnadathur
  • Patent number: 12078684
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring and management of an electronic device are discussed here. An authentication request is received from a user for access to an electronically secured compartment of an electronic device. Authentication data is obtained from the user. An authentication request that includes a device identifier for the electronically secured compartment and the authentication data is transmitted to a cloud-based authentication service. Access to the electronically secured compartment is provided upon receipt of an indication of an association between the user and the electronically secured compartment from the cloud-based service provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.
    Inventors: William Dale Tischer, Troy Edward Townes
  • Patent number: 12081055
    Abstract: A power management system can smartly allocate the available power at a location to support more electric vehicles than would otherwise be possible. Power managers can intelligently allocate that power based on the real-time needs of vehicles. A smart energy distribution system can estimate each vehicle's current charge level and use such information to efficiently provide electric vehicle charging. The system can respond dynamically to vehicle charge levels, current readings, and/or electrical mains readings, allocating more current where it is needed. The charger profiles can include historic charge cycle information, which can be analyzed under a set of heuristics to predict future charging needs. A local electric vehicle charging mesh network can be provided, which transmits data packets among short-range transceivers of multiple power managers. The local electric vehicle charging mesh network can be connected to a remote server via a cellular connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Evercharge Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Appelbaum, Mario Landau-Holdsworth, Amber Case
  • Patent number: 12080859
    Abstract: A vehicle battery charger and a vehicle battery charging system are described and illustrated, and can include a controller enabling a user to enter a time of day at which the vehicle battery charger or system begins and/or ends charging of the vehicle battery. The vehicle battery charger can be separate from the vehicle, can be at least partially integrated into the vehicle, can include a transmitter and/or a receiver capable of communication with a controller that is remote from the vehicle and vehicle charger, and can be controlled by a user or another party (e.g., a power utility) to control battery charging based upon a time of day, cost of power, or other factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Inventor: Christopher B. Austin
  • Patent number: 12071031
    Abstract: A vehicle charging apparatus is described herein, which may include a battery pack comprising a plurality of individual batteries, a power input port receiving electrical power at a first wattage, an AC-to-DC conversion circuit configured to provide DC power to charge groups of batteries in the plurality of individual batteries, a power conversion circuit configured to condition a DC output of at least one group of batteries to provide a charging current output to a vehicle via a coupling, and a processing circuit configured to control the power conversion circuit to provide the charging current at a second wattage greater than the first wattage. The first wattage may be actively or inherently limited to a level less than the second wattage in order to provide fast DC charging with a limited power input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: SPEED CHARGE, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Seroff, Tabish Shibly, Richard Steele, Ravi Lavu
  • Patent number: 12068461
    Abstract: A battery pack comprising a substrate comprising a battery power bus integrated into the substrate; and a pack controller; and at least one electrochemical cell connected directly to the substrate. A printed circuit board comprising a power bus integrated into the printed circuit board, wherein the power bus is connected to and configured to transfer power to and/or from at least one electrochemical cell; and at least one controller configured to control the at least one electrochemical cell. A thermal management system comprising at least one electrochemical cell; and a substrate directly connected to the at least one electrochemical cell and configured to transfer heat, power, and signals between the substrate and the at least one electrochemical cell. A thermal management method. A method of assembling a battery pack, comprising attaching at least one electrochemical cell of the battery pack directly to a substrate at least in part by welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Sion Power Corporation
    Inventors: Glenn Alan Hamblin, David Warren Ribblett, Shea Thomas Ribblett, James Anthony Bock, Mark Niedzwiecki
  • Patent number: 12066496
    Abstract: A secondary battery diagnosing technology capable of effectively diagnosing a state of a secondary battery using a charge and discharge signal of the secondary battery, including a memory unit configured to store a positive electrode reference profile and a negative electrode reference profile for charge or discharge of a reference battery, a voltage measuring unit configured to measure a voltage of a target battery during a charge or discharge process, and a processor configured to generate a charge and discharge measurement profile based on the voltage, compare a simulation profile obtained from the positive electrode reference profile and the negative electrode reference profile with the generated charge and discharge measurement profile, and determine a positive electrode adjustment profile and a negative electrode adjustment profile so that an error between the simulation profile and the charge and discharge measurement profile is within a predetermined level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon-Ju Choi, Dae-Soo Kim, Young-Deok Kim, Su-Won Jee, Hyun-Jun Choi
  • Patent number: 12062933
    Abstract: A battery protection circuit includes: a plurality of pack terminals configured to connect a battery module to an external device; a first fuse element located on a current path between the battery module and the pack terminals to block a current flow between the battery module and the pack terminals depending on a voltage applied to a control terminal thereof; a first integrated circuit configured to include a first input terminal and control a voltage outputted to the control terminal of the first fuse element depending on a voltage applied to the first input terminal; and a plurality of thermistors connected in series between a positive electrode of the battery module and a first input terminal of the first integrated circuit and having resistance that is varied depending on a temperature of a corresponding cell among a plurality of cells constituting the battery module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngjun Kim, Jong-Chan Han, Chul-Seung Lee
  • Patent number: 12062935
    Abstract: A system generally comprising a charger with an integrated battery is provided that may be associated with a generator starter. The system is configured to maintain battery charge with the charger that monitors battery temperature before initiating a boost charge. Battery charge is thereafter maintained with the charger supplying a float or eco-float current to the battery, which maximizes system life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Stored Energy Systems, LLC
    Inventors: William Kaewert, Sam Coleman, Kyle Miller
  • Patent number: 12057733
    Abstract: A sheath with a raised portion with a second open end, a bottom portion, a power storage space in a body, a magnet component configured to receive a mobile phone wireless charging holder, a USB cable having a female connector with an operative end, at least a portion of the bottom portion is in communication with the body, at least a portion of the sheath extends above the body, the operative end of the female connector is retained in the second open end to provide the female connector of the USB cable in a firm and flat position with the operative end of the female connector being operable and above the surface of the body, an exit on the body is adjacent to the sheath for the cable going through, which connects the female connector in the sheath to the power storage space and the wireless charger connects to the operative end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Inventor: Li Zhijian
  • Patent number: 12054060
    Abstract: A charging connector for an electrical vehicle has a connector base, a tubular first conductive terminal mounted in the connector base, an insulating isolation member mounted in the first conductive terminal, and a second conductive terminal mounted in a center of the isolation member and coaxially disposed in and electrically isolated from the first conductive terminal. The isolation member has at least one annular groove recessed in an upper surface of the isolation member, extending downwardly, and coaxially surrounding the second conductive terminal. A creepage distance between the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal is increased and a surface area for heat dissipation is increased to meet safety specifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: T-Conn Precision (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jia-Heng Zheng, Wu-Lin Liu
  • Patent number: 12050252
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application relate to the technical field of batteries, and in particular, to a state-of-charge cut-off control method, apparatus and system, and a storage medium. The method includes: obtaining, in a discharging process of a battery, a net discharge capacity of a first battery cell from being fully charged to current time; obtaining an available capacity and a state of health of the first battery cell; obtaining a current remaining dischargeable capacity of the first battery cell; and setting a state of charge SOC of the first battery cell to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Chen Chen, Guangyu Xu, Wei Zhao
  • Patent number: 12043139
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present application provide a low-voltage power transmission system, a DCDC converter and a control method, a device and a medium, relating to the field of battery power. The control method includes: acquiring a charging signal; acquiring a vehicle start signal; acquiring an enabling signal; when each of the charging signal, the vehicle activating start signal, and the enabling signal is at a low level, and no communication message sent by a battery management system (BMS) is received, determining that a vehicle is in a power-off state and enters a sleep mode; when a duration of the sleep mode reaches a preset duration, performing self-awakening, and outputting, to the BMS, an awakening signal for awakening the BMS and making the BMS enter a working mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Xiao Wang, Zhimin Dan
  • Patent number: 12046932
    Abstract: A charging circuit and an electronic device are provided, where the charging circuit includes: a charging receptacle, where a connection path is provided between a charging terminal of the charging receptacle and a to-be-charged battery; a temperature control and surge protection circuit, where the temperature control and surge protection circuit includes: a switch tube, where the switch tube includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a control terminal that controls the first terminal and the second terminal to be turned on or off, the first terminal is connected to the connection path, and the second terminal is grounded; a temperature control circuit, configured to acquire temperature data of the charging receptacle and control a working status of the switch tube; a voltage control circuit, with one end connected to the control terminal of the switch tube, and the other end connected to the connection path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhendong Li
  • Patent number: 12043140
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to a rechargeable battery for electric vehicles. The rechargeable battery may include a housing that includes a first temperature sensor to sense a first temperature of a first power connection terminal of the rechargeable battery and a second temperature sensor within the housing to sense a second temperature of a second power connection terminal of the rechargeable battery. The rechargeable battery may also include a battery management system located within the housing, where the battery management system causes a reduction in an amount of current through at least one of the first power connection terminal or the second power connection terminal when a temperature associated with at least one of the first power connection terminal or the second power connection terminal exceeds a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Neutron Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Titus