Patents by Inventor Pengcheng Zou

Pengcheng Zou 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: 20100178537
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for making magnetically modified electrodes and electrodes made according to the method. Such electrode are useful as electrodes in batteries, such as Ni-MH batteries, Ni—Cd batteries, Ni—Zn batteries and Ni—Fe batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Johna Leddy, Pengcheng Zou
  • Publication number: 20100173068
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for making magnetically modified electrodes and electrodes made according to the method. Such electrode are useful as electrodes in batteries, such as Ni-MH batteries, Ni—Cd batteries, Ni—Zn batteries and Ni—Fe batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: Johna LEDDY, Pengcheng Zou
  • Publication number: 20100164430
    Abstract: An intelligent adaptive energy management system and method that manages the charge and discharge process as well as the environmental quality of the energy resource to maximize its safety and its energy output. The system includes multiple features that may be used alone or in combination. One feature includes one or more sensors capable of measuring various characteristics of the battery cells and their environment such as cell temperature, rate of rise in cell temperature, cell voltage, cell density, cell internal resistance and cell shape deformation. The sensors communicate the measured data to a controller which controls activities such as cell charging, cell discharging, cell balancing, and/or cell availability to provide energy to the device served. Another feature includes a charging module in communication with the controller adapted to provide varying types and/or durations and/or amplitudes of the charge to the cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: VBI 2000, LLC
    Inventors: CUI LU, PENGCHENG ZOU, DALLAS LEE NASH, II
  • Publication number: 20100134305
    Abstract: An intelligent adaptive energy management system and method for an electronic device such as a cell phone or laptop computer. The system comprises at least two batteries that work cooperatively. The system includes multiple features that may be used alone or in combination. One feature includes one or more sensors capable of measuring various characteristics of the battery cells such as temperature, voltage, and shape deformation. The sensors communicate the measured data to a control module which may control cell charging, cell discharging, cell balancing, and/or terminating the use of one or more of the cells. A second feature is to enhance the scalability of the batteries by making the battery cells logically and/or physically removable and configurable so that the capacity of the batteries can be scaled on demand. A third feature is to provide intelligent charging and discharging methodologies. One alternate discharge method discharges the cells intelligently using measured rotational turns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: VBI 2000, LLC
    Inventors: Cui Lu, Pengcheng Zou, Dallas Lee Nash, II
  • Patent number: 7709115
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for making magnetically modified electrodes and electrodes made according to the method. Such electrode are useful as electrodes in batteries, such as Ni-MH batteries, Ni—Cd batteries, Ni—Zn batteries and Ni—Fe batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: Johna Leddy, Pengcheng Zou
  • Patent number: 6890670
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for making magnetically modified electrodes and electrodes made according to the method. Such electrodes are useful as electrodes in batteries, such as Ni-MH batteries, Ni—Cd batteries, Ni—Zn batteries and Ni—Fe batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: Johna Leddy, Pengcheng Zou
  • Publication number: 20040131889
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for making magnetically modified electrodes and electrodes made according to the method. Such electrodes are useful as electrodes in batteries, such as Ni—MH batteries, Ni—Cd batteries, Ni—Zn batteries and Ni—Fe batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Johna Leddy, Pengcheng Zou
  • Publication number: 20030232223
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for making magnetically modified electrodes and electrodes made according to the method. Such electrode are useful as electrodes in batteries, such as Ni-MH batteries, Ni—Cd batteries, Ni—Zn batteries and Ni—Fe batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventors: Johna Leddy, Pengcheng Zou