Patents by Inventor Stephen Robert Pickering

Stephen Robert Pickering 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 IDENTIFICATION CYCLE
    Publication number: 20100019727
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for detecting the operating state of a vehicle battery. A method according to the invention has the following steps: charging of the battery from a first state of charge (SOC1) to a second state of charge (SOC2), wherein the second state of charge (SOC2) is higher than the first state of charge (SOC1); active discharging of the battery to a third state of charge (SOC3), wherein the third state of charge (SOC3) is lower than the second state of charge (SOC2); and determination of at least one variable, which is characteristic of the operating state of the battery, after the third state of charge (SOC3) has been reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Eckhard Karden, Stephen Robert Pickering, Erik Surewaard, Engbert Spijker, Ralf Hecke