Patents by Inventor Thomas Charles Greening

Thomas Charles Greening 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).

  • Power source having a parallel cell topology
    Patent number: 8330417
    Abstract: A power source with multiple cells connected in parallel to a common node or power supply point. The individual cells within the power source may also have a dedicated controller for each of the individual cells. Additionally, a system controller is coupled to each controller in a feedback loop and is configured to selectively connect each cell of the plurality of cells to a power bus to control the discharge of each of the plurality of cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: William Athas, Thomas Charles Greening, Steven Charles Michalske
  • POWER SOURCE HAVING A PARALLEL CELL TOPOLOGY
    Publication number: 20120176098
    Abstract: A power source with multiple cells connected in parallel to a common node or power supply point. The individual cells within the power source may also have a dedicated controller for each of the individual cells. Additionally, a system controller is coupled to each controller in a feedback loop and is configured to selectively connect each cell of the plurality of cells to a power bus to control the discharge of each of the plurality of cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: Apple, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Charles Greening, William Athas, Steven Charles Michalske
  • Power source having a parallel cell topology
    Patent number: 8143851
    Abstract: A power source with multiple cells connected in parallel to a common node or power supply point. The individual cells within the power source may also have a dedicated controller for each of the individual cells such that the dedicated controllers are connected on a one to one basis with each of the respective individual cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Charles Greening, William Athas, Steven Charles Michalske
  • POWER SOURCE HAVING A PARALLEL CELL TOPOLOGY
    Publication number: 20090208824
    Abstract: A power source with multiple cells connected in parallel to a common node or power supply point. The individual cells within the power source may also have a dedicated controller for each of the individual cells such that the dedicated controllers are connected on a one to one basis with each of the respective individual cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: Apple, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Charles Greening, William Athas, Steven Charles Michalske