Patents by Inventor Michael Carmel

Michael Carmel 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, system and method for charge balancing of individual batteries in a string of batteries using battery voltage and temperature, and detecting and preventing thermal runaway
    Patent number: 9537332
    Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure involve a system and method for load balancing a string of jars. The temperature and voltage of each jar is measured and a target voltage for the jar is set based on the measured temperature. A current is supplied to the jar in order to maintain, increase, or decrease the jar's voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Canara, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen D. Cotton, Brian Hanking, Cathy Snetsinger, Jason W. Toomey, Michael Carmel, Tony Yu, Patricio A. Triveri, Douglas Sheppard
  • BRANCH CIRCUIT MONITORING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150346273
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a branch circuit monitoring (BCM) system that may include a first collector board with a first plurality of connector ports connected to a first plurality of branch circuits, and a second collector board with a second plurality of connector ports connected to a second plurality of branch circuits. Each of the first and second plurality of connector ports may receive a respective first and second plurality of connector plugs configured to be receivable in the respective first and second plurality connector ports. The first collector board may be coupled to an aggregator board such that the first plurality of current sensors may report branch circuit measurements to the aggregator board. The plugs may be connected to associated leads connected to respective first plurality and second plurality of current sensors. The first board and the second board may be in communication using a bus protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Canara, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen D. Cotton, Brian Hanking, Jason W. Toomey, Michael Carmel, Douglas Sheppard, Matthew James Wind, Tony Yu
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED THERMAL MONITORING
    Publication number: 20150139272
    Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure involve a thermal monitoring system that includes multiple thermal sensor nodes and a control node. The thermal sensor nodes include an infrared sensor, an ambient temperature sensor, at least one LED, and a controller with a memory for storing temperature measurements and a sending and receiving information to and from the control node. The control node for receives, stores, and outputs temperature measurements from at least one thermal sensor node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Canara, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Hanking, Stephen D. Cotton, Michael Carmel, Tony Yu, Douglas Sheppard
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARGE BALANCING OF INDIVIDUAL JARS IN A STRING USING JAR VOLTAGE AND TEMPERATURE, AND DETECTING AND PREVENTING THERMAL RUNAWAY
    Publication number: 20140354237
    Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure involve a system and method for load balancing a string of jars. The temperature and voltage of each jar is measured and a target voltage for the jar is set based on the measured temperature. A current is supplied to the jar in order to maintain, increase, or decrease the jar's voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Canara, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen D. Cotton, Brian Hanking, Cathy Snetsinger, Jason W. Toomey, Michael Carmel, Tony Yu, Patricio A. Triveri, Douglas Sheppard