Patents by Inventor Manfred MARCHL

Manfred MARCHL 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 system
    Patent number: 11063460
    Abstract: A battery system includes: a plurality of battery cells electrically connected to each other in series between a first node and a second node; an intermediate node dividing the plurality of battery cells into a first subset of battery cells and a second subset of battery cells; a step-down converter connected in parallel with the plurality of battery cells between the first node and the second node and having an output node; a first diode, an anode of which is connected to the intermediate node and a cathode of which is connected to the output node; and a control unit interconnected between the output node and the first node and configured to control the step-down converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Maximilian Hofer, Stefan Doczy, Michael Haindl, Gerald Richter, Birgit Weissensteiner, Peter Kurcik, Manfred Marchl
  • BATTERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190372381
    Abstract: A battery system includes: a plurality of battery cells electrically connected to each other in series between a first node and a second node; an intermediate node dividing the plurality of battery cells into a first subset of battery cells and a second subset of battery cells; a step-down converter connected in parallel with the plurality of battery cells between the first node and the second node and having an output node; a first diode, an anode of which is connected to the intermediate node and a cathode of which is connected to the output node; and a control unit interconnected between the output node and the first node and configured to control the step-down converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Maximilian HOFER, Stefan DOCZY, Michael HAINDL, Gerald RICHTER, Birgit WEISSENSTEINER, Peter KURCIK, Manfred MARCHL