Patents by Inventor Benjamin Edward NEWTON

Benjamin Edward NEWTON 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).

  • System and method for thermal cutoff protection device control from an external component
    Patent number: 11509159
    Abstract: A device for controlling battery operation includes a battery cell, a thermal cutoff, and a battery management system. The thermal cutoff is coupled in series between the battery cell and a system load of the device. The thermal cutoff has at least three terminals. A first terminal of the thermal cutoff is electrically-coupled to the battery cell and a second terminal of the thermal cutoff is electrically-coupled to the system load. The thermal cutoff includes a permanent failure mechanism having an open state and closed state wherein the closed state allows electrical communication between the first terminal and the second terminal. The battery management system is electrically-coupled to a third terminal of the thermal cutoff. The permanent failure mechanism permanently switches to the open state in response to an electrical signal from the battery management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sachin Ramesh Chandra, Jason Michael Battle, Benjamin Edward Newton
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THERMAL CUTOFF PROTECTION DEVICE CONTROL FROM AN EXTERNAL COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20210066943
    Abstract: A device for controlling battery operation includes a battery cell, a thermal cutoff, and a battery management system. The thermal cutoff is coupled in series between the battery cell and a system load of the device. The thermal cutoff has at least three terminals. A first terminal of the thermal cutoff is electrically-coupled to the battery cell and a second terminal of the thermal cutoff is electrically-coupled to the system load. The thermal cutoff includes a permanent failure mechanism having an open state and closed state wherein the closed state allows electrical communication between the first terminal and the second terminal. The battery management system is electrically-coupled to a third terminal of the thermal cutoff. The permanent failure mechanism permanently switches to the open state in response to an electrical signal from the battery management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Sachin Ramesh CHANDRA, Jason Michael BATTLE, Benjamin Edward NEWTON