Patents by Inventor Andrei Buin

Andrei Buin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Motor controller and method for loading and unloading tractors on flatbed trailers
    Patent number: 11687081
    Abstract: A method for driving a tractor on a flatbed trailer. The method includes locating a starting position of the tractor, determining a final position for the tractor, and searching for a ramp attached to the flatbed trailer. A driving path is calculated to drive the tractor from the starting position, along the ramp, and to the final position. The tractor is autonomously operated to drive along the driving path. The method may periodically detect an intermediate position of the tractor and determining if the intermediate position is located on the driving path. The driving path may be updated with a course correction to drive the tractor from the intermediate position to the final position. The tractor is stopped after arriving at the final position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Accelerated Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Mankowski, Andrei Buin, Claudia Demandt, Willem Jager
  • Systems and Methods for Maintaining Battery Health
    Publication number: 20220219567
    Abstract: A method of maintaining a rechargeable battery pack having a plurality of rechargeable batteries. The method includes measuring charge-level for the rechargeable batteries; and selecting a first battery set including a doner battery having a high charge-level, and a recipient battery having a low charge-level that is less than the high charge-level of the doner battery. The method also includes: rebalancing the first battery set; measuring a rest profile of the recipient battery after rebalancing the first battery set; and determining battery health of the recipient battery based on at least the rest profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Peter Mankowski, Willem Jager, Andrei Buin, Lucas Coelho, Daniel Hailu
  • Motor Controller and Method for Loading and Unloading Tractors on Flatbed Trailers
    Publication number: 20210294334
    Abstract: A method for driving a tractor on a flatbed trailer. The method includes locating a starting position of the tractor, determining a final position for the tractor, and searching for a ramp attached to the flatbed trailer. A driving path is calculated to drive the tractor from the starting position, along the ramp, and to the final position. The tractor is autonomously operated to drive along the driving path. The method may periodically detect an intermediate position of the tractor and determining if the intermediate position is located on the driving path. The driving path may be updated with a course correction to drive the tractor from the intermediate position to the final position. The tractor is stopped after arriving at the final position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Mankowski, Andrei Buin, Claudia Demandt, Willem Jager