Patents by Inventor Kenny Kessler

Kenny Kessler 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).

  • Methods and systems for an electronic device operable with an attachment that prevent charging of a primary energy storage device from power delivered by the attachment based upon whether the attachment is operating a function
    Patent number: 10664036
    Abstract: A method in an electronic device includes detecting, with one or more processors of the electronic device operating with an attachment having a predefined functionality, whether a function of the predefined functionality is operational on the electronic device. When the function is operational on the electronic device, the one or more processors can cause the following: an auxiliary energy storage device carried by the attachment to deliver power to the electronic device; a power management control circuit carried by the electronic device to power the one or more processors with the power delivered from the auxiliary energy storage device; and the power management control circuit to preclude charging of a primary energy storage device carried by the electronic device with the power delivered from the auxiliary energy storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Boby Iyer, Kathryn Thomas, Kenny Kessler
  • Power Management Methods and Systems for an Electronic Device Operable with an Attachment
    Publication number: 20190113961
    Abstract: A method in an electronic device includes detecting, with one or more processors of the electronic device operating with an attachment having a predefined functionality, whether a function of the predefined functionality is operational on the electronic device. When the function is operational on the electronic device, the one or more processors can cause the following: an auxiliary energy storage device carried by the attachment to deliver power to the electronic device; a power management control circuit carried by the electronic device to power the one or more processors with the power delivered from the auxiliary energy storage device; and the power management control circuit to preclude charging of a primary energy storage device carried by the electronic device with the power delivered from the auxiliary energy storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Boby Iyer, Kathryn Thomas, Kenny Kessler