Patents by Inventor Julian Schwartz

Julian Schwartz 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).

  • Patent number: 11404728
    Abstract: A system includes a first optical sensor sensitive to both a parameter of interest, Parameter1, and at least one confounding parameter, Parameter2 and a second optical sensor sensitive only to the confounding parameter. Measurement circuitry measures M1 in response to light scattered by the first optical sensor, where M1=value of Parameter1+K*value of Parameter2. The measurement circuitry also measures M2 in response to light scattered by the second optical sensor, where M2=value of Parameter2. Compensation circuitry determines a compensation factor, K, for the confounding parameter based on measurements of M1 and M2 taken over multiple load/unload cycles or over one or more thermal cycles. The compensation factor is used to determine the parameter of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Anurag Ganguli, Julian Schwartz, Ajay Raghavan, Peter Kiesel, Bhaskar Saha, Saroj Sahu, Lars Wilko Sommer
  • Publication number: 20210167427
    Abstract: A system includes a first optical sensor sensitive to both a parameter of interest, Parameter1, and at least one confounding parameter, Parameter2 and a second optical sensor sensitive only to the confounding parameter. Measurement circuitry measures M1 in response to light scattered by the first optical sensor, where M1=value of Parameter1+K*value of Parameter2. The measurement circuitry also measures M2 in response to light scattered by the second optical sensor, where M2=value of Parameter2. Compensation circuitry determines a compensation factor, K, for the confounding parameter based on measurements of M1 and M2 taken over multiple load/unload cycles or over one or more thermal cycles. The compensation factor is used to determine the parameter of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Anurag Ganguli, Julian Schwartz, Ajay Raghavan, Peter Kiesel, Bhaskar Saha, Saroj Sahu, Lars Wilko Sommer
  • Patent number: 10854932
    Abstract: A system includes a first optical sensor sensitive to both a parameter of interest, Parameter1, and at least one confounding parameter, Parameter2 and a second optical sensor sensitive only to the confounding parameter. Measurement circuitry measures M1 in response to light scattered by the first optical sensor, where M1=value of Parameter1+K*value of Parameter2. The measurement circuitry also measures M2 in response to light scattered by the second optical sensor, where M2=value of Parameter2. Compensation circuitry determines a compensation factor, K, for the confounding parameter based on measurements of M1 and M2 taken over multiple load/unload cycles or over one or more thermal cycles. The compensation factor is used to determine the parameter of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Anurag Ganguli, Julian Schwartz, Ajay Raghavan, Peter Kiesel, Bhaskar Saha, Saroj Sahu, Lars Wilko Sommer
  • Patent number: 10330734
    Abstract: A system detects and/or predicts metal ion plating events of a metal ion energy storage device. The system includes an optical sensor disposed internally within or externally on a metal ion energy storage device wherein the optical sensor has an optical output that changes in response to strain within a metal ion energy storage device. A current sensor senses current through the metal ion energy storage device. Plating detection circuitry measures a wavelength shift in the optical output of the optical sensor and estimates a state of charge (SOC) of the metal ion energy storage device based on the current. An expected wavelength shift is determined from the estimated SOC. A plating event can be detected and/or predicted based on the difference between the expected wavelength shift and the measured wavelength shift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Bhaskar Saha, Anurag Ganguli, Ajay Raghavan, Peter Kiesel, Kyle Arakaki, Julian Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20190025376
    Abstract: A system detects and/or predicts metal ion plating events of a metal ion energy storage device. The system includes an optical sensor disposed internally within or externally on a metal ion energy storage device wherein the optical sensor has an optical output that changes in response to strain within a metal ion energy storage device. A current sensor senses current through the metal ion energy storage device. Plating detection circuitry measures a wavelength shift in the optical output of the optical sensor and estimates a state of charge (SOC) of the metal ion energy storage device based on the current. An expected wavelength shift is determined from the estimated SOC. A plating event can be detected and/or predicted based on the difference between the expected wavelength shift and the measured wavelength shift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Bhaskar Saha, Anurag Ganguli, Ajay Raghavan, Peter Kiesel, Kyle Arakaki, Julian Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20170033414
    Abstract: A system includes a first optical sensor sensitive to both a parameter of interest, Parameter1, and at least one confounding parameter, Parameter2 and a second optical sensor sensitive only to the confounding parameter. Measurement circuitry measures M1 in response to light scattered by the first optical sensor, where M1=value of Parameter1+K*value of Parameter2. The measurement circuitry also measures M2 in response to light scattered by the second optical sensor, where M2=value of Parameter2. Compensation circuitry determines a compensation factor, K, for the confounding parameter based on measurements of M1 and M2 taken over multiple load/unload cycles or over one or more thermal cycles. The compensation factor is used to determine the parameter of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Anurag Ganguli, Julian Schwartz, Ajay Raghavan, Peter Kiesel, Bhaskar Saha, Saroj Sahu, Lars Wilko Sommer