Patents by Inventor Giovanni Spoleti

Giovanni Spoleti 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).

  • Host system with AC charging inlet and method for identifying an electrical device connected thereto
    Patent number: 11548402
    Abstract: A controller of a host system executes a method for detecting an external AC electrical device. While an AC charging inlet of the host system is electrically connected to the device via different vehicle-to-live (V2L) and jump-charge connections, the controller detects a control pilot voltage and a proximity voltage. When the control pilot voltage is 0V, the controller determines whether entry conditions are satisfied indicative of a desire to offload power from the host system to the device. When the entry conditions are satisfied, the proximity or control pilot voltage are modulated to generate a modulated voltage signal, which the controller compares to an expected voltage indicative of the device. Power is offloaded to the device when the modulated voltage signal matches the expected voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Douglas S. Cesiel, Jacob A. St George, Brandon R. Jones, Aniket P. Kothari, Patricia M. Laskowsky, Bryan M. Ludwig, Bryan T. Sauter, Giovanni Spoleti, Jack M. Williams, Bo Xie, Matthew A. Thomas
  • HOST SYSTEM WITH AC CHARGING INLET AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE CONNECTED THERETO
    Publication number: 20220185137
    Abstract: A controller of a host system executes a method for detecting an external AC electrical device. While an AC charging inlet of the host system is electrically connected to the device via different vehicle-to-live (V2L) and jump-charge connections, the controller detects a control pilot voltage and a proximity voltage. When the control pilot voltage is 0V, the controller determines whether entry conditions are satisfied indicative of a desire to offload power from the host system to the device. When the entry conditions are satisfied, the proximity or control pilot voltage are modulated to generate a modulated voltage signal, which the controller compares to an expected voltage indicative of the device. Power is offloaded to the device when the modulated voltage signal matches the expected voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Douglas S. Cesiel, Jacob A. St George, Brandon R. Jones, Aniket P. Kothari, Patricia M. Laskowsky, Bryan M. Ludwig, Bryan T. Sauter, Giovanni Spoleti, Jack M. Williams, Bo Xie, Matthew A. Thomas