Patents by Inventor Patrick Sill

Patrick Sill 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE ACCESSORY RECHARGING DURING BATTERY CHARGE
    Publication number: 20230142941
    Abstract: Systems and methods to control an electric vehicle accessory of an electric vehicle during a charge event are provided. An apparatus includes a controller communicatively coupled to a battery and an electric vehicle accessory. The controller is structured to: receive a battery power limit from the battery management system; receive an indication that the battery is undergoing the charge event; and cause the electric vehicle accessory to recharge by absorbing energy from a charging station during the charge event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Martin T. Books, Richard A. Booth, Erik L. Piper, Patrick Sill
  • Systems and methods for plug-in electric vehicle accessory recharging during battery charge
    Patent number: 11548391
    Abstract: An apparatus structured to control an electric vehicle accessory of an electric vehicle during a charge event includes a controller communicatively coupled to a battery and an electric vehicle accessory. The controller is structured to determine that the battery of an electric vehicle is undergoing a charge event, and based on determining that the battery of the electric vehicle is undergoing the charge event, place the electric vehicle accessory in an on-state during the charge event, and cause the electric vehicle accessory to recharge by absorbing energy from the charging station during the charge event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Martin T. Books, Richard A. Booth, Erik L. Piper, Patrick Sill
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE ACCESSORY RECHARGING DURING BATTERY CHARGE
    Publication number: 20200384864
    Abstract: An apparatus structured to control an electric vehicle accessory of an electric vehicle during a charge event includes a controller communicatively coupled to a battery and an electric vehicle accessory. The controller is structured to determine that the battery of an electric vehicle is undergoing a charge event, and based on determining that the battery of the electric vehicle is undergoing the charge event, place the electric vehicle accessory in an on-state during the charge event, and cause the electric vehicle accessory to recharge by absorbing energy from the charging station during the charge event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Martin T. Books, Richard A. Booth, Erik L. Piper, Patrick Sill
  • SYSTEM FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF A BATTERY
    Publication number: 20200358150
    Abstract: A system for controlling external thermal loads on at least one battery for a vehicle includes a battery enclosure configured to support the at least one battery external to the vehicle. The enclosure includes a thermally-reactive portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: William B. Fields, Patrick Sill, Subbarao Varigonda