Patents by Inventor Juan Carlos Garcia-Flores

Juan Carlos Garcia-Flores 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 to detect leakage current between power sources
    Patent number: 9308826
    Abstract: Leakage current between two electrical energy sources in a vehicle, one of which is normally isolated from ground, can be detected and measured by connecting voltage dividers across the two sources. The center node voltage of the first voltage divider, connected across a first battery, is measured. Thereafter, the center nodes of both dividers are connected to each other and the center node voltage of both dividers is measured and compared to the first voltage obtained from the first divider. A difference between the two voltages indicates a leakage current from the second battery to ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Juan Carlos Garcia-Flores
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETECT LEAKAGE CURRENT BETWEEN POWER SOURCES
    Publication number: 20150175027
    Abstract: Leakage current between two electrical energy sources in a vehicle, one of which is normally isolated from ground, can be detected and measured by connecting voltage dividers across the two sources. The center node voltage of the first voltage divider, connected across a first battery, is measured. Thereafter, the center nodes of both dividers are connected to each other and the center node voltage of both dividers is measured and compared to the first voltage obtained from the first divider. A difference between the two voltages indicates a leakage current from the second battery to ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventor: Juan Carlos Garcia-Flores