Patents by Inventor Samuel Keene
Samuel Keene 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).
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Patent number: 12136710Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for algorithm-optimized voltage and/or current windows for lithium-silicon batteries. A lithium-ion cell may be managed, with the managing including controlling voltage and/or current of the lithium-ion cell using an enhanced algorithm. The controlling includes adjusting voltage and/or current limits applied during one or both of charging and discharging of the lithium-ion cell, and the enhanced algorithm is configured to control a voltage range and/or a current range of the lithium-ion cell to maximize a combination of one or more variable associated with the lithium-ion cell including one or more of cycle life, energy density, cumulative capacity before end of life, and cumulative energy before end of life. The lithium-ion cell may be a silicon-dominant cell having a silicon-dominant anode with silicon >50% of active material of the anode, and the enhanced algorithm may be configured based on characteristic(s) unique to silicon-dominant cells.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2021Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: ENEVATE CORPORATIONInventors: Samuel Keene, Benjamin Yong Park
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Publication number: 20240304866Abstract: Electrolyte formulations for energy storage devices are disclosed. The energy storage device comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, where one or both of the first electrode and the second electrode is a Si-based electrode, a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an electrolyte composition. Electrolyte formulations as described herein are electrolyte compositions comprising two or more components such as solvents, co-solvents, salts and/or additives. In some embodiments, three or more, four or more, five or more, six or more, seven or more, or eight or more components are included in the electrolyte composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Inventors: Benjamin Yong Park, Heidi Anderson, Hong Zhao, Vincent Giordani, Sung Ju Cho, Myunghwan Jeong, Daniel Sylvinson Muthiah Ravinson, Samuel Keene, Mya Le Thai
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Patent number: 12002436Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for modifying user interface colors are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: receiving a video and color palette information, wherein each color of the color palette information indicates a color of an element of a user interface in which the video is to be presented; identifying a first color for the element, wherein the first color corresponds to a first portion of the video; causing the first portion of the video to be presented, wherein the element of the user interface having the first color is presented; identifying a second color for the element, wherein the second color corresponds to a second portion of the video; and modifying an appearance of the element by changing the color of the element from the first color to the second color while presenting the second portion of the video.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2023Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Maegan Clawges, Samuel Keene
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Publication number: 20240178676Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for state-of-charge balancing in battery management systems for Si/Li batteries. At least one state-of-charge (SOC) model may be configured, particularly to account for one or more unique characteristics associated with a cell type of one or more cells of the plurality of lithium-ion cells, and a state-of-charge (SOC) of a plurality of lithium-ion cells may be assessed. Based on the assessing of the state-of-charge (SOC), the plurality of lithium-ion cells may be controlled. The assessing may include calculating or estimating the state-of-charge (SOC) using the at least one state-of-charge (SOC) model. The controlling may be configured to equilibrate the state-of-charge (SOC) of the plurality of lithium-ion cells, or to modify a state-of-charge (SOC) of an individual lithium-ion cell or a group of lithium-ion cells, so that the plurality of lithium-ion cells as a whole has a balanced state-of-charge (SOC).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2024Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Samuel Keene, Benjamin Yong Park, Samer Saab
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Patent number: 11990585Abstract: Electrolyte formulations for energy storage devices are disclosed. The energy storage device comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, where one or both of the first electrode and the second electrode is a Si-based electrode, a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an electrolyte composition. Electrolyte formulations as described herein are electrolyte compositions comprising two or more components such as solvents, co-solvents, salts and/or additives. In some embodiments, three or more, four or more, five or more, six or more, seven or more, or eight or more components are included in the electrolyte composition.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Enevate CorporationInventors: Benjamin Yong Park, Heidi Anderson, Hong Zhao, Vincent Giordani, Sung Ju Cho, Myunghwan Jeong, Daniel Sylvinson Muthiah Ravinson, Samuel Keene, Mya Le Thai
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Publication number: 20240110984Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for advanced fusion of physics-based and machine learning based state-of-charge and state-of-health models in battery management systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Benjamin Yong Park, Samuel Keene, Samer Saab
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Publication number: 20240079653Abstract: Electrolyte formulations for energy storage devices are disclosed. The energy storage device comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, where one or both of the first electrode and the second electrode is a Si-based electrode, a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an electrolyte composition. Electrolyte formulations as described herein are electrolyte compositions comprising two or more components such as solvents, co-solvents, salts and/or additives. In some embodiments, three or more, four or more, five or more, six or more, seven or more, or eight or more components are included in the electrolyte composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Benjamin Yong Park, Heidi Anderson, Hong Zhao, Vincent Giordani, Sung Ju Cho, Myunghwan Jeong, Daniel Sylvinson Muthiah Ravinson, Samuel Keene, Mya Le Thai
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Patent number: 11901748Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for state-of-charge balancing in battery management systems for Si/Li batteries. State-of-charge (SOC) of one or more lithium-ion cells may be assessed, and based on the assessing of the SOC, the one or more lithium-ion cells may be controlled. The controlling may include setting or modifying one or more operating parameters of at least one lithium-ion cell, and the controlling may be configured to equilibrate the SOC of the one or more lithium-ion cells or to modify an SOC of at least one lithium-ion cell so that the one or more lithium-ion cells have a balanced SOC.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Enevate CorporationInventors: Samuel Keene, Benjamin Yong Park, Samer Saab
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Patent number: 11837703Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for state-of-health models for lithium-silicon batteries. State-of-health (SOH) of a lithium-ion cell may be assessed, with the assessing including calculating the state-of-health (SOH) using an enhanced state-of-health (SOH) model, with the enhanced state-of-health (SOH) model using input data other than data provided directly by the lithium-ion cell. The input data includes at least data acquired during operation of the lithium-ion cell and/or data acquired during manufacturing and initialization of the lithium-ion cell or electrodes of the lithium-ion cell. The lithium-ion cell may be a silicon-dominant cell including a silicon-dominant anode with silicon >50% of active material of the anode, and the enhanced state-of-health (SOH) model may be configured based on one or more characteristics unique to silicon-dominant cells.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: ENEVATE CORPORATIONInventors: Samuel Keene, Benjamin Yong Park
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Patent number: 11830988Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for state-of-health balanced battery management system. State-of-health (SOH) of one or more lithium-ion cells may be assessed, and based on the assessing of state-of-health (SOH), the one or more lithium-ion cells may be controlled. The controlling may include setting or modifying one or more operating parameters of at least one lithium-ion cell, and the controlling may be configured to equilibrate the state-of-health (SOH) of the one or more lithium-ion cells or to modify a state-of-health (SOH) of at least one lithium-ion cell so that the one or more lithium-ion cells have a uniform state-of-health (SOH).Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: ENEVATE CORPORATIONInventors: Samuel Keene, Benjamin Yong Park
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Publication number: 20230246458Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for state-of-charge balancing in battery management systems for Si/Li batteries. State-of-charge (SOC) of one or more lithium-ion cells may be assessed, and based on the assessing of the SOC, the one or more lithium-ion cells may be controlled. The controlling may include setting or modifying one or more operating parameters of at least one lithium-ion cell, and the controlling may be configured to equilibrate the SOC of the one or more lithium-ion cells or to modify an SOC of at least one lithium-ion cell so that the one or more lithium-ion cells have a balanced SOC.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2022Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Samuel Keene, Benjamin Yong Park, Samer Saab
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Publication number: 20230246158Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for improvement of cycle life in Si/Li batteries using high temperature deep discharge cycling. One or more deep discharge cycles may be applied to a cell that includes a cathode, a separator, and a silicon-dominant anode, with each of the one or more deep discharge cycles including at least charging and discharging the cell, and with each of the one or more deep discharge cycles being performed at a higher temperature that is above normal operating temperature range. The higher temperature may be 40° C. or higher, 45° C. or higher, or around 45° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2022Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Samuel Keene, Vincent Giordani, Jeremy Chang, Benjamin Yong Park, Frederic Bonhomme, Hong Zhao
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Patent number: 11710508Abstract: A user device provides a user interface for video manipulation with face replacement. A method of implementations includes accessing a video comprising a plurality of frames that comprise one or more faces, providing a plurality of stickers comprising alternate face graphics for the one or more faces, receiving, via a user interface of a user device, user selection of one of the stickers and a selected face of the one or more faces, accessing a plurality of face frame sequences of the video, wherein each face frame sequence is a sequence of frames of the video comprising the selected face of the one or more faces, and replacing the selected face with the selected sticker in a first face frame sequence of the plurality of face frame sequences and in a second face frame sequence of the plurality of face frame sequences.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Jokubas Zukerman, Marco Paglia, Chad Sager, Andrew Poes, Maegan Clawges, Ivan Evfimiou, Gregory Foster, Samuel Keene, John Gregg, Reed Morse
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Publication number: 20230187716Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for algorithm-optimized voltage and/or current windows for lithium-silicon batteries. A lithium-ion cell may be managed, with the managing including controlling voltage and/or current of the lithium-ion cell using an enhanced algorithm. The controlling includes adjusting voltage and/or current limits applied during one or both of charging and discharging of the lithium-ion cell, and the enhanced algorithm is configured to control a voltage range and/or a current range of the lithium-ion cell to maximize a combination of one or more variable associated with the lithium-ion cell including one or more of cycle life, energy density, cumulative capacity before end of life, and cumulative energy before end of life. The lithium-ion cell may be a silicon-dominant cell having a silicon-dominant anode with silicon >50% of active material of the anode, and the enhanced algorithm may be configured based on characteristic(s) unique to silicon-dominant cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Samuel Keene, Benjamin Yong Park
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Publication number: 20230187711Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for state-of-health balanced battery management system. State-of-health (SOH) of one or more lithium-ion cells may be assessed, and based on the assessing of state-of-health (SOH), the one or more lithium-ion cells may be controlled. The controlling may include setting or modifying one or more operating parameters of at least one lithium-ion cell, and the controlling may be configured to equilibrate the state-of-health (SOH) of the one or more lithium-ion cells or to modify a state-of-health (SOH) of at least one lithium-ion cell so that the one or more lithium-ion cells have a uniform state-of-health (SOH).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Samuel Keene, Benjamin Yong Park
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Publication number: 20230187710Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for state-of-health models for lithium-silicon batteries. State-of-health (SOH) of a lithium-ion cell may be assessed, with the assessing including calculating the state-of-health (SOH) using an enhanced state-of-health (SOH) model, with the enhanced state-of-health (SOH) model using input data other than data provided directly by the lithium-ion cell. The input data includes at least data acquired during operation of the lithium-ion cell and/or data acquired during manufacturing and initialization of the lithium-ion cell or electrodes of the lithium-ion cell. The lithium-ion cell may be a silicon-dominant cell including a silicon-dominant anode with silicon>50% of active material of the anode, and the enhanced state-of-health (SOH) model may be configured based on one or more characteristics unique to silicon-dominant cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Samuel Keene, Benjamin Yong Park
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Patent number: 11551638Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for modifying user interface colors are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: receiving a video and color palette information, wherein each color of the color palette information indicates a color of an element of a user interface in which the video is to be presented; identifying a first color for the element, wherein the first color corresponds to a first portion of the video; causing the first portion of the video to be presented, wherein the element of the user interface having the first color is presented; identifying a second color for the element, wherein the second color corresponds to a second portion of the video; and modifying an appearance of the element by changing the color of the element from the first color to the second color while presenting the second portion of the video.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Maegan Clawges, Samuel Keene
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Publication number: 20220115042Abstract: A user device provides a user interface for video manipulation with face replacement. A method of implementations includes accessing a video comprising a plurality of frames that comprise one or more faces, providing a plurality of stickers comprising alternate face graphics for the one or more faces, receiving, via a user interface of a user device, user selection of one of the stickers and a selected face of the one or more faces, accessing a plurality of face frame sequences of the video, wherein each face frame sequence is a sequence of frames of the video comprising the selected face of the one or more faces, and replacing the selected face with the selected sticker in a first face frame sequence of the plurality of face frame sequences and in a second face frame sequence of the plurality of face frame sequences.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Jokubas Zukerman, Marco Paglia, Chad Sager, Andrew Poes, Maegan Clawges, Ivan Evfimiou, Gregory Foster, Samuel Keene, John Gregg, Reed Morse
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Patent number: 11211096Abstract: A user device provides a user interface for video manipulation with face replacement. A method of implementations includes accessing a video comprising a plurality of frames that comprise one or more faces, providing a plurality of stickers comprising alternate face graphics for the one or more faces, receiving, via a user interface of a user device, user selection of one of the stickers and a selected face of the one or more faces, accessing a plurality of face frame sequences of the video, wherein each face frame sequence is a sequence of frames of the video comprising the selected face of the one or more faces, replacing the selected face with the selected sticker in each face frame of the plurality of face frame sequences, and animating the selected sticker in the each face frame of the plurality of face frame sequences.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Jokubas Zukerman, Marco Paglia, Chad Sager, Andrew Poes, Maegan Clawges, Ivan Evfimiou, Gregory Foster, Samuel Keene, John Gregg, Reed Morse
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Publication number: 20210210049Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for modifying user interface colors are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: receiving a video and color palette information, wherein each color of the color palette information indicates a color of an element of a user interface in which the video is to be presented; identifying a first color for the element, wherein the first color corresponds to a first portion of the video; causing the first portion of the video to be presented, wherein the element of the user interface having the first color is presented; identifying a second color for the element, wherein the second color corresponds to a second portion of the video; and modifying an appearance of the element by changing the color of the element from the first color to the second color while presenting the second portion of the video.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Maegan Clawges, Samuel Keene