Patents by Inventor VICTOR C. MC KEIGHAN

VICTOR C. MC KEIGHAN 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 AND APPARATUS FOR LOADING VOLTAGE THRESHOLDS FROM A BATTERY FOR A DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150147983
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining whether to enable a functionality of a battery powered device upon connection to a battery is embodied by providing at least one voltage threshold in a memory of the battery that corresponds to a usable operating range limit of the battery and that is accessible by the battery powered device. Upon connection to the battery, the battery powered device acquires the voltage threshold or thresholds from the battery and programs itself with the threshold or thresholds. The battery powered device then compares a voltage of the battery to the threshold or threshold to determine whether the enable the functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: ROY L. KERFOOT, JR., JEFFREY L. CUTCHER, JOHN E. HERRMANN, ROBERT J. HIGGINS, VICTOR C. MC KEIGHAN