Cell Or Battery Charger Structure Patents (Class 320/107)
  • Patent number: 12381419
    Abstract: A contactless power supply device includes a handle attachable and detachable with respect to a main body case at least partially covering a main body part including an electric unit, a power transmission module to be provided to protrude from the main body case, and having a power transmission coil electrified based on power supplied to the main body part, a power reception module housed in the handle to face the power transmission module when the handle is fixed to the main body case, and having a power reception coil contactlessly supplied with power via the power transmission coil, and a detection unit provided in the handle, driven based on the power supplied via the power reception module, and configured to detect whether the handle is being gripped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: HOSIDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiji Sato, Takayuki Nagata, Fumio Ohta
  • Patent number: 12381473
    Abstract: A driver circuit for a power transistor. The driver circuit allows for robust turn-off of the power transistor, and for reduced power losses when the power transistor transitions back on. The driver circuit controls what voltage is applied to the gate terminal of the power transistor. The driver circuit prevents unintended turn-on of the power transistor by applying a negative voltage to the gate terminal of the power transistor when transitioning off. The driver circuit allows for reduced power losses when transitioning back on by allowing the gate terminal of the power transistor to increase from the negative voltage to a less negative voltage before applying a positive voltage to turn on the power transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Arvind Sivakumar, Yinglai Xia
  • Patent number: 12381408
    Abstract: A system is provided. In some examples, the system includes a control circuit and a plurality of monitor circuits including a first monitor circuit. In a production mode, the control circuit is configured to test the plurality of monitor circuits. In a storage mode after testing the plurality of monitor circuits in the production mode, the control circuit is configured to test the plurality of monitor circuits more than once. In an assembly mode after testing the plurality of monitor circuits in the storage mode, the control circuit is configured to test the plurality of monitor circuits. In one or more examples, the control circuit is configured to skip the storage mode and test the plurality of monitor circuits in the assembly mode after testing in the production mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ariton E. Xhafa, Mathew Giaramita, Minghua Fu, Arvind Kandhalu, Jonathan Nafziger
  • Patent number: 12370914
    Abstract: This relates to an electric system for a motor vehicle, the vehicle including at least one power supply battery, the electric system including an electric charger intended to be connected, on the one hand, to the battery and, on the other hand, to an electric network outside the vehicle supplying an AC voltage or to electric equipment, and a microcontroller, the charger being able to charge the battery from an external electric network or to allow the battery to power the equipment, the charger including a DC-DC voltage converter able to operate in a first operating mode and a second operating mode, the microcontroller is characterized in that it is configured to control the activation of the first operating mode and to control the activation of the second operating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Roland D'Authier, Cédric Laurent, Michel Aussel
  • Patent number: 12368309
    Abstract: A charging stand includes a charging stand main body and a support baffle portion. The support baffle portion includes a first support baffle, a second support baffle and a third support baffle, and the first support baffle is connected with the charging stand main body. The second support baffle is connected with the charging stand main body. The third support baffle is connected with the charging stand main body, the third support baffle is located between the first support baffle and the second support baffle, a first charging placement space is formed between the third support baffle and the first support baffle, and a second charging placement space is formed between the third support baffle and the second support baffle. A first spacing is formed between the third support baffle and the first support baffle, a second spacing is formed between the third support baffle and the second support baffle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Inventor: Renlong Zhang
  • Patent number: 12368326
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, which includes a receive coil, a wireless electric energy receiver, a three-level buck circuit, a battery, and a receive end controller. A charging control method is also provided that includes: obtaining a battery voltage, and sending a first control signal and a second control signal based on the battery voltage. The wireless electric energy receiver converts, based on the first control signal, an alternating current generated by the receive coil through induction into a direct current, and outputs a first voltage, V1, to charge the battery in a first voltage mode. The three-level buck circuit bucks an output voltage of the wireless electric energy receiver based on the second control signal, and then outputs a voltage to the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Shuai Zheng, Gang Ye, Qinghui Hou
  • Patent number: 12362402
    Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell, and the battery cell includes a battery cell body, a first tab, a second tab, and a third tab. The first tab, the second tab, and the third tab are separately electrically connected to the battery cell body. The first tab and the third tab have a first polarity, and the second tab has a second polarity. Working together, the second tab and the first tab are capable of inputting a voltage and a current to the battery cell body or capable of outputting a voltage and a current from the battery cell body. Working together, the second tab and the third tab are capable of inputting a voltage and a current to the battery cell body or capable of outputting a voltage and a current from the battery cell body. The first polarity is different from the second polarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Honor Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haibin Zhou, Zhongyong He, Chen Zhu, Yupeng Qiu, Zhangrong Hu, Fan Xu, Jiahua Liang
  • Patent number: 12362592
    Abstract: The present invention provides a power factor correction circuit, a power factor correction assembly and an on-line uninterruptible power supply including the same. The power factor correction circuit comprises a pulse width modulated rectifier and an isolated DC-DC converter, wherein an output of the pulse width modulated rectifier is connected to an input of the isolated DC-DC converter. The power factor correction assembly comprises a plurality of power factor correction circuits described above, wherein inputs of pulse width modulated rectifiers in the plurality of power factor correction circuits are connected in series, and outputs of isolated DC-DC converters in the plurality of power factor correction circuits are connected in parallel. The power factor correction assembly of the present invention needs no line-frequency transformer and has the advantages of small size, low cost and improved operation reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Cheng Luo, Huiting Xin, Han Li, Dawei Zheng, Hualiang Li
  • Patent number: 12362595
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wireless charger, which includes: a main housing, a rotary seat, a rotary support seat, and a first electric mechanism. A top surface of the rotary seat is a flat surface and serves as a top wireless charging surface, and a lower portion of the rotary seat is hemispherical and is mounted in a hemispherical groove of the main housing. The rotary support seat is mounted in the rotary seat, a support portion of the rotary support seat is fixedly connected with the main housing via a connecting piece passing through an arc-shaped hole, and a rotary portion of the rotary support seat is rotatably connected with the support portion and is fixedly connected with the rotary seat. The first electric mechanism is mounted in the main housing, and drives the rotary seat to rotate and adjust an inclination angle of the top surface of the rotary seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: SHENZHEN MGCTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jiedan Li
  • Patent number: 12362583
    Abstract: A charging control method includes setting at least a first threshold value and a second threshold value larger than the first threshold value as threshold values with respect to a remaining capacity of a storage battery unit included in each of a plurality of work devices. The method includes outputting, in a first state where the remaining capacity of the storage battery unit included in a work device designated as a target of control is equal to or greater than the first threshold value but less than the second threshold value, a charging start instruction to the work device when a predetermined decision condition is satisfied. The method further includes outputting, in a second state where the remaining capacity of the storage battery unit is less than the first threshold value, the charging start instruction to the work device, no matter whether the condition is satisfied or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Arimura, Eiji Kawamoto, Shimpei Hamaguchi, Hideo Morita
  • Patent number: 12355294
    Abstract: An embodiment charging device includes a power factor correction circuit first to third switch legs connected to first to third inductors, respectively, a relay network for controlling connection between the first to third inductors and first to third input terminals according to a phase of a power grid connected to the first to third input terminals, a relay control circuit connected to the first to third input terminals for sensing one of the first to third input terminals to which a power source is connected and controlling the relay network based on a sensing result, and a relay filter circuit including first to third filter capacitors connected between a ground plane and first to third sensing lines connected to the relay control circuit for sensing voltages of the first to third input terminals and a fourth filter capacitor connected between the ground plane and a chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Junho Park, Semin Woo, Seunghyun Han, Changhan Jun
  • Patent number: 12348068
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to techniques for a displaying a user interface including a visual indication that an electronic device is in a protective charging mode. While the electronic device is in a charging configuration with respect to an external power source, an energy-storage component of the electronic device is charged with power supplied by the external power source. After charging the energy-storage component, a user interface is displayed. When charging of the energy-storage component is stopped before reaching a full charge level, the user interface includes a visual indication that the electronic device is in a protective charging mode in which charging of the energy-storage component is delayed based on predetermined criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Vitalii Kramar, Patrick L. Coffman, Caelan G. Stack
  • Patent number: 12349292
    Abstract: A charging apparatus for a handheld electronic device includes a housing configured to removably attach to the handheld electronic device. The housing includes at least one electronic logic board, and an accessory station configured to store and charge at least one accessory item of the handheld electronic device. The electronic logic board includes a coil configured to wirelessly provide or accept power to and from the handheld electronic device. A software installed on the electronic logic board is configured to control a power transfer between at least two of the following: the accessory item, the accessory station, the housing, and the handheld electronic device. The housing includes a magnetic material configured to removably attach to a corresponding magnetic material of the handheld electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: ADVANCED ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventor: John T. Merenda
  • Patent number: 12348223
    Abstract: An aspect relates to an apparatus including a first pair of switching devices configured to selectively couple an application processor to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) differential data transmission lines; a USB host port connector coupled to the USB differential data transmission lines; a second pair of switching devices configured to selectively couple an audio circuit to the USB differential data transmission lines; and an equalizer including differential terminals coupled to the USB differential data transmission lines, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Vijayakumar Dhanasekaran, Khaled Mahmoud Abdelfattah Aly
  • Patent number: 12347165
    Abstract: An accuracy measurement kit is provided and includes a marker, at least one light beam device, an image capture device, and a processing device. The marker is disposed on an autonomous mobile vehicle, and at least partially includes a reference pattern. The light beam device is configured to emit a light beam to the autonomous mobile vehicle located at a predetermined position so as to form a light spot on the marker. The processing device is configured to capture the light spot the marker on the autonomous mobile vehicle for generating a to-be-analyzed image. The processing device is configured to obtain an offset of the autonomous mobile vehicle in an X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction by calculating images of the to-be-analyzed image corresponding to the reference pattern and the light spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: AXIOMTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Cheng Chen, Kao-Pin Lin, Liang-Chin Wang
  • Patent number: 12341440
    Abstract: A system includes: an alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) converter (AC-DC converter) including a bulk capacitor, the AC-DC converter connectable to a line voltage; a DC to DC converter (DC-DC converter) connected to the AC-DC converter, the DC-DC converter including: one or more transformers having a secondary side connectable to a battery, and a bridge rectifier connected to the secondary side of the one or more transformers, the bridge rectifier including a bridge rectifier switch; and one or more controllers configured to control an operation of the bridge rectifier switch to control a voltage of the bulk capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: BorgWarner US Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Alexandre M. S. Reis, Abhishek Vijay Danekar, Sunil Sreedhar
  • Patent number: 12331917
    Abstract: A charger for an electrical device (e.g., a site light) includes a housing defining an interior cavity, and one or more openings formed in the housing. A heat sink is disposed in the interior cavity of the housing and is operable to dissipate heat produced in the housing. The heat sink is positioned in a facing relationship with the one or more openings such that the heat sink is at least partially exposed to the exterior. The heat sink is in heat transfer relationship with component of charger electronics of the charger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Cornell, Alan Amundson, Duane W. Wenzel, Dalton F. Hansen, Tyler Young
  • Patent number: 12334771
    Abstract: Aspects of a storage device including a memory and a controller are provided. In certain aspects, the storage device may include a holdup circuit powered and controlled by the controller. In some examples, the holdup circuit may be configured to charge a first capacitor by closing a first switch coupled between the first capacitor and a boost converter during a first window of time. The holdup circuit may also be configured to charge a second capacitor by closing a second switch coupled between the second capacitor and the boost converter during a second window of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Amit Vijayvargiya
  • Patent number: 12327958
    Abstract: A connection assembly for the electrical and mechanical connection between a contact electrode and an electrical conductor element has a flexible sensor/electrode section in which the contact electrode is at least partially arranged. The connection assembly has at least one electrical inner conductor of the electrical conductor element for applying and/or removing an electrical voltage and/or capacitive change at the contact electrode. An electrical contact region is provided in which the at least one electrical inner conductor makes electrical contact with the contact electrode of the sensor. A connecting device is provided which can be prestressed against the contact electrode of the sensor in the contact region, with interposition of the inner conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignees: H & B ELECTRONIC GMBH & CO. KG, FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Tobias Morlok, Jan Bayerbach, Bernhard Brunner
  • Patent number: 12322990
    Abstract: A smart ring includes a housing. The smart ring also can include a power source disposed within or at the housing. The power source can be configured to receive energy. The smart ring can further include a controller disposed within or at the housing. The power source also can be configured to power the controller. The controller can be configured to estimate a charging status for the power source. The controller also can be configured to generate information to indicate the charging status. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: QUANATA, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Jason Sanchez, Theobolt N. Leung, Eric Dahl
  • Patent number: 12322812
    Abstract: A fuel cell electrode includes a metal-containing catalyst and a proton-conducting ionomer, wherein the fuel cell electrode has a halide concentration of 50 to 1000 ppm, based on the total mass of the fuel cell electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Greenerity GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Binder, Aline Jarofski, Jens-Peter Suchsland
  • Patent number: 12316149
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of charging equipment and discloses a charging device. The charging device includes a housing, a movable board, a charging circuitry, and a power interface. The housing comprises a cavity, a body, and a flip cover pivotably connected to the body. The charging circuitry, is located on the movable board, and the movable board is configured to be extendable or retractable relative to the cavity. The power interface is electrically connected to an external power supply and configured to transmit power supplied by the external power supply to the charging circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Anker Innovations Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Lan, Xinqing Xiong
  • Patent number: 12316157
    Abstract: A method can comprise determining, by a first controller comprising a processor, of a first vehicle, a first voltage rating of a first battery of the first vehicle and a state of charge of the first battery. In various embodiments, the method can further comprise determining, by the first controller, based on an output of a second controller of a second vehicle, a second voltage rating of a second battery of the second vehicle and a state of charge of the second battery. In further embodiments, the method can further comprise in response to a determination, by the first controller, that the first voltage rating matches the second voltage rating, transferring, by the first controller, power from the first battery to the second battery, wherein the state of charge of the first battery is greater than the state of charge of the second battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Narendar Rao Gannamaneni, Lars Johan Henrik Sjöstedt, Arsam Golriz, Niklas Smith
  • Patent number: 12301031
    Abstract: A battery system with a large-format Li-ion battery pack powers attached equipment by discharging battery cells distributed among a plurality of battery packs. A limp home notification is generated from a smart lithium-ion battery pack to one or more application devices using an analog signal. The battery pack may provide broadcast messages over electronic communication lines, that includes state of charge (SoC), fault status, etc. which can be read by one or more application devices to enter limp home mode. In another example, a “fully charged” notification is generated from the smart lithium-ion battery pack to one or more application devices using an analog signal. The end device powered by the battery pack system receives and reacts to the outputted fully charged signal by modifying the state of the circuitry on the end device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Inventus Power, Inc.
    Inventors: William Tenorio, Anvin Joe Manadan
  • Patent number: 12294223
    Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to using a printed conductor and a rectifier in the same enclosure for transferring power. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a conductor, printed on a substrate housed in an enclosure, that generates alternating current caused by a magnetic field emitted by a transmitter, wherein the conductor is a trace spanning layers. The apparatus also includes a rectifier, on a device housed in the enclosure, that receives the alternating current through a terminal connected with the conductor and converts the alternating current to a direct current for powering a load, wherein an insulator between the conductor and the rectifier isolates the magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Yanghe Liu, Feng Zhou, Hiroshi Ukegawa
  • Patent number: 12278512
    Abstract: A workload dependent load-sharing mechanism in a multi-battery system. The mechanism is an energy management system that operates in three modes—energy saving mode, balancer mode, and turbo mode. The energy saving mode is a normal mode where the multiple batteries provide power to their own set of loads with least resistive dissipation. In balancing mode, the batteries are connected through switches operating in active mode so that the current shared is inversely proportion to the corresponding battery state-of-charge. In turbo mode, both batteries are connected in parallel through switches (e.g., on-switches) to provide maximum power to a processor or load. A controller optimizes the sequence and charging rate for a hybrid battery to maximize both the charging current and charging speed of the battery, while enabling longer battery life. The hybrid battery comprises a fast charging battery and a high-energy density battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Schline, Samantha Rao, Naoki Matsumura, Ramon Cancel Olmo, Tod Schiff, Arunthathi Chandrabose
  • Patent number: 12268236
    Abstract: A battery assembly, connected to a vaporization component and supplying power to the vaporization component, includes: a shell; a battery core accommodated in the shell; a first interface provided on the shell, the first interface being provided for insertion of an external device such that the external device charges the battery core; and an action assembly accommodated in the shell. When the external device is inserted into the first interface, the action assembly shuts off an electrical connection between the vaporization component and the battery assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Huakai Yuan, Minfeng Xiao
  • Patent number: 12272974
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a rechargeable battery pack, applicable to a handheld vacuum cleaner, including: a polymer cell, comprising at least one polymer cell unit; a charger input terminal, electrically connected to the polymer cell, wherein the polymer cell is charged through the charger input terminal; a power interface, electrically connected to the polymer cell, and configured to supply power to the handheld vacuum cleaner when the rechargeable battery pack is connected to the handheld vacuum cleaner; and a protective circuit module (PCM) board. A handheld vacuum cleaner is further provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Beijing Roborock Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jian Xu, Peng Lei
  • Patent number: 12265132
    Abstract: A method for battery management, the method including determining an amount of charge Qchg delivered to the battery during a portion of a charging cycle. The method can also include measuring state of charge (SoCfull) of the battery subsequent to the charging cycle, and determining an amount of charge Qdsg produced by the battery during a discharging cycle of the battery to a depth of discharge (DoD) threshold. The method can also include measuring state of charge (SoCempty) of the battery subsequent to discharging the battery. The method can include determining total battery capacity based on the values determined in previous operations. Apparatuses and systems for battery management are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel B. Artmann, Brian Douglas Kuhnley, Gang Ji
  • Patent number: 12265394
    Abstract: Some aspects provide a system including a mobile robot and a recharging station. The mobile robot aligns with the recharging station based on at least a first signal received by a first signal receiver of the mobile robot and the mobile robot is actuated to adjust a direction of movement of the mobile robot based on at least the first signal received by the first signal receiver of the mobile robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: AI Incorporated
    Inventor: Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi
  • Patent number: 12266961
    Abstract: Apparatus for delivering power from a battery node of a battery to an output node, the output node coupled to an analyte monitoring device, the apparatus comprising: a slow charging path between the battery node and the output node; a fast charging path parallel to the slow charging path, the fast charging path switchably coupled between the battery node and the output node; and control circuitry configured to: selectively couple the fast charging path between the battery node and the output node to allow faster transfer of charge between the battery node and the output node than the slow charging path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic Inc.
    Inventors: John Paul Lesso, Toru Ido, Claire Motion
  • Patent number: 12261475
    Abstract: A system for engaging cinematography battery packs with a cinematography device includes two cinematography battery packs, and a fastening plate. A first cinematography device includes a first magnetic member for magnetically connecting with a third magnetic member of a second cinematography device, and a second magnetic member for magnetically connecting with a fourth magnetic member of the fastening plate. The first cinematography device also includes a first electrical connection configured to electrically connect with a fourth electrical connection of the fastening plate, and a second electrical connection configured to electrically connect with a third electrical connection of the second cinematography battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Core SWX, LLC
    Inventor: Ross Kanarek
  • Patent number: 12257915
    Abstract: A charging system for an automated guided vehicle, AGV, is presented. The charging system includes an offboard, meshed charging grid and onboard contact pads. The offboard, meshed charging grid including a charging pole in each grid point, wherein adjacent charging poles are configured with opposite polarity of a charging current. The onboard contact pads include four separate contact pads. An AGV is also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Haofeng Bai, Panagiotis Bakas, Ahmed Abdelhakim, Rajakrishnan Radjassamy, Edward Clark Fontana
  • Patent number: 12255484
    Abstract: A method includes determining a charging port mode by receiving a data contact detect (DCD) Complete signal, reducing a voltage on a first data pin of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector of a portable device, and determining that a condition is true when a voltage on a second data pin of the USB connector is equal to or greater than 0.8 to 2.0 Volts (V), and is false otherwise. When the condition is true, a first signal is sent on a control circuit output indicating indicate that the PD is connected to a dedicated charging port (DCP) of Divider 0 mode. When the condition is false, a second signal is sent on the control circuit output indicating that the PD is connected to a DCP of 1.2V short mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Suzanne Mary Vining
  • Patent number: 12255499
    Abstract: A power tool includes a main body and a battery pack. The main body includes a housing and a motor, a switch assembly, and an electronic control device. The electronic control device is electrically connected to the switch assembly and the motor. The electronic control device includes an electronic control assembly, a mounting base, and a connecting assembly. The electronic control assembly includes a power circuit board. The power circuit board is provided with an opening. The connecting assembly conductively connects the battery pack to the electronic control assembly, connects to the mounting base via the opening, and mates with the mounting base to form a mounting space in which the electronic control assembly is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huaishu Wang, Baoshan Li, Junya Duan, Jifeng Feng, Yanfeng Fan, Yuemei Min, Peng Teng, Qingsong Yang
  • Patent number: 12255478
    Abstract: A hand warmer charging case includes an accommodating housing and an accommodating cover. The accommodating housing is provided with a storage space for storing a target hand warmer. The accommodating housing is further provided with an accommodating space. The accommodating space is configured to accommodate a rechargeable power supply and a circuit board matched with the rechargeable power supply. The accommodating cover is movably connected to the accommodating housing in a movable manner, and is configured to close or open the storage space. During use, the accommodating cover that cooperates with the accommodating housing is opened to opening the storage space provided in the accommodating housing. A power bank hand warmer that needs to be charged or is temporarily in idle is put into the storage space, and the accommodating cover that cooperates with the accommodating housing is closed, thereby closing the storage space provided in the accommodating housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Shenzhen Tianman Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yanan Du
  • Patent number: 12246612
    Abstract: An energy supply system has a switch, which in an on state connects first conductors of a first line to second conductors of a second line and in an off state disconnects the first conductors of the first line from the second conductors of the second line. A measurement apparatus determines a difference value characterizing the phase difference between a first AC voltage signal at one first conductor and a second AC voltage signal at one second conductor. A control apparatus outputs a command via a signal transmission apparatus depending on the phase difference value. The first command enables a vehicle connected to the charging station to change the phase position of a fed-in AC voltage signal in the feed-in mode to reduce the phase difference, and the control apparatus enables a first change of state of the switch from the off state to the on state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche
    Inventors: Daniel Spesser, Tim Pfizenmaier, Florian Mayer
  • Patent number: 12246608
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for a multilevel electrical vehicle (EV) motor drive circuit with an integrated battery charger. The apparatus, system and method may include a direct current (DC) battery for the EV connected in parallel with a capacitance; and a three level inverter circuit in parallel with the DC battery and connected in neutral point bisection with the capacitance, comprising: a high frequency low voltage pulse width modulation circuit; and a low frequency fundamental switching circuit at least partially in parallel with the high frequency low voltage pulse width modulation circuit. Additionally included may be motor windings connected in neutral point bisection with the low frequency fundamental switching circuit; and a power factor correction boost charging circuit connected to the three level inverter circuit, and connected to an alternating current grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Inventor: Jeffrey David Danner
  • Patent number: 12242405
    Abstract: A data cable and a charging device are provided. The data cable includes a type-A interface and a type-C interface. The type-A interface and the type-C interface each includes a VBUS pin, a CC pin, a D+ pin, a D? pin, and a GND pin. A circuit identification module is disposed in the data cable, and the circuit identification module includes a switch circuit, a filtering circuit, a voltage regulator circuit, and a comparator circuit. The switch circuit is connected to a CC pin of the type-C interface, an output end of the voltage regulator circuit, a CC pin of the type-A interface, and an output end of the comparator circuit. Under the control of the comparator circuit, the switch circuit connects the CC pin of the type-C interface to the CC pin of the type-A interface or the output end of the voltage regulator circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fangding Luo, Junchen Wei, Yanbin Liu
  • Patent number: 12230974
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for wirelessly charging household batteries without having to remove the batteries from battery-powered user-devices, consumer electronics, or other applications to which the batteries are being deployed. In one embodiment, a wireless rechargeable battery system comprises an electrical energy storage element for a wireless rechargeable battery; a wireless receiver for the wireless rechargeable battery, wherein the wireless receiver is configured to supply electrical energy to the electrical energy storage element in a presence of a magnetic field from a charging base station; and an internal electronics circuitry for the wireless rechargeable battery, wherein the internal electronics circuitry couples the electrical energy storage element and the wireless receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: David P. Arnold
  • Patent number: 12230627
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first line configured to receive a power supply voltage, a second line configured to be coupled to a load of the semiconductor device, first and second metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) transistors coupled in series between the first line and the second line, each of the first and second MOS transistors having a drain electrode and a gate electrode, the drain electrode of the first MOS transistor being coupled to the drain electrode of the second MOS transistor, a third line coupled to the gate electrode of the first MOS transistor, and a fourth line coupled to the gate electrode of the second MOS transistor, the third and fourth lines being electrically separated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Isao Saito
  • Patent number: 12230818
    Abstract: The present application relates to a voltage-reduced lithium battery and a manufacturing method thereof. The voltage-reduced lithium battery includes a circuit assembly, a plastic frame, a wound battery core assembly, a first metal housing, a second metal housing, an insulating seal and an insulating sheath, wherein the circuit assembly and the plastic frame are arranged in the first metal housing, the wound battery core assembly is arranged in the second metal housing, the first metal housing and the second metal housing are in vertical butt connection and fixed by circumferential welding, the insulating seal is configured to seal the second metal housing, and the insulating sheath covers the first metal housing and the second metal housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Hamedata Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Changjun Yang, Jian Zhao, Pengfei Xiao, Wei Zhou, Guohao Xu, Qiang Hou, Hong Xiao
  • Patent number: 12224656
    Abstract: A modular power conversion system is provided which includes a plurality of modules (building blocks) comprised of transformers and power conversion bridges. The modules are connected in series on either the input or output side and in parallel on the other side. A substantial number of the modules are operated in a fixed input-to-output voltage ratio, with the remaining module(s) operated in a variable input-to-output ratio. The fixed ratio modules are either placed in an active mode or in a bypassed mode. A controller sets the proportion of active and bypassed modules and controls the variable ratio modules, thus allowing an adjustable input-to-output ratio for the overall converter system. Prior to the bypassing of a module, the energy stored in its internal bus or link is dissipated or stored in an auxiliary circuit or moved to a neighboring module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Inventor: Ravisekhar Nadimpalli Raju
  • Patent number: 12220995
    Abstract: Example embodiments of systems, devices, and methods are provided for charging and discharging energy systems having multiple modules arranged in cascaded fashion for generating and storing power. Each module can include an energy source and switch circuitry that selectively couples the energy source to other modules in the system for generating power or for receiving and storing power from a charge source. The energy systems can be arranged in single phase or multiphase topologies with multiple serial or interconnected arrays. The embodiments are capable of being charged with multiphase AC charge signals, a single phase AC charge signal, and/or a DC charge signal. Embodiments implementing the modular energy system within a charge source for performing multiphase, single phase AC, or DC charging of electric vehicles are also disclosed. Also disclosed are multi-motor embodiments and embodiments with the capability to power active suspensions and active steering systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: TAE Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mikhail Slepchenkov, Roozbeh Naderi, Milan Bhakta, Romi S. Kadri
  • Patent number: 12217128
    Abstract: Multiple field of view (FOV) systems are disclosed herein. An example system includes a bioptic barcode reader having a target imaging region. The bioptic barcode reader includes at least one imager having a first FOV and a second FOV and is configured to capture an image of a target object from each FOV. The example system includes one or more processors configured to receive the images and a trained object recognition model stored in memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors. The memory includes instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to analyze the images to identify at least a portion of a barcode and one or more features associated with the target object. The instructions further cause the one or more processors to determine a target object identification probability and to determine whether a predicted product identifies the target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Barkan, Mark Drzymala, Darran Michael Handshaw
  • Patent number: 12211978
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for detecting connection failure of a parallel connection cell, and for a battery that is being discharged by the operation of an external device, by detecting whether there is a section matching the amount of change in the discharge voltage value when a cell connection failure condition occurs due to a pre-prepared current interruption device (CID) operation or an open parallel connection line from the change in the discharge voltage value of the battery being discharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventor: Jeong Wan Kim
  • Patent number: 12212179
    Abstract: A method for controlling a system including at least one battery having at least one energy storage cell and a power-tool, wherein the system includes at least one acceleration sensor for detecting at least one acceleration value in an X, Y or Z direction, a device for measuring a voltage and a device for discharging the at least one energy storage cell. A system including at least one battery having at least one energy storage cell and a power-tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Varnim Goyal, Bernd Ziegler
  • Patent number: 12212169
    Abstract: A battery charger may include a printed circuit board (PCB) having a first portion supporting alternating current (AC) electrical components and a second portion supporting direct current (DC) electrical components; an indicator including a light-emitting diode (LED) supported on the first portion of the PCB and operable to emit light; and an isolating member positioned on the first portion between the AC electrical components and the LED. A trace on the PCB may be electrically connected to the second portion of the PCB, the trace extending from the second portion and along the first portion, and the LED may be electrically connected to and receiving DC power through the trace, the LED being selectively positioned along a length of the trace. The LED may be positioned more than about 8 mm from the AC electrical components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Wyatt R. Silha, Cameron R. Schulz, Kyle C. Fassbender, Zhi Wei Meng
  • Patent number: 12212162
    Abstract: This application discloses a charging cable-based data transmission method and an electronic device. A first electronic device is connected to a second electronic device through a third electronic device, and the third electronic device includes a first data signal line and a second data signal line. When the method is applied to the first electronic device, the first electronic device may detect a connection to the second electronic device; send a first message through a first pin, where the first pin is connected to the first data signal line; and receive a second message through a second pin, where the second pin is connected to the second data signal line, and the first message and the second message are used for charging setting of the first electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiang Peng, Zongjian Li, Chao Wang, Mingwei Zhang, Chengjun Yang
  • Patent number: RE50363
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to a docking station for the mechanical alignment of an autonomous robotic platform. A correlator may receive the wheels of a moving autonomous robotic platform. A first set of rollers in the correlator may align the wheels, in a substantially linear direction, into a space created by a second set of rollers attached to a frame of a backstop. The second set of rollers may continue to align the wheels of the moving autonomous robotic platform until the wheels come in contact with a stopping roller coupled to the backstop. The stopping roller may be vertically oriented at a height above a wheel radius of the autonomous robotic platform. The stopping roller provides a force to prevent further forward travel. Upon being stopped by the stopping roller, the autonomous robotic platform is positioned for mating with charging contacts in the docking station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Inventors: Eric Schwartz, Stephen Cross, Michael Gilbertson, Kyle Bush, David Wendeborn