Patents by Inventor Jimmie C. Vernon

Jimmie C. Vernon 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).

  • Method and apparatus for end of discharge indication based on critical energy requirement
    Patent number: 6677860
    Abstract: A battery monitoring system and method in accordance with the principles of the present invention, a capacity of interest is determined. This capacity of interest is the useful battery capacity required for an operation of interest; that is, the battery capacity at the discharge rate required for the operation of interest. The operation of interest may be a save-to-disk operation during a battery operated computer shutdown or a shutdown procedure for a personal digital assistant, for example. Given the capacity of interest, alarm settings are determined for a variety of voltage, discharge, and, optionally, temperature conditions. The trip points map, or index, voltage and discharge rate information for one or more discharge rates to one or more capacities of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Microchip Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard J. DelRossi, Gary V. Zanders, Mark P. Enochson, Jimmie C. Vernon
  • Method and apparatus for flexible analog-to-digital conversion
    Publication number: 20030076250
    Abstract: An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) includes storage for one or more configuration parameter values. Configuration parameter values stored in the storage locations are used by control logic to configure the ADC's conversion mechanism. The configuration values may be arranged in lists that the control logic cycles through in order to modify the configuration of the ADC's conversion mechanism. The control logic may change from one list, or series of lists, to another in order to adapt the ADC to changing circumstances. The changing circumstances may include the changing state of charge in a battery monitoring application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Mark P. Enochson, Jimmie C. Vernon, Gary V. Zanders, Richard J. DelRossi
  • Method and apparatus for end of discharge indication based on critical energy requirement
    Publication number: 20030076231
    Abstract: A battery monitoring system and method in accordance with the principles of the present invention, a capacity of interest is determined. This capacity of interest is the useful battery capacity required for an operation of interest; that is, the battery capacity at the discharge rate required for the operation of interest. The operation of interest may be a save-to-disk operation during a battery operated computer shutdown or a shutdown procedure for a personal digital assistant, for example. Given the capacity of interest, alarm settings are determined for a variety of voltage, discharge, and, optionally, temperature conditions. The trip points map, or index, voltage and discharge rate information for one or more discharge rates to one or more capacities of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Richard J. DeIRossi, Gary V. Zanders, Mark P. Enochson, Jimmie C. Vernon