Patents by Inventor Michael Cameron Rigg

Michael Cameron Rigg 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).

  • Charging a capacitor from a battery
    Patent number: 10910869
    Abstract: An apparatus for charging one or more capacitors from a battery (18) comprising a DC-DC converter (130) coupleable between the battery (18) and the one or more capacitors (122). The apparatus is arranged to draw a supply current from the battery (18) and supply a charging current to the one or more capacitors (122). The DC-DC converter (130) determines a supply power drawn from the battery (18) and alters the supply current drawn from the battery (18) dependent upon the determined supply power. A corresponding method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Zapgo Ltd
    Inventors: Vincent Anthony Rosso, Michael Cameron Rigg, David William Donkin McTurk
  • CHARGING A CAPACITOR FROM A BATTERY
    Publication number: 20200052517
    Abstract: An apparatus for charging one or more capacitors from a battery (18) comprising a DC-DC converter (130) coupleable between the battery (18) and the one or more capacitors (122). The apparatus is arranged to draw a supply current from the battery (18) and supply a charging current to the one or more capacitors (122). The DC-DC converter (130) determines a supply power drawn from the battery (18) and alters the supply current drawn from the battery (18) dependent upon the determined supply power. A corresponding method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Vincent Anthony Rosso, Michael Cameron Rigg, David William Donkin McTurk