Patents by Inventor Jin Seok Heo

Jin Seok Heo 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).

  • Battery pack of automatically setting master and slave pack, multi-battery pack system including the same and method for controlling the same
    Patent number: 7453236
    Abstract: Disclosed are a multi-battery pack system, a method for controlling battery packs, and a battery pack, in which plural battery packs provided in the multi-battery pack system can be set as a master battery pack and slave battery packs by themselves. The method for controlling the battery packs constructing the multi-battery pack system includes: a first step of checking if a communication line is maintained at a first level for a first desired amount of time when an activation signal or a message of setting a master battery pack is received; and a second step of outputting signals of a second level to the communication line for a second desired amount of time when the communication line is maintained at the first level for the first desired amount of time, and setting a battery pack as a master battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhito Eguchi, Shoji Tanina, Young Joon Shin, Chang Eon Jin, Jin Seok Heo
  • MULTI-BATTERY PACK SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND BATTERY PACK
    Publication number: 20070090793
    Abstract: Disclosed are a multi-battery pack system, a method for controlling battery packs, and a battery pack, in which plural battery packs provided in the multi-battery pack system can be set as a master battery pack and slave battery packs by themselves. The method for controlling the battery packs constructing the multi-battery pack system includes: a first step of checking if a communication line is maintained at a first level for a first desired amount of time when an activation signal or a message of setting a master battery pack is received; and a second step of outputting signals of a second level to the communication line for a second desired amount of time when the communication line is maintained at the first level for the first desired amount of time, and setting a battery pack as a master battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhito Eguchi, Shoji Tanina, Young Joon Shin, Chang Eon Jin, Jin Seok Heo