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).

  • 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
  • Patent number: 11152806
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for identifying a battery type and/or a battery user. Measuring circuitry may be used to collect battery parameters that may be analyzed by control circuitry to create an adaptive charge profile that is applied to a battery by charging circuitry. Battery parameters may be recorded in a battery use signature. Logic may be used to process a battery use signature and identify a single user across multiple battery operated devices and/or discriminate between multiple users of a device. In some cases, battery use signature may be used to identify battery information including the make, model, and lot from which the battery was manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Qnovo Inc.
    Inventors: Nadim Maluf, Fred Berkowitz
  • Publication number: 20210296908
    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: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Fred Berkowitz, Dania Ghantous, Nadim Maluf
  • Patent number: 11063459
    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: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Qnovo Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Berkowitz, Dania Ghantous, Nadim Maluf
  • Publication number: 20210148987
    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: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Dania Ghantous, Fred Berkowitz, Nadim Maluf, Christina Peabody
  • Publication number: 20200106275
    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: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Fred Berkowitz, Dania Ghantous, Nadim Maluf
  • Patent number: 10574079
    Abstract: A wireless charging system for charging a battery may include wireless charging circuitry based on inductive coupling, where the wireless charging circuitry includes: control circuitry for adaptively charging or charging a battery/cell; and an output of the charging circuitry configured to apply an adapted, unregulated current and/or voltage to the battery. In certain embodiments, the adaptation of the unregulated current and/or voltage is based on the charging and/or operating conditions of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Qnovo Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Berkowitz, Mark Gurries, Bryan McLaughlin
  • Publication number: 20200014218
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for identifying a battery type and/or a battery user. Measuring circuitry may be used to collect battery parameters that may be analyzed by control circuitry to create an adaptive charge profile that is applied to a battery by charging circuitry. Battery parameters may be recorded in a battery use signature. Logic may be used to process a battery use signature and identify a single user across multiple battery operated devices and/or discriminate between multiple users of a device. In some cases, battery use signature may be used to identify battery information including the make, model, and lot from which the battery was manufactured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Nadim Maluf, Fred Berkowitz
  • Patent number: 10447055
    Abstract: Method and apparatus to charge a battery are disclosed. The method comprises applying a first charge signal to the battery, wherein the first charge signal is calculated to charge the battery as required by a first charge time parameter, the first charge-time parameter specifying a time to reach (i) a state of charge of the battery or (ii) a charge storage level corresponding to a usage time of the battery. The method further includes determining a second charge signal using feedback information and applying the second charge signal to the battery, wherein an adjustment from the first charge signal to the second charge signal improves a cycle life of the battery. An apparatus for charging the battery implementing the method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Qnovo Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Berkowitz, Dania Ghantous, Christina Peabody
  • Patent number: 10424961
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for identifying a battery type and/or a battery user. Measuring circuitry may be used to collect battery parameters that may be analyzed by control circuitry to create an adaptive charge profile that is applied to a battery by charging circuitry. Battery parameters may be recorded in a battery use signature. Logic may be used to process a battery use signature and identify a single user across multiple battery operated devices and/or discriminate between multiple users of a device. In some cases, battery use signature may be used to identify battery information including the make, model, and lot from which the battery was manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Qnovo Inc.
    Inventors: Nadim Maluf, Fred Berkowitz
  • Patent number: 10389156
    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: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Qnovo Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Berkowitz, Dania Ghantous, Nadim Maluf
  • Publication number: 20190120910
    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: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Dania Ghantous, Fred Berkowitz, Nadim Maluf
  • Publication number: 20190072618
    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: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Dania Ghantous, Fred Berkowitz, Nadim Maluf
  • Patent number: 10128678
    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: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Qnovo Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Berkowitz, Dania Ghantous, Nadim Maluf, Christina Peabody
  • Patent number: 10067198
    Abstract: The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to techniques and/or circuitry to determining data which is representative of the state of health, or a change therein, of the battery using the data which is representative of (i) the relaxation time of the battery and/or (ii) the overpotential of the battery. In another aspect the present inventions are directed to techniques and/or circuitry to adapt one or more characteristics of a charge signal using data which is representative of the state of health, or a change therein, of the battery. In yet another aspect the present inventions are directed to techniques and/or circuitry to determine a state of charge of the battery using data which is representative of the state of health, or a change therein, of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Qnovo Inc.
    Inventors: Nadim Maluf, Dania Ghantous, Fred Berkowitz, Christina Peabody
  • Publication number: 20180090947
    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: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Fred Berkowitz, Dania Ghantous, Nadim Maluf