Patents by Inventor Benjamin D. Shaffer

Benjamin D. Shaffer 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).

  • Integrated stackable battery emulator for battery pack simulation
    Patent number: 12480997
    Abstract: The present disclosure is a battery emulator that permits the development and testing of battery software, firmware, and/or circuitry with lowered risk of shock, explosion, fire, or other dangerous conditions. The battery emulator may include a single input voltage source that provides an input voltage to an adjustable voltage regulator. The battery emulator further includes a user control device coupled to the adjustable voltage regulator and configured to control an output of the adjustable voltage regulator, wherein the output of an adjustable voltage regulator is configured to replicate an output voltage of a single battery cell of a multi-cell battery. The battery emulator further includes voltage isolation circuitry which isolates the input voltage and/or output voltage from an adjustable voltage regulator, preventing them from interfering with the user control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: Vertiv Corporation
    Inventors: William M. Dixon, Benjamin D. Shaffer
  • INTEGRATED STACKABLE BATTERY EMULATOR FOR BATTERY PACK SIMULATION
    Publication number: 20240103083
    Abstract: The present disclosure is a battery emulator that permits the development and testing of battery software, firmware, and/or circuitry with lowered risk of shock, explosion, fire, or other dangerous conditions. The battery emulator may include a single input voltage source that provides an input voltage to an adjustable voltage regulator. The battery emulator further includes a user control device coupled to the adjustable voltage regulator and configured to control an output of the adjustable voltage regulator, wherein the output of an adjustable voltage regulator is configured to replicate an output voltage of a single battery cell of a multi-cell battery. The battery emulator further includes voltage isolation circuitry which isolates the input voltage and/or output voltage from an adjustable voltage regulator, preventing them from interfering with the user control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: William M. Dixon, Benjamin D. Shaffer