Patents by Inventor Michelle Lynn Bowers

Michelle Lynn Bowers 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 pack identification system
    Patent number: 8319475
    Abstract: A control module is included in a battery charger that is adapted to charge a plurality of battery packs of different types or a power tool that is adapted to be powered by at least one of the battery packs. The control module includes a remote sensing module that communicates remotely with one of the battery packs. The control module also includes a battery pack connection module that determines that the one of the battery packs is in electrical communication with at least one of the battery charger and the power tool. The control module also includes a battery pack identification (ID) module that determines a first type of the battery pack based on remote sensing module signals. The control module also includes a charge control module that determines at least one of a charge setting and a discharge setting for the battery pack based on the first type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Snehal Choksi, Fugen Qin, Daniel Joseph White, Danh Trinh, Edward Allen Harrison, Bhanuprasad V. Gorti, David A. Carrier, Regina Gracia C. Cunanan, Nathan Cruise, Daniele Brotto, Geoffrey Stephen Howard, Michelle Lynn Bowers, Andrew Seman, Jr., Rouse Roby Bailey, Jr.
  • Battery pack identification system
    Publication number: 20080309285
    Abstract: A control module is included in a battery charger that is adapted to charge a plurality of battery packs of different types or a power tool that is adapted to be powered by at least one of the battery packs. The control module includes a remote sensing module that communicates remotely with one of the battery packs. The control module also includes a battery pack connection module that determines that the one of the battery packs is in electrical communication with at least one of the battery charger and the power tool. The control module also includes a battery pack identification (ID) module that determines a first type of the battery pack based on remote sensing module signals. The control module also includes a charge control module that determines at least one of a charge setting and a discharge setting for the battery pack based on the first type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Snehal Choksi, Fugen Qin, Daniel Joseph White, Danh Trinh, Edward Allen Harrison, Bhanuprasad V. Gorti, David A. Carrier, Regina Gracia C. Cunanan, Nathan Cruise, Daniele Brotto, Geoffrey Stephen Howard, Michelle Lynn Bowers, Andrew Seman, JR., Rouse Roby Bailey, JR.