Patents by Inventor Maria F. Rice

Maria F. Rice 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).

  • Apparatus and method for monitoring the state of charge of a battery cell
    Patent number: 9086460
    Abstract: The invention relates to an object's state or properties being monitored, such as a lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) or other type of electrical battery containing one or more LFP or other type of electrical battery cell within the battery, and one or more sensors for measuring the state or property of the object, such as the state of charge of the battery cells, by measuring the magnetic susceptibility or other properties, such as the magnetic susceptibility of electrolyte or the electrodes within the battery cells. The state of charge of the battery cells within the battery are monitored by the one or more sensors, which are coupled to electrical circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Methode Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Maria F. Rice, Christopher Jones
  • BATTERY STATE OF CHARGE SENSOR
    Publication number: 20130154652
    Abstract: The invention relates to an object's state or properties being monitored, such as a lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) or other type of electrical battery containing one or more LFP or other type of electrical battery cell within the battery, and one or more sensors for measuring the state or property of the object, such as the state of charge of the battery cells, by measuring the magnetic susceptibility or other properties, such as the magnetic susceptibility of electrolyte or the electrodes within the battery cells. The state of charge of the battery cells within the battery arc monitored by the one or more sensors, which are coupled to electrical circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Maria F. Rice, Christopher Jones