Patents by Inventor Patrick K. Herring

Patrick K. Herring 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: 20240027532
    Abstract: For each cell in a plurality of cells from a same manufacturing run, a first and a second cell characteristic are received in order to obtain a plurality of cell characteristics. For each cell, a batch compatibility number that is associated with a number of compatible cells that that cell is compatible with is determined based at least in part on the plurality of cell characteristics. The plurality of cells is sorted according to the batch compatibility numbers to obtain a sorted list of cells. A plurality of compatible cells to include in a battery is selected from the plurality of cells, including by evaluating the plurality of cells according to the order of the sorted list of cells and beginning with the lowest batch compatibility number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Wisk Aero LLC
    Inventors: Lewis Romeo Hom, Thomas P. Muniz, Patrick K. Herring
  • Patent number: 11768249
    Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving the estimation of battery life. In one embodiment, a method includes measuring electrochemical data of a battery cell associated with an electrochemical reaction triggered by a test during a diagnostic cycle. The method also includes determining a feature associated with the degradation of the battery cell from the electrochemical data. The method also includes predicting an end-of-life (EOL) of the battery cell by using the feature in a machine learning (ML) model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: William C. Chueh, Bruis van Vlijmen, William E. Gent, Vivek Lam, Patrick K. Herring, Chirranjeevi Balaji Gopal, Patrick A. Asinger, Benben Jiang, Richard Dean Braatz, Xiao Cui, Gabriel B. Crane
  • Patent number: 11768246
    Abstract: For each cell in a plurality of cells from a same manufacturing run, a first and a second cell characteristic are received in order to obtain a plurality of cell characteristics. For each cell, a batch compatibility number that is associated with a number of compatible cells that that cell is compatible with is determined based at least in part on the plurality of cell characteristics. The plurality of cells is sorted according to the batch compatibility numbers to obtain a sorted list of cells. A plurality of compatible cells to include in a battery is selected from the plurality of cells, including by evaluating the plurality of cells according to the order of the sorted list of cells and beginning with the lowest batch compatibility number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Wisk Aero LLC
    Inventors: Lewis Romeo Hom, Thomas P. Muniz, Patrick K. Herring
  • Patent number: 11614491
    Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving the cycling of batteries by using data and a hierarchical Bayesian model (HBM) for predicting the cycle life of a cycling protocol. In one embodiment, a method includes classifying cycle life of a battery into a class using battery data from cycling with a protocol, wherein the class represents cycle life distributions of cycling protocols. The method also includes quantifying, using the class in a HBM, variability for the battery induced by the protocol. The method also includes predicting, using the HBM, an adjusted cycle life for the protocol according to the variability. The method also includes communicating the adjusted cycle life to operate the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Richard Dean Braatz, Benben Jiang, Fabian Mohr, Michael Forsuelo, William E. Gent, Patrick K. Herring, William C. Chueh, Stephen J. Harris
  • Publication number: 20230020002
    Abstract: For each cell in a plurality of cells from a same manufacturing run, a first and a second cell characteristic are received in order to obtain a plurality of cell characteristics. For each cell, a batch compatibility number that is associated with a number of compatible cells that that cell is compatible with is determined based at least in part on the plurality of cell characteristics. The plurality of cells is sorted according to the batch compatibility numbers to obtain a sorted list of cells. A plurality of compatible cells to include in a battery is selected from the plurality of cells, including by evaluating the plurality of cells according to the order of the sorted list of cells and beginning with the lowest batch compatibility number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Lewis Romeo Hom, Thomas P. Muniz, Patrick K. Herring
  • Patent number: 11555858
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage media for generating a predicted discharge profile of a vehicle battery pack are disclosed. A method includes receiving, by a processing device, data pertaining to cells within a battery pack installed in each vehicle of a fleet of vehicles operating under a plurality of conditions, the data received from at least one of each vehicle in the fleet of vehicles, providing, by the processing device, the data to a machine learning server, directing, by the processing device, the machine learning server to generate a predictive model, the predictive model based on machine learning of the data, generating, by the processing device, the predicted discharge profile of the vehicle battery pack from the predictive model, and providing the discharge profile to an external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Patrick K. Herring, Muratahan Aykol, Abraham Anapolsky
  • Patent number: 11555859
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a vehicle battery diagnostics system forecasts a future state for a battery by monitoring, over a period of time, one or more of voltage, current or temperature signals from at least one battery of the vehicle, storing information from the voltage, current or temperature signals as time-series data, obtaining a forecasting model from a server, the forecasting model indicating at least one shapelet feature that corresponds to a forecast categorization, identifying, in the time-series data, a shapelet that matches the at least one shapelet feature to a degree exceeding a predetermined similarity threshold, and providing a notification indicating the forecast categorization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Muratahan Aykol, Chirranjeevi Balaji Gopal, Patrick K. Herring, Abraham S. Anapolsky
  • Patent number: 11529887
    Abstract: A battery management system includes one or more processors, a battery comprising a plurality of cells, an output device, an input device, and a memory having an input module, a battery characteristic prediction module, and an output module. The input module includes instructions that cause the one or more processors to receive a mode selection from a user via the input device. The battery characteristic prediction module includes instructions that cause the one or more processors to predict a characteristic of the battery based on the mode selection using an active machine learning model to predict the characteristic of the battery. The output module includes instructions that cause the one or more processors to output an estimated cost to the output device based on the characteristic of the battery determined by the active machine learning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick K. Herring, Chirranjeevi Balaji Gopal, Abraham S. Anapolsky
  • Patent number: 11495829
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte interface is formed on a silicon monoxide electrode in a battery cell. While the solid electrolyte interface is being formed on the silicon monoxide electrode, the battery cell is charged for one or more initial cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Wisk Aero LLC
    Inventors: Chen Li, Patrick K. Herring
  • Publication number: 20220341995
    Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving the cycling of batteries by using data and a hierarchical Bayesian model (HBM) for predicting the cycle life of a cycling protocol. In one embodiment, a method includes classifying cycle life of a battery into a class using battery data from cycling with a protocol, wherein the class represents cycle life distributions of cycling protocols. The method also includes quantifying, using the class in a HBM, variability for the battery induced by the protocol. The method also includes predicting, using the HBM, an adjusted cycle life for the protocol according to the variability. The method also includes communicating the adjusted cycle life to operate the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicants: Toyota Research Institute, Inc., The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Richard Dean Braatz, Benben Jiang, Fabian Mohr, Michael Forsuelo, William E. Gent, Patrick K. Herring, William C. Chueh, Stephen J. Harris
  • Patent number: 11467216
    Abstract: For each cell in a plurality of cells from a same manufacturing run, a first and a second cell characteristic are received in order to obtain a plurality of cell characteristics. For each cell, a batch compatibility number that is associated with a number of compatible cells that that cell is compatible with is determined based at least in part on the plurality of cell characteristics. The plurality of cells is sorted according to the batch compatibility numbers to obtain a sorted list of cells. A plurality of compatible cells to include in a battery is selected from the plurality of cells, including by evaluating the plurality of cells according to the order of the sorted list of cells and beginning with the lowest batch compatibility number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Wisk Aero LLC
    Inventors: Lewis Romeo Hom, Thomas P. Muniz, Patrick K. Herring
  • Patent number: 11423196
    Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to predicting effects of a stimulus on a particle or other material structure. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a segmented image of a particle that identifies at least semantics of the particle and associated characteristics according to subregions of the particle. The method includes analyzing, using a stimulus model, the segmented image to predict changes in the particle associated with applying the stimulus to the particle. Analyzing the segmented image includes generating a predicted image identifying characteristics, semantics and other properties of the particle according to the changes. The method includes providing the predicted image as an electronic output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick K. Herring
  • Patent number: 11325494
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage media for determining a target charging level of a battery pack for a drive route are disclosed. A method includes receiving data pertaining to cells within a battery pack installed in each vehicle of a fleet of vehicles, the data received from at least one of each vehicle in the fleet of vehicles, providing the data to a machine learning server, directing the machine learning server to generate a predictive model, the predictive model based on machine learning of the data, receiving a vehicle route request from the vehicle, the vehicle route request corresponding to the drive route, estimating travel conditions of the vehicle based on the route request, determining a temperature of the battery pack in the vehicle, determining a target battery charging level based on the predictive model, the travel conditions, and the temperature, and providing the target battery charging level to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Muratahan Aykol, Patrick K. Herring, Abraham Anapolsky
  • Publication number: 20220137149
    Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving the estimation of battery life. In one embodiment, a method includes measuring electrochemical data of a battery cell associated with an electrochemical reaction triggered by a test during a diagnostic cycle. The method also includes determining a feature associated with the degradation of the battery cell from the electrochemical data. The method also includes predicting an end-of-life (EOL) of the battery cell by using the feature in a machine learning (ML) model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicants: Toyota Research Institute, Inc., The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: William C. Chueh, Bruis van Vlijmen, William E. Gent, Vivek Lam, Patrick K. Herring, Chirranjeevi Balaji Gopal, Patrick A. Asinger, Benben Jiang, Richard Dean Braatz, Xiao Cui, Gabriel B. Crane
  • Publication number: 20220074993
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a vehicle battery diagnostics system forecasts a future state for a battery by monitoring, over a period of time, one or more of voltage, current or temperature signals from at least one battery of the vehicle, storing information from the voltage, current or temperature signals as time-series data, obtaining a forecasting model from a server, the forecasting model indicating at least one shapelet feature that corresponds to a forecast categorization, identifying, in the time-series data, a shapelet that matches the at least one shapelet feature to a degree exceeding a predetermined similarity threshold, and providing a notification indicating the forecast categorization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Muratahan Aykol, Chirranjeevi Balaji Gopal, Patrick K. Herring, Abraham S. Anapolsky
  • Patent number: 11084387
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage media for arranging a plurality of cells in a vehicle battery pack are disclosed. A method includes receiving, by a processing device, data pertaining to cells within a battery pack installed in each vehicle of a fleet of vehicles, the data received from at least one of each vehicle in the fleet and one or more battery testing devices, providing, by the processing device, the data to a machine learning server, directing, by the processing device, the machine learning server to generate a predictive model, the predictive model based on machine learning of the data, estimating, by the processing device, one or more electrical characteristics of each cell to be included in the vehicle battery pack based on the predictive model, and directing, by the processing device, an arrangement of the cells within the battery pack based on the electrical characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick K. Herring, Muratahan Aykol, Abraham Anapolsky
  • Publication number: 20210229568
    Abstract: A battery management system includes one or more processors, a battery comprising a plurality of cells, an output device, an input device, and a memory having an input module, a battery characteristic prediction module, and an output module. The input module includes instructions that cause the one or more processors to receive a mode selection from a user via the input device. The battery characteristic prediction module includes instructions that cause the one or more processors to predict a characteristic of the battery based on the mode selection using an active machine learning model to predict the characteristic of the battery. The output module includes instructions that cause the one or more processors to output an estimated cost to the output device based on the characteristic of the battery determined by the active machine learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick K. Herring, Chirranjeevi Balaji Gopal, Abraham S. Anapolsky
  • Patent number: 11065978
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage media for optimizing performance of a vehicle battery pack are disclosed. A method includes receiving data pertaining to cells within a battery pack installed in each vehicle of a fleet of vehicles, the data received from at least one of each vehicle, providing the data to a machine learning server, and directing the machine learning server to generate a predictive model. The predictive model is based on machine learning of the data. The method further includes providing the predictive model to each vehicle, the predictive model providing instructions for adjusting configuration parameters for each of the cells in the battery pack such that the battery pack is optimized for a particular use, and directing each vehicle to optimize performance of the vehicle battery pack based on the predictive model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Muratahan Aykol, Patrick K. Herring, Abraham Anapolsky
  • Patent number: 10902238
    Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to classifying semantics of a particle or other material component. In one embodiment, a method includes, in response to receiving a particle image, analyzing the particle image to identify characteristics of the particle represented in respective pixels of the particle image to produce a segmented image that groups the pixels into subregions. The method includes identifying semantics of the particle according to at least boundaries between the subregions. The semantics define expected behaviors of the particle in relation to material physics. The method includes providing the segmented image including the semantics as an electronic output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick K. Herring
  • Publication number: 20200269722
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage media for optimizing performance of a vehicle battery pack are disclosed. A method includes receiving data pertaining to cells within a battery pack installed in each vehicle of a fleet of vehicles, the data received from at least one of each vehicle, providing the data to a machine learning server, and directing the machine learning server to generate a predictive model. The predictive model is based on machine learning of the data. The method further includes providing the predictive model to each vehicle, the predictive model providing instructions for adjusting configuration parameters for each of the cells in the battery pack such that the battery pack is optimized for a particular use, and directing each vehicle to optimize performance of the vehicle battery pack based on the predictive model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Muratahan Aykol, Patrick K. Herring, Abraham Anapolsky