Patents by Inventor Manoj K. KOUL

Manoj K. KOUL 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).

  • Publication number: 20240333009
    Abstract: Systems, circuits, and methods are disclosed for charging battery cells by generating a shaped charge signal that is shaped as controlled through a signal shaping generator. In one example, one or both of a pair of transistors may be controlled with a pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal with a duty cycle. The PWM signal is applied to the gates of the respective transistors to produce a sequence of pulses, which when applied to an inductor, produces a shaped waveform that may be applied to the battery. In an aspect, the duty cycle of the PWM controlling the operation of the transistors correlates to a charge current applied to the battery, such that a higher duty cycle of the PWM control signal results in a higher current applied to charge the battery. The signal shaping generator utilizes a target shape to begin shaping a charge signal for the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Manoj K. KOUL, Anthony KUSTAS, John Richard HOWLETT, III, William E. CHECK, David KESSNER
  • Publication number: 20240039061
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a smart battery for mobile devices, or otherwise, that incorporate a more sophisticated charge (and in some instances discharge) techniques that provide an integrated intelligence, which may involve processing capability and/or memory, to facilitate sophisticated and more effective charging techniques as compared to other charging schemes. The benefits of such charging techniques include faster charging rates, slower battery degradation, enhanced capacity, enhanced capacity maintenance, improved temperature operation, and/or others. Moreover, the integrated intelligence may facilitate the adaptation of new battery arrangements for a mobile device where conventionally a mobile device can only operate with the battery to which it was designed, leaving no option for upgrading battery technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: John Richard HOWLETT, III, Manoj K. KOUL, Daniel A. KONOPKA