Patents by Inventor Shane PICKETT

Shane PICKETT 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).

  • Battery charger monitor with charge balancing between batteries in a battery supply
    Patent number: 10097014
    Abstract: A battery charger monitors the voltages across individual batteries in a battery system during recharging of the batteries. The charger identifies a least voltage measurement and identifies the batteries in the battery system that have a voltage measurement that is a predetermined voltage differential above the least voltage measurement. A controller in the charger operates switches to connect a resistor in parallel across each battery having a voltage measurement above the least voltage measurement by the predetermined voltage differential in a one-to-one correspondence to reduce the charge returned to the battery during recharging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Nidec Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Shane A. Pickett, William Pickering, Bruce A. Nielsen, Brandon M. Bodeker
  • Battery Charger Monitor With Charge Balancing Between Batteries In A Battery Supply
    Publication number: 20170353040
    Abstract: A battery charger monitors the voltages across individual batteries in a battery system during recharging of the batteries. The charger identifies a least voltage measurement and identifies the batteries in the battery system that have a voltage measurement that is a predetermined voltage differential above the least voltage measurement. A controller in the charger operates switches to connect a resistor in parallel across each battery having a voltage measurement above the least voltage measurement by the predetermined voltage differential in a one-to-one correspondence to reduce the charge returned to the battery during recharging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Shane A. Pickett, William Pickering, Bruce A. Nielsen, Brandon M. Bodeker
  • Collared Fishing Lure with Pivotable Hook
    Publication number: 20130247444
    Abstract: A collared fishing lure having a pivotable hook. The fishing lure can include a head, a stem extending from the head, the stem having a collar disposed at a distal end thereof, the diameter of the collar being greater than the diameter of the stem, a coupling, disposed at the distal end of the stem, for removably attaching a hook thereto, the coupling adapted to allow the hook to pivot with respect to the stem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: John YOUNG, Shane PICKETT