Patents Examined by Richard Isla
  • Patent number: 11563335
    Abstract: System and method for charging or discharging one or more batteries. For example, a battery management system for charging or discharging one or more batteries includes: a first transistor including a first transistor terminal, a second transistor terminal, and a third transistor terminal, the second transistor terminal being configured to receive a first drive signal; a second transistor including a fourth transistor terminal, a fifth transistor terminal, and a sixth transistor terminal, the fifth transistor terminal being configured to receive a second drive signal; a burst mode detector configured to receive the first drive signal and generate a burst-mode detection signal based at least in part on the first drive signal; and a drive signal generator configured to receive the burst-mode detection signal and generate the first drive signal and the second drive signal based at least in part on the burst-mode detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qiang Luo, Lieyi Fang
  • Patent number: 11557963
    Abstract: A charge-pump control circuit includes an oscillator which supplies a clock for driving a charge pump driver to supply a first gate voltage to a discharging transistor in order to control discharge from a battery, and driving a charge pump driver to supply a second gate voltage to a charging transistor in order to control charge to the battery, respectively; and a drive control circuit which sets a control target voltage as one of the first gate voltage and the second gate voltage having a lower voltage in order to control generation of the clock by the oscillator according to the control target voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: ABLIC INC.
    Inventor: Ryoichi Anzai
  • Patent number: 11557924
    Abstract: A wireless charging receiving apparatus includes a wireless charging conversion module, a charging management module, a voltage combination module and at least two wireless charging receiving coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bingkuan Chen, Tao Chen
  • Patent number: 11557906
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery jump starting device with a control switch backlight system. The control switch backlight system is configured to assist a user viewing the selectable positions of the control switch for selecting a particular 12V or 24V operating mode of the portable rechargeable battery jump starting device in day light, sunshine, low light, and darkness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: THE NOCO COMPANY
    Inventors: Jonathan Lewis Nook, William Knight Nook, Sr., James Richard Stanfield, Derek Michael Underhill
  • Patent number: 11545843
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery charging apparatus and a battery charging protection control method. A power adapter in the battery charging apparatus performs data communication with a charging control circuit; when the power adapter determines that overvoltage and/or overcurrent occurs in the direct current output by a communication interface of the power adapter, the power adapter notifies the charging control circuit to drive a controller in the electronic device to switch off a communication interface of the electronic device and switches off the direct current output automatically; when the charging control circuit determines that overvoltage and/or overcurrent occurs upon receiving output voltage and output current of the power adapter, the charging control circuit notifies the power adapter to switch off the direct current output and drives the controller in the electronic device to switch off the communication interface of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Jialiang Zhang, Kewei Wu, Wenqiang Cheng, Yuanxiang Hu
  • Patent number: 11545896
    Abstract: A power supply conversion structure and an electronic device including the same are provided. By providing a voltage regulating module connected to a switched capacitor converter, the voltage regulating module receives a first voltage of the switched capacitor converter and converts the first voltage into a second voltage, and the second voltage is higher than a voltage of a current battery, so that in the use process of the electronic device, if a voltage output to a load of the electronic device is reduced below a threshold voltage, the voltage output to the load of the electronic device is boosted to be higher than the voltage of the current battery, thus avoiding bad customer experience such as black screen and even shutdown of the electronic device. As the switched capacitor converter and the voltage regulating module operate cooperatively, the number of switches can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: NuVolta Technologies (Hefei) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junhe Zhang, Fuchun Zhan
  • Patent number: 11545839
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for charging a first storage battery and a second storage battery electrically connected together in series includes a first Kelvin connection, a second Kelvin connection and a third Kelvin connection coupled to the storage batteries. At least two of the Kelvin connections are configured to charge at least one of the first and second batteries. A charging source configured to selectively couple a charge signal to a storage battery through the Kelvin connections. A switching device selectively couples the charging source and measurement circuitry to at least two of the first, second and third Kelvin connections. A microprocessor selectively controls the switching device, charges the batteries, and measures a parameter of the batteries as a function of the charging signal applied to the batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: MIDTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: William G. Sampson, Kevin I. Bertness
  • Patent number: 11545840
    Abstract: A system of charging a battery pack with single charger includes a battery module, a main charging module, and a balance charging module. The battery module has a battery pack, and the battery pack has a plurality of cells in series. The main charging module has a main charger. The balance charging module has a balance charger. All the cells of the battery pack of the battery module are charged at the same time by the main charger of the main charging module. After the charging task of the main charging module is completed, the cells of the battery pack of the battery module are charged in sequence by the balance charger of the balance charging module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: ABOVE PYRAMID TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yung Chun Wu, Chih Chung Tao
  • Patent number: 11539221
    Abstract: A charge-discharge control circuit includes a first cell balancing circuit having a first switch; a second cell balancing circuit having a second switch; a first cell balance detection circuit having a third switch; a second cell balance detection circuit having a fourth switch; and a control circuit which outputs a control signal to turn on the first switch in a prescribed cycle according to the voltage of a first battery which is higher than or equal to a cell balance detection voltage, or outputs a control signal to turn on the second switch in the prescribed cycle according to the voltage of a second battery which is higher than or equal to the cell balance detection voltage, and outputs a control signal to turn off the third switch and the fourth switch in the prescribed cycle during output of the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: ABLIC INC.
    Inventor: Shinya Fukuchi
  • Patent number: 11518266
    Abstract: Controlling electric vehicle (EV) charging operation by controlling capturing, from a pilot line communicatively linking an EV with an EV charging apparatus, at least one signal of a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal or power line communication (PLC) signal indicating EV charging session information associated with charging the EV by the charging apparatus; determining, from session success information from a controller of the charging apparatus, whether to analyze the EV charging session information; and when the session success information is determined to not indicate successful completion of an EV charging session, extracting the EV charging session information from the at least one signal according to Internet protocol layer, and analyzing the extracted EV charging session information to determine a marginal operating condition or a failure condition associated with an EV charging session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: IoTecha Corp.
    Inventors: Oleg Logvinov, Michael J. Macaluso
  • Patent number: 11519967
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery test system for a vehicle that includes a camera configured to capture an image of a vehicle identification number located on the vehicle, the camera being coupled to a processor which determines characters of the vehicle identification number from the image of the camera and correlates the characters of the vehicle identification number to a vehicle identification number database to receive battery parameters for the vehicle, a battery tester that is removably connected to terminals of a battery of the vehicle and configured to receive battery test results, and a display which conveys information relating to the battery parameters and the battery test results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: CPS Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Carlo, Dale A. Gospodarek
  • Patent number: 11518259
    Abstract: A method of managing power for recharging electric vehicles efficiently stores, delivers, and distributes energy. The method includes a plurality of user accounts managed by at least one remote server. The system includes a plurality of mobile computerized recharging stations, wherein each mobile computerized recharging station tracks a location and a current amount of available power within a power storage system. The method begins by prompting each user account to search for at least one best-match station. A search request is relayed for the best-match station from a corresponding user PC device to the remote server. The current location is compared to the station location for each mobile computerized recharging station. The minimum threshold of available power is compared to the current amount of available power for each proximal station. The sufficiently-powered station is displayed as the best-match station through the user PC device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventor: Muhammad Huzaifa
  • Patent number: 11518260
    Abstract: Renewable energy charging stations, systems, and methods are disclosed for capturing storing and delivering large amounts of renewable electrical energy from a renewable energy source to vehicles including passenger aircraft using charging circuits in communication with a demultiplexer and high-temperature superconducting cables to deliver required large electrical charges at fast charging rates safely and at low temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: Morteza Safai
  • Patent number: 11515721
    Abstract: A dual-slope optical sensor is provided. Two terminals of a first charging switch are respectively connected to an optoelectronic component and a first terminal of a capacitor. Two terminals of a second charging switch are respectively connected to a second terminal of the capacitor and grounded. First terminals of third charging and discharging switches are respectively connected to the first and second terminals of the capacitor. First terminals of fourth charging and discharging switches are respectively coupled to first and second reference voltages. Two terminals of a first discharging switch are respectively connected to the optoelectronic component and the second terminal of the capacitor. A first input terminal of a comparator is connected to second terminals of the third charging switch and the fourth discharging switch. A second input terminal of the comparator is connected to second terminals of the fourth charging switch and the third discharging switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jing-Min Chen, Jia-Hua Hong
  • Patent number: 11515586
    Abstract: An external electric vehicle battery thermal management system is described. An electric vehicle thermal system provides external coolant to an internal battery thermal system of an electric vehicle. The internal battery thermal system includes a liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger to cool or warm the set of batteries of the electric vehicle. The external coolant is pumped through a first side of the heat exchanger and serves as the source to cool or heat internal coolant pumped through a second side of the heat exchanger. The external coolant and the internal coolant do not mix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: CHARGEPOINT, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Baron Guerra, Damian S. Matthews, Pasquale Romano, David Baxter
  • Patent number: 11511647
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to systems, devices, methods, and computer-readable storage medium for adaptive/dynamic thermal management of an electrical power system having variable electric loads that may impact performance or life of the electrical power system. Embodiments may include adaptive thermal management of at least one of an energy storage system and an electric energy supply. Applications of this disclosure may include adaptive thermal management method for electric vehicles and non-mobility applications, particularly having variable electrical loads that may impact performance or life of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Inventor: Robert Del Core
  • Patent number: 11511639
    Abstract: A charging station for charging a plurality of electric vehicles, in particular electric cars, comprising: a supply device, in particular for connecting to an electricity supply grid, for supplying the charging station with electric power, a plurality of charging terminals each for charging at least one electric vehicle, and each charging terminal comprises a supply input for drawing electric power from the supply device, a charging output having one or more charging terminals each for outputting a charging current for respectively charging a connected electric vehicle, and at least one DC current controller, arranged between the supply input and the charging output, for generating a respective controlled current from the electric power from the supply device, wherein each charging current (IL1, IL2) is formed from a controlled current or from a plurality of controlled currents (IS1, IS2, IS3), and wherein the charging terminals are connected to one another at exchange terminals by way of electrical exchange
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Brombach, Christian Strafiel, Stefan Gertjegerdes
  • Patent number: 11505082
    Abstract: Automatic troubleshooting method is provided for a charging device of an electric vehicle. The operation of the charging device is monitored, and when an abnormal situation specified by a predetermined abnormal situation definition is detected, a troubleshooting procedure corresponding to the predetermined abnormal situation definition is performed automatically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: NOODOE CORPORATION
    Inventors: John C. Wang, Chia-Ssu Wu
  • Patent number: 11502538
    Abstract: A discharge circuit for an X capacitor has a first voltage detection circuit providing a first indicating signal based on a voltage across two input terminals of a switching converter to indicate whether the two input terminals are connected to an AC power source, and a discharge module starting a discharge operation on the X capacitor based on first indicating signal, and the discharge operation discharges the X capacitor during a first time period, and stops discharging the X capacitor and compares a sampled signal with the voltage across the two input terminals during a following second time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Chengdu Monolithic Power Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuedong Chen
  • Patent number: 11502599
    Abstract: Techniques and apparatus for supplying power to gate drivers of a switched-mode power supply (SMPS) circuit. One example power supply circuit generally includes a SMPS circuit having a first input voltage node and a second input voltage node, and a charge pump. The charge pump generally includes a first capacitive element having a first terminal and a second terminal; a first switch coupled between a first input node of the charge pump and the first terminal of the first capacitive element; a second switch coupled between the second terminal of the first capacitive element and a second input node of the charge pump; a third switch coupled between the first terminal of the first capacitive element and the first input voltage node of the SMPS circuit; and a fourth switch coupled between the second terminal of the first capacitive element and the second input voltage node of the SMPS circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ta-Tung Yen, Chunping Song, Guoyong Guo, Hector Ivan Oporta, Ahmed Abdelmoaty