Patents by Inventor Fred Berkowitz

Fred Berkowitz 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: 12176497
    Abstract: Systems and apparatus may carry out analysis of battery physical phenomena, and characterize batteries based on phenomena occurring in particular time and/or frequency domains. These systems may be additionally responsible for charging and/or monitoring a rechargeable battery. Examples of battery physical phenomena include mass transport (e.g., diffusion and/or migration) in battery electrolytes, mass transport in battery electrodes, and reactions on battery electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Qnovo Inc.
    Inventors: Dania Ghantous, Fred Berkowitz, Nadim Maluf, Christina Peabody
  • Publication number: 20240385256
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques for predicting and controlling future battery performance. In some embodiments, the techniques may involve collecting a multi-dimensional set of battery parameters associated with a rechargeable battery. The techniques may further involve generating a multi-dimensional set of predicted future state of performance values of the rechargeable battery based on the multi-dimensional set of battery parameters. The techniques may further involve performing at least one of: (1) identification of a future use pattern of the rechargeable battery based at least in part on the multi-dimensional set of predicted future state of performance values; (2) presentation of an alert indicating a predicted future performance of the rechargeable battery; or (3) identification of a future use pattern of a system to which the rechargeable battery provides power and/or electrical energy based at least in part on the multi-dimensional set of predicted future state of performance values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: On K. Chang, David Bruce Koons, Fred Berkowitz, Dania Ghantous, Khanh Hoang, Dustin Summy
  • Patent number: 12136708
    Abstract: Systems and apparatus may carry out analysis of battery physical phenomena, and characterize batteries based on phenomena occurring in particular time and/or frequency domains. These systems may be additionally responsible for charging and/or monitoring a rechargeable battery. Examples of battery physical phenomena include mass transport (e.g., diffusion and/or migration) in battery electrolytes, mass transport in battery electrodes, and reactions on battery electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Qnovo Inc.
    Inventors: Dania Ghantous, Fred Berkowitz, Nadim Maluf
  • Patent number: 12132339
    Abstract: Batteries and associated charging conditions or other operating conditions are evaluated by a computational model that classifies or characterizes the battery and associated conditions. Such battery model may classify batteries according to any of many different considerations such as whether the conditions are safe or unsafe or whether the conditions are likely to unnecessarily degrade the future performance of the battery. In some cases, the battery model executes while the battery is installed in an electronic device such as a smart phone or a vehicle. In some cases, the battery model executes and provides results (e.g., a classification of the battery) in real time while the battery is installed and being charged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Qnovo Inc.
    Inventors: Dania Ghantous, Fred Berkowitz, Nadim Maluf
  • Publication number: 20240313274
    Abstract: Systems and apparatus may carry out analysis of battery physical phenomena, and characterize batteries based on phenomena occurring in particular time and/or frequency domains. These systems may be additionally responsible for charging and/or monitoring a rechargeable battery. Examples of battery physical phenomena include mass transport (e.g., diffusion and/or migration) in battery electrolytes, mass transport in battery electrodes, and reactions on battery electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Dania Ghantous, Fred Berkowitz, Nadim Maluf, Christina Peabody
  • Patent number: 12081057
    Abstract: The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to techniques and/or circuitry to applying a charge pulse to the terminals of the battery during a charging operation, measure a plurality of voltages of the battery which are in response to the first charge pulse, determine a charge pulse voltage (CPV) of the battery, wherein the charge pulse voltage is a peak voltage which is in response to the first charge pulse, determine whether the CPV of the battery is within a predetermined range or greater than a predetermined upper limit value and adapt one or more characteristics of a charge packet if the CPV is outside the predetermined range or is greater than a predetermined upper limit value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Qnovo Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Berkowitz, Dania Ghantous, Nadim Maluf
  • Publication number: 20240283040
    Abstract: Systems and apparatus may carry out analysis of battery physical phenomena, and characterize batteries based on phenomena occurring in particular time and/or frequency domains. These systems may be additionally responsible for charging and/or monitoring a rechargeable battery. Examples of battery physical phenomena include mass transport (e.g., diffusion and/or migration) in battery electrolytes, mass transport in battery electrodes, and reactions on battery electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Dania Ghantous, Fred Berkowitz, Nadim Maluf
  • Publication number: 20240222721
    Abstract: Systems and apparatus may carry out analysis of battery physical phenomena, and characterize batteries based on phenomena occurring in particular time and/or frequency domains. These systems may be additionally responsible for charging and/or monitoring a rechargeable battery. Examples of battery physical phenomena include mass transport (e.g., diffusion and/or migration) in battery electrolytes, mass transport in battery electrodes, and reactions on battery electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Dania Ghantous, Fred Berkowitz, Nadim Maluf
  • Publication number: 20240094302
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for mitigating battery defects are provided. In some embodiments, a method comprises: monitoring one or more battery parameters associated with a rechargeable battery; obtaining a rate of change of at least one battery parameter of the one or more battery parameters; and determining a defect status of the rechargeable battery based at least in part on the rate of change of the at least one battery parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: On Chang, Dustin Summy, Khanh Hoang, Dania Ghantous, Fred Berkowitz, Nadim Maluf
  • Publication number: 20240094300
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for mitigating defects in battery packs are provided. In some embodiments, a method comprises: (a) monitoring one or more battery parameters associated with one or more battery elements of a battery pack comprising a plurality of battery elements; (b) determining individual status information, each corresponding to one of the one or more battery elements of the battery pack based on the one or more battery parameters; and (c) modifying a use pattern of the battery pack based at least in part by considering an aggregate of the individual status information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: On K. Chang, Dustin Summy, Khanh Hoang, Dania Ghantous, Fred Berkowitz, Nadim Maluf
  • Publication number: 20230411982
    Abstract: The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to techniques and/or circuitry to applying a charge pulse to the terminals of the battery during a charging operation, measure a plurality of voltages of the battery which are in response to the first charge pulse, determine a charge pulse voltage (CPV) of the battery, wherein the charge pulse voltage is a peak voltage which is in response to the first charge pulse, determine whether the CPV of the battery is within a predetermined range or greater than a predetermined upper limit value and adapt one or more characteristics of a charge packet if the CPV is outside the predetermined range or is greater than a predetermined upper limit value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Fred Berkowitz, Dania Ghantous, Nadim Maluf
  • Publication number: 20230335810
    Abstract: Systems and apparatus may carry out analysis of battery physical phenomena, and characterize batteries based on phenomena occurring in particular time and/or frequency domains. These systems may be additionally responsible for charging and/or monitoring a rechargeable battery. Examples of battery physical phenomena include mass transport (e.g., diffusion and/or migration) in battery electrolytes, mass transport in battery electrodes, and reactions on battery electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Dania Ghantous, Fred Berkowitz, Nadim Maluf, Christina Peabody
  • Patent number: 11791647
    Abstract: The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to techniques and/or circuitry to applying a charge pulse to the terminals of the battery during a charging operation, measure a plurality of voltages of the battery which are in response to the first charge pulse, determine a charge pulse voltage (CPV) of the battery, wherein the charge pulse voltage is a peak voltage which is in response to the first charge pulse, determine whether the CPV of the battery is within a predetermined range or greater than a predetermined upper limit value and adapt one or more characteristics of a charge packet if the CPV is outside the predetermined range or is greater than a predetermined upper limit value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Qnovo Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Berkowitz, Dania Ghantous, Nadim Maluf
  • Patent number: 11728525
    Abstract: Systems and apparatus may carry out analysis of battery physical phenomena, and characterize batteries based on phenomena occurring in particular time and/or frequency domains. These systems may be additionally responsible for charging and/or monitoring a rechargeable battery. Examples of battery physical phenomena include mass transport (e.g., diffusion and/or migration) in battery electrolytes, mass transport in battery electrodes, and reactions on battery electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Qnovo Inc.
    Inventors: Dania Ghantous, Fred Berkowitz, Nadim Maluf, Christina Peabody
  • Publication number: 20230170716
    Abstract: The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to techniques and/or circuitry to applying a charge pulse to the terminals of the battery during a charging operation, measure a plurality of voltages of the battery which are in response to the first charge pulse, determine a charge pulse voltage (CPV) of the battery, wherein the charge pulse voltage is a peak voltage which is in response to the first charge pulse, determine whether the CPV of the battery is within a predetermined range or greater than a predetermined upper limit value and adapt one or more characteristics of a charge packet if the CPV is outside the predetermined range or is greater than a predetermined upper limit value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Fred Berkowitz, Dania Ghantous, Nadim Maluf
  • Publication number: 20230006271
    Abstract: Systems and apparatus may carry out analysis of battery physical phenomena, and characterize batteries based on phenomena occurring in particular time and/or frequency domains. These systems may be additionally responsible for charging and/or monitoring a rechargeable battery. Examples of battery physical phenomena include mass transport (e.g., diffusion and/or migration) in battery electrolytes, mass transport in battery electrodes, and reactions on battery electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Dania Ghantous, Fred Berkowitz, Nadim Maluf, Christina Peabody
  • Publication number: 20220317199
    Abstract: Batteries and associated charging conditions or other operating conditions are evaluated by a computational model that classifies or characterizes the battery and associated conditions. Such battery model may classify batteries according to any of many different considerations such as whether the conditions are safe or unsafe or whether the conditions are likely to unnecessarily degrade the future performance of the battery. In some cases, the battery model executes while the battery is installed in an electronic device such as a smart phone or a vehicle. In some cases, the battery model executes and provides results (e.g., a classification of the battery) in real time while the battery is installed and being charged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Dania Ghantous, Fred Berkowitz, Nadim Maluf
  • Publication number: 20220317198
    Abstract: Systems and apparatus may carry out analysis of battery physical phenomena, and characterize batteries based on phenomena occurring in particular time and/or frequency domains. These systems may be additionally responsible for charging and/or monitoring a rechargeable battery. Examples of battery physical phenomena include mass transport (e.g., diffusion and/or migration) in battery electrolytes, mass transport in battery electrodes, and reactions on battery electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Dania Ghantous, Fred Berkowitz, Nadim Maluf
  • Patent number: 11397215
    Abstract: Systems and apparatus may carry out analysis of battery physical phenomena, and characterize batteries based on phenomena occurring in particular time and/or frequency domains. These systems may be additionally responsible for charging and/or monitoring a rechargeable battery. Examples of battery physical phenomena include mass transport (e.g., diffusion and/or migration) in battery electrolytes, mass transport in battery electrodes, and reactions on battery electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Qnovo Inc.
    Inventors: Dania Ghantous, Fred Berkowitz, Nadim Maluf
  • Patent number: 11397216
    Abstract: Batteries and associated charging conditions or other operating conditions are evaluated by a computational model that classifies or characterizes the battery and associated conditions. Such battery model may classify batteries according to any of many different considerations such as whether the conditions are safe or unsafe or whether the conditions are likely to unnecessarily degrade the future performance of the battery. In some cases, the battery model executes while the battery is installed in an electronic device such as a smart phone or a vehicle. In some cases, the battery model executes and provides results (e.g., a classification of the battery) in real time while the battery is installed and being charged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Qnovo Inc.
    Inventors: Dania Ghantous, Fred Berkowitz, Nadim Maluf