Patents by Inventor C. Richard Owens, Jr.

C. Richard Owens, Jr. 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: 8217631
    Abstract: A system provides generator control for a power system within a vehicle. The system includes a battery, a generator that outputs power to charge the battery. A sensor detects a state of charge (SOC) value, a health value, a voltage, a current, a temperature, and a charging voltage of the battery. A controller controls a voltage output mode of the generator in response to at least one of a state of charge (SOC) value, a health value, a voltage, a current, a temperature, and a charging voltage of the battery detected by the sensor, the voltage output mode is in response to the SOC and the temperature of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: C. Richard Owens, Jr., Tadashi Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 8030881
    Abstract: A battery control system and method for a battery of a vehicle includes a battery for supplying electrical power to a plurality of loads of the vehicle and a controller that receives a battery signal representative of a condition of the battery, an ignition key signal representative of a state of an ignition key of the vehicle, and an engine signal representative of a state of an engine in the vehicle. The controller selectively electrically connects/disconnects the plurality of loads of the vehicle and the battery based on at least one of the battery signal, the ignition key signal, and the engine signal. An interface provides information on at least one of the battery and a connection state between the plurality of loads and the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: C. Richard Owens, Jr., Nick Scheufler, John Sgueglia, Toshihiro Okama, Tadashi Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 7912618
    Abstract: A battery protection system is provided in a vehicle having an ignition system for selectively starting and stopping an engine of the vehicle and an electrical system including an electrical load and a battery that selectively delivers electric current to said load via a first device that protects said load from receiving excessive current. The battery protection system includes: a second device that selectively connects and disconnects the load from the battery; and a controller that controls said second device in response to a detected number of ignition cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: C. Richard Owens, Jr., Toshihiro Okama
  • Publication number: 20090184579
    Abstract: A battery protection system is provided in a vehicle having an ignition system for selectively starting and stopping an engine of the vehicle and an electrical system including an electrical load and a battery that selectively delivers electric current to said load via a first device that protects said load from receiving excessive current. The battery protection system includes: a second device that selectively connects and disconnects the load from the battery; and a controller that controls said second device in response to a detected number of ignition cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: C. Richard Owens, JR., Toshihiro Okama
  • Publication number: 20090184686
    Abstract: A battery control system and method for a battery of a vehicle includes a battery for supplying electrical power to a plurality of loads of the vehicle and a controller that receives a battery signal representative of a condition of the battery, an ignition key signal representative of a state of an ignition key of the vehicle, and an engine signal representative of a state of an engine in the vehicle. The controller selectively electrically connects/disconnects the plurality of loads of the vehicle and the battery based on at least one of the battery signal, the ignition key signal, and the engine signal. An interface provides information on at least one of the battery and a connection state between the plurality of loads and the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: C. Richard Owens, JR., Nick Scheufler, John Sgueglia, Toshihiro Okama, Tadashi Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20090184692
    Abstract: A system provides generator control for a power system within a vehicle. The system includes a battery, a generator that outputs power to charge the battery. A sensor detects a state of charge (SOC) value, a health value, a voltage, a current, a temperature, and a charging voltage of the battery. A controller controls a voltage output mode of the generator in response to at least one of a state of charge (SOC) value, a health value, a voltage, a current, a temperature, and a charging voltage of the battery detected by the sensor, the voltage output mode is in response to the SOC and the temperature of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: C. Richard Owens, JR., Tadashi Fujiwara