Patents by Inventor THOMAS GERARD BLOCK

THOMAS GERARD BLOCK 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 stack cell monitor
    Patent number: 8643333
    Abstract: A battery monitor system for determining a cell voltage between a low side contact and a high side contact of a cell in situ as one of a plurality of cells connected in series to form a battery. The system uses an arrangement of switches and capacitors to shift relatively high absolute voltages of a battery stack to a relative low voltage level so lower voltage electronics can be used to monitor cell voltages. The system may be configured to provide a single ended measurement or a differential measurement indicative of a cell voltage. The differential measurement may be advantageous to correct or offset signal noise caused by electromagnetic interference (EMI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Seyed R. Zarabadi, Thomas Gerard Block, Mark R. Keyse
  • BATTERY STACK CELL MONITOR
    Publication number: 20130049761
    Abstract: A battery monitor system for determining a cell voltage between a low side contact and a high side contact of a cell in situ as one of a plurality of cells connected in series to form a battery. The system uses an arrangement of switches and capacitors to shift relatively high absolute voltages of a battery stack to a relative low voltage level so lower voltage electronics can be used to monitor cell voltages. The system may be configured to provide a single ended measurement or a differential measurement indicative of a cell voltage. The differential measurement may be advantageous to correct or offset signal noise caused by electromagnetic interference (EMI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: SEYED R. ZARABADI, THOMAS GERARD BLOCK, MARK R. KEYSE