Patents by Inventor Brian Joseph Hruby

Brian Joseph Hruby 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).

  • Sensor incorporated into energy storage device package
    Patent number: 7545119
    Abstract: A method of preventing an energy storage device failure in a power supply, includes a package deformation, indicating a gas buildup and a forthcoming failure in a package wall of the energy storage device is detected. A voltage caused by the displacement of the package wall of the energy storage device is detected. It is determined whether the detected voltage is greater than or equal to a voltage threshold to indicate a slight package deformation. A warning is issued if the detected voltage is greater than or equal to the voltage threshold for the slight package deformation. It is determined whether the detected voltage is greater than or equal to a voltage threshold, to indicate a package deformation severe enough that a package breach is imminent. The power supply is shut down if the detected voltage is determined to be greater than or equal to the package breach voltage threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Kevin Egan, Richard John Fishbune, Brian Joseph Hruby, Michale Lee Miller