Patents by Inventor Andrew Keates

Andrew Keates 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).

  • Patent number: 11721786
    Abstract: Micro light-emitting diode displays having color correction films applied thereto and methods of applying color correction films to a display are described. In an example, a method of fabricating a micro light emitting diode display includes applying a color correction film to a flexible transparent backing film. The method also includes placing the flexible transparent backing film over a display with the color correction film facing the display. The method also includes applying a laser to a portion of the flexible transparent backing film to eject a patch of the color correction film onto the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Andrew Keates
  • Patent number: 11682908
    Abstract: Described is an apparatus for extending cycle-life of a battery cell, where the apparatus comprises: a monitor to monitor a rate of degradation of a battery cell overtime; a comparator to compare the rate of degradation with a threshold; and logic to adjust one or more charge parameters of the battery cell when the rate of degradation crosses the threshold. Described is a method which comprises: monitoring a rate of degradation of a battery cell overtime; comparing the rate of degradation with a threshold; and adjusting one or more charge parameters of the battery cell when the rate of degradation crosses the threshold. Described is a machine-readable storage media having machine executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, causes one or more processors to perform the method described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Tahoe Research, Ltd.
    Inventor: Andrew Keates
  • Publication number: 20220407317
    Abstract: A microcontroller, processor, and/or software (SW) monitors a battery degradation indicator such as battery State-Of-Health (SOH), impedance or other attributes, and calculates battery degradation rate and regulates burst power, battery charging speed and/or battery charging limit to meet users' expectation of battery service life. The microcontroller, processor, and/or SW increases the burst power, battery charging speed and/or battery charging limit when 1/SOH or impedance change rate (or related parameter) is smaller than expected and there is more longevity budget than expected. In another example, the microcontroller, processor, and/or SW decreases the burst power, battery charging speed and/or battery charging limit when 1/SOH or impedance change rate (or related parameter) is greater than expected and there is less longevity budget than expected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Matsumura, Aaron Gorius, Tod Schiff, Andrew Keates
  • Patent number: 11159029
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with a battery powered system with interleaved discharge of batteries are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus may include one or more processors, devices, and/or circuitry to selectively couple a plurality of batteries to a voltage input node of a voltage regulation circuit to interleave discharge of the plurality of batteries to provide content circuit of a multimedia electronic device with an aggregated power consumed from the plurality of batteries, the aggregated power greater than a power corresponding to one of the batteries. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Andrew Keates
  • Publication number: 20200411717
    Abstract: Micro light-emitting diode displays having color correction films applied thereto and methods of applying color correction films to a display are described. In an example, a method of fabricating a micro light emitting diode display includes applying a color correction film to a flexible transparent backing film. The method also includes placing the flexible transparent backing film over a display with the color correction film facing the display. The method also includes applying a laser to a portion of the flexible transparent backing film to eject a patch of the color correction film onto the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Andrew KEATES
  • Patent number: 10784474
    Abstract: These present disclosure provides a flexible battery comprising a top layer and a bottom layer coupled at a number of attachment points to form chambers within the battery to retain a shape of the battery under an increase in internal pressure. The flexible battery can include an anode and separator and a cathode, where the separator is a flexible polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew Keates, Naoki Matsumura
  • Patent number: 10666061
    Abstract: An electronic system may include a charging device and an electronic device. The charging device may include an input port, a charge circuit, a storage, and a connector device. The charging device may receive a direct current (DC) voltage at the input port. The charge circuit may receive the DC voltage and provide a charged voltage to the storage. The electronic device may include a body, a battery, a first pad directly on the battery and a second pad directly on the battery. The battery may receive the DC charged voltage when the electronic device is coupled to the charging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Andrew Keates
  • Patent number: 10629963
    Abstract: A system and method for a battery cell having an anode and a cathode, and a separator disposed between the anode and the cathode. A conductive layer disposed in the separator facilitates detection of dendrite growth from the anode into the separator, the detection correlative with a reduction in voltage between the anode and the conductive layer. A detection interface component coupled to the conductive layer is configured to facilitate routing of a signal from the conductive layer to a circuit external to the battery cell, the signal indicative of the detection. The battery cell may be part of a battery or battery pack which may be utilized by an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Keates, Naoki Matsumura
  • Patent number: 10468730
    Abstract: Various embodiments may be generally directed to techniques for using an observed battery stress history to manage operation of a computing system component in a high power performance mode when powered by a battery. Various embodiments include techniques for tracking stresses to a battery. Various embodiments include techniques for comparing the battery stress history to a degradation baseline for the battery. Various embodiments include techniques for developing a degradation baseline for a battery including, for example, a degradation baseline based on expected stress to a battery and/or a degradation baseline based on a battery reliability model. Various embodiments include techniques for determining a battery stress surplus or deficit. Various embodiments include techniques for managing operation of a performance enhancing mode or high power performance mode of a computing system component based on the determined battery stress surplus or deficit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jorge P. Rodriguez, Alexander B. Uan-Zo-Li, Naoki Matsumura, Andrew Keates, James G. Hermerding, II
  • Patent number: 10446873
    Abstract: In one example, a battery includes a cathode, an anode, and a layer between the cathode and the anode. The cathode includes a solid-state electrolyte. The layer between the cathode and the anode is a solid-state electrolyte layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Matsumura, Andrew Keates
  • Patent number: 10432003
    Abstract: An electronic system may include a charging device and an electronic device. The charging device may include an input port, a charge circuit, a storage, and a connector device. The charging device may receive a direct current (DC) voltage at the input port. The charge circuit may receive the DC voltage and provide a charged voltage to the storage. The electronic device may include a body, a battery, a first pad directly on the battery and a second pad directly on the battery. The battery may receive the DC charged voltage when the electronic device is coupled to the charging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Andrew Keates
  • Patent number: 10205187
    Abstract: Generally, this disclosure provides systems, devices and methods for extending charge cycle life of rechargeable batteries through the use of constrained anode fibers. A battery may include a porous anode fiber configured to produce electrons during discharge of the battery. The battery may also include and an anode current collector layer, configured to provide a conductive path to a first terminal of the battery, wherein the anode current collector layer is concentrically disposed on the anode fiber to constrain expansion of the anode fiber during charging of the battery. The porosity of the anode fiber allows for the constrained expansion to be directed radially inward, decreasing the volume of the porous regions of the anode fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Keates, Prabhat Tiwari
  • Publication number: 20190006864
    Abstract: An electronic system may include a charging device and an electronic device. The charging device may include an input port, a charge circuit, a storage, and a connector device. The charging device may receive a direct current (DC) voltage at the input port. The charge circuit may receive the DC voltage and provide a charged voltage to the storage. The electronic device may include a body, a battery, a first pad directly on the battery and a second pad directly on the battery. The battery may receive the DC charged voltage when the electronic device is coupled to the charging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Andrew Keates
  • Publication number: 20180375344
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention may pertain to determining the level of charge needed in a rechargeable battery for a battery-powered object, to assure the battery will have sufficient charge to complete an anticipated task, but not so much charge as to shorten the life of the battery unnecessarily. Various anticipated demands on the battery may be considered in determining the level of charge. Various sources of information may be used to determine these anticipated demands. The demands and sources may be manually input and/or automatically retrieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Matsumura, Majid M. Hashemi, Andrew Keates
  • Patent number: 10119666
    Abstract: An example optical device for backlighting includes a receiver disposed in a mobile device to receive ambient light. The optical device also includes a concentrator to concentrate the received ambient light received through the receiver. The optical device further includes a channeler to direct the ambient light beneath a surface of the mobile device to a digital display of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Andrew Keates
  • Publication number: 20180248396
    Abstract: Described is an apparatus for extending cycle-life of a battery cell, where the apparatus comprises: a monitor to monitor a rate of degradation of a battery cell overtime; a comparator to compare the rate of degradation with a threshold; and logic to adjust one or more charge parameters of the battery cell when the rate of degradation crosses the threshold. Described is a method which comprises: monitoring a rate of degradation of a battery cell overtime; comparing the rate of degradation with a threshold; and adjusting one or more charge parameters of the battery cell when the rate of degradation crosses the threshold. Described is a machine-readable storage media having machine executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, causes one or more processors to perform the method described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Andrew Keates
  • Publication number: 20180191025
    Abstract: In one example, a battery includes a cathode, an anode, and a layer between the cathode and the anode. The cathode includes a solid-state electrolyte. The layer between the cathode and the anode is a solid-state electrolyte layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Matsumura, Andrew Keates
  • Patent number: 10003206
    Abstract: An electronic system may include a charging device and an electronic device. The charging device may include an input port, a charge circuit, a storage, and a connector device. The charging device may receive a direct current (DC) voltage at the input port. The charge circuit may receive the DC voltage and provide a charged voltage to the storage. The electronic device may include a body, a battery, a first pad directly on the battery and a second pad directly on the battery. The battery may receive the DC charged voltage when the electronic device is coupled to the charging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Andrew Keates
  • Publication number: 20180131212
    Abstract: An electronic system may include a charging device and an electronic device. The charging device may include an input port, a charge circuit, a storage, and a connector device. The charging device may receive a direct current (DC) voltage at the input port. The charge circuit may receive the DC voltage and provide a charged voltage to the storage. The electronic device may include a body, a battery, a first pad directly on the battery and a second pad directly on the battery. The battery may receive the DC charged voltage when the electronic device is coupled to the charging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Andrew Keates
  • Patent number: 9912176
    Abstract: A template battery comprises one or more layers that fill into a dead space on a substrate. The substrate comprises one or more components. The one or more layers of the template battery are arranged as a mirror image of the topography of the one or more components on the substrate. A template battery is coupled to a charge controller. The charge controller is coupled to the main battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Matsumura, Andrew Keates, Arto Siili, Jeffrey M. Schline