Patents by Inventor Tim Brecht

Tim Brecht 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).

  • Method for controlling a charging or discharging current of a removable battery pack and/or an electrical device and system for carrying out the method
    Patent number: 11777329
    Abstract: A method controls a charging or discharging current of a removable battery pack and/or an electrical device, in particular a charging device, a diagnostic device or an electrical consumer, using a first monitoring unit integrated in the removable battery pack and a further monitoring unit integrated in the electrical device. The method includes monitoring a defined control potential of a signal or data contact between the removable battery pack and the electrical device using the further monitoring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Osswald, Christoph Klee, Holger Wernerus, Juergen Mack, Marc-Alexandre Seibert, Mickael Segret, Tim Brecht
  • Method for Controlling a Charging or Discharging Current of a Removable Battery Pack and/or an Electrical Device and System for Carrying out the Method
    Publication number: 20220029436
    Abstract: A method controls a charging or discharging current of a removable battery pack and/or an electrical device, in particular a charging device, a diagnostic device or an electrical consumer, using a first monitoring unit integrated in the removable battery pack and a further monitoring unit integrated in the electrical device. The method includes monitoring a defined control potential of a signal or data contact between the removable battery pack and the electrical device using the further monitoring unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander Osswald, Christoph Klee, Holger Wernerus, Juergen Mack, Marc-Alexandre Seibert, Mickael Segret, Tim Brecht
  • Method for Detecting Electrical Fault States of a Removable Battery Pack and/or an Electrical Device that can be Connected to the Removable Battery Pack, and System for Carrying out the Method
    Publication number: 20220026493
    Abstract: A method detects electrical fault states of a removable battery pack and/or an electrical device, in particular a charging device, a diagnostic device or an electrical consumer, that can be connected to the removable battery pack, using a first monitoring unit integrated in the removable battery pack. The method includes measuring a charging or discharge current using a first current measuring apparatus integrated in the electrical device and transmitting the measured current directly or as a converted voltage value to the first monitoring unit of the removable battery pack, and determining, using the first monitoring unit, based on the charging or discharge current and/or the voltage value calculated therefrom, whether the removable battery pack is operating in a permissible operating range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Christoph Klee, Holger Wernerus, Marc-Alexandre Seibert, Tim Brecht