Patents by Inventor Theodor Hoffer-Schaefer

Theodor Hoffer-Schaefer 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 management system
    Patent number: 11728661
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reconfigurable battery system and method of operating the same. The reconfigurable battery system comprising a plurality of switchable battery modules, a battery supervisory circuit, and a battery pack controller, where the plurality of switchable battery modules electrically arranged in series to define a battery string defining an output voltage. The battery pack controller operable to connect the battery string to the external bus via a pre-charge switch to perform a pre-charge cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Kirleis, John Merk, Theodor Hoffer-Schaefer
  • BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210391731
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reconfigurable battery system and method of operating the same. The reconfigurable battery system comprising a plurality of switchable battery modules, a battery supervisory circuit, and a battery pack controller, where the plurality of switchable battery modules electrically arranged in series to define a battery string defining an output voltage. The battery pack controller operable to connect the battery string to the external bus via a pre-charge switch to perform a pre-charge cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Kirleis, John Merk, Theodor Hoffer-Schaefer
  • Battery management system
    Patent number: 11108251
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reconfigurable battery system and method of operating the same. The reconfigurable battery system comprising a plurality of switchable battery modules, a battery supervisory circuit, and a battery pack controller, where the plurality of switchable battery modules electrically arranged in series to define a battery string defining an output voltage. The battery pack controller operable to connect the battery string to the external bus via a pre-charge switch to perform a pre-charge cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Kirleis, John Merk, Theodor Hoffer-Schaefer
  • Battery Management System
    Publication number: 20200274371
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reconfigurable battery system and method of operating the same. The reconfigurable battery system comprising a plurality of switchable battery modules, a battery supervisory circuit, and a battery pack controller, where the plurality of switchable battery modules electrically arranged in series to define a battery string defining an output voltage. The battery pack controller operable to connect the battery string to the external bus via a pre-charge switch to perform a pre-charge cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Kirleis, John Merk, Theodor Hoffer-Schaefer