Patents by Inventor Seneca SCHEPMANN

Seneca SCHEPMANN 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).

  • Balancing energy in a parallelized battery system
    Patent number: 10744899
    Abstract: A method for balancing energy in an energy storage system of an electric vehicle includes detecting a first voltage of a first energy storage unit (ESU) and a second voltage of a second energy storage unit of the energy storage system, and determining a discharge time corresponding to the detected second voltage. The method may also include discharging energy from the first energy storage unit, while not discharging energy from the second energy storage unit, for a duration of the determined discharge time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Proterra Inc.
    Inventor: Seneca Schepmann
  • BALANCING ENERGY IN A PARALLELIZED BATTERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200130512
    Abstract: A method for balancing energy in an energy storage system of an electric vehicle includes detecting a first voltage of a first energy storage unit (ESU) and a second voltage of a second energy storage unit of the energy storage system, and determining a discharge time corresponding to the detected second voltage. The method may also include discharging energy from the first energy storage unit, while not discharging energy from the second energy storage unit, for a duration of the determined discharge time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Proterra Inc.
    Inventor: Seneca SCHEPMANN
  • VEHICLE ACCESSIBILITY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170282774
    Abstract: A vehicle accessibility system may include an interior ramp panel movable between a first position and a second position; a first floor panel movable between a lowered position and a raised position; and a second floor panel movable between a horizontal position and a tilted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventor: Seneca SCHEPMANN
  • Enclosure
    Patent number: D1086043
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: VIATEC, INC.
    Inventors: Seneca Schepmann, Neeraj Chirmulay, David Anderson