Cell Or Battery Charger Structure Patents (Class 320/107)
  • Patent number: 12192312
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for providing battery information of the present disclosure, which includes: a first communication unit configured to receive first battery information related to a battery from a battery management system by using a first communication protocol; a second communication unit configured to receive second battery information related to the battery and different from the first battery information from the battery management system by using a second communication protocol different from the first communication protocol; and a data conversion unit connected to the first communication unit and the second communication unit and configured to obtain first conversion information by converting the first battery information into a predetermined data structure, obtain second conversion information by converting the second battery information into the predetermined data structure and output the first conversion information and the second conversion information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventor: Young Choi
  • Patent number: 12191697
    Abstract: A discharging control method and a charging control method for a rechargeable battery, and the rechargeable battery. An electric system of the rechargeable battery comprises a lithium ion cell and a discharging control circuit, and a charging control circuit. A positive electrode of the lithium ion cell is electrically connected to a common ground end (GND) of the charging and/or discharging control circuit, so that the common ground end (GND) serves as a positive electrode (P) of the charging input and/or discharging output of the rechargeable battery; a negative electrode of the lithium ion cell is electrically connected to an output end of the charging control circuit and an input end of the discharging control circuit; and the input end of the charging control circuit and the output end of the discharging control circuit are electrically connected to a negative electrode (N) of the rechargeable battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Guangdong Miyear Mgxon Power System Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Song Li, Aiwen Deng, Tihang Jin
  • Patent number: 12184104
    Abstract: The evaluation jig includes a pair of female terminals connectable to a pair of male terminals of a charging connector and an electric wire that connects the paired female terminals to each other. The electric wire has a cross-sectional area of 70 mm2 or more and 95 mm2 or less. The electric wire has a length of 2 m or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Kusumi, Hisato Kawahara, Hiroaki Yuasa
  • Patent number: 12176743
    Abstract: A charging stand is provided to place and store a plurality of electronic equipment when being charged at the same time. The 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, which are connected with the charging stand main body. Charging placement spaces and spacings are formed among these support baffles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Inventor: Renlong Zhang
  • Patent number: 12171924
    Abstract: A mobile cart for a medical device is disclosed. The cart is designed to transport a medical device such as a dialysis machine (e.g., a peritoneal dialysis (PD) machine). The medical device can be connected to a power supply included in the cart, where the power supply includes one or more energy storage devices (e.g., batteries), a charging circuit, and (optionally) an inverter. The cart can also include a number of features such as automatic brakes, UV light sterilization, sensors such as object detection safety features, environmental sensors, and the like. The cart can include electronic components that enables certain functionality such as hosting a wireless local area network or communicating wirelessly with the medical device. A docking station is also disclosed that enables wireless charging of the power supply such that neither the medical device nor the cart needs to be plugged into an external power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignees: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: David Yuds, Jessica Steuber, Jonathan Leclerc, Johanness Thoelking
  • Patent number: 12166366
    Abstract: A system includes an enclosure configured to couple to an equipment front end module (EFEM) of a substrate processing system, a charging assembly, and one or more support structures within the enclosure. The one or more support structures are configured to support a validation wafer in a charging position to charge the validation wafer via the charging assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip Alfred Criminale, Zhiqiang Guo, Andrew S. C. Ho, Rachel Sara Stolzman, Michael Carl Hankes
  • Patent number: 12166359
    Abstract: A wireless charging system for recharging batteries in a medical environment includes a charging station. The charging station may include an opening to receive batteries and an outlet for dispensing charged batteries, wherein the outlet comprises a slot in a front cover. The charging station also includes a wireless power transmitter having a transmitting antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: COVIDIEN AG
    Inventors: Michael Ng, Peter Douglas Colin Inglis, Jurgen Van Vlem, Jakob Struik
  • Patent number: 12153095
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosed technology include techniques, a mechanism, and an apparatus for diagnosing a battery. One or more processors may measure voltages of a plurality of batteries and, based on the measured voltages, determine a voltage deviation of the plurality of batteries. The one or more processors may determine a voltage deviation variation of each battery of the plurality of batteries at predetermined times periods and may compare a pattern of the voltage deviation variations of each battery of the plurality of batteries with a preset diagnosis pattern to diagnose a state of each of the plurality of batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki-Hoon Kim, Han-Gon Park, Chang-Yong Song, Bo-Kyun Lee, Ji-Yong Kim, Cheol-Taek Kim
  • Patent number: 12152723
    Abstract: A foldable holder for a portable electronic device, including multiple support members, and a pivot member for pivoting each adjacent two support members. Each support member includes a plate body; each of at least two support members further includes a wireless charging device disposed in a corresponding plate body. The pivot member is arranged with a first pivot structure and a second pivot structure, a pivot axis of the first pivot structure being offset with respect to a pivot axis of the second pivot structure. In a structure in which the pivot member is pivoted to adjacent two plate bodies, the first pivot structure is pivoted to one of the adjacent two plate bodies, and the second pivot structure is pivoted to the other of the adjacent two plate bodies; the foldable holder is capable of being in a bent support state or a laying support state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Inventor: Shuwei He
  • Patent number: 12151578
    Abstract: A device for charging an electric vehicle includes a charging inlet for receiving charging information and power from electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE); a control module for determining a charging mode on the basis of the charging information, and outputting a control signal according to the determined charging mode; and a charging unit for charging a battery of the electric vehicle according to the control signal from the control module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang Seob Shin, Do Hyeong Kim, Hyoung Dong Kim, Myoung Kyu Rhee, Myung Keun Lim, Soo Bum Cho, Jeong Jae Jo, Yong Hyun Han
  • Patent number: 12153096
    Abstract: A deterioration diagnosis unit 21a of an arithmetic unit 20 constituting a remaining performance evaluation system 3 diagnoses the deterioration degree of a secondary battery 5 that has already been used for primary use based on an actual measurement value. The deterioration speed update unit 21b updates the deterioration speed of the secondary battery 5 based on the diagnosis result of the secondary battery 5. The remaining performance estimation unit 21c estimates the remaining performance of the secondary battery 5 after the start of secondary use based on the updated deterioration speed and a usage method at the time of the secondary use of the secondary battery 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomokazu Sada, Masatoshi Nagayama, Yukikazu Ohchi, Kazuya Hayayama
  • Patent number: 12145455
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for charging a battery of an electric vehicle (EV) may determine a power charging schedule for charging the EV from a microgrid, based on charging preference information for the EV, and also power consumption information for devices on the microgrid and alternative power resource information indicating availability of electric power for supply to the microgrid from an alternative power resource on the microgrid received via a communication network. A charging instruction signal for charging the EV from the microgrid, according to the power charging schedule, may be transmitted over the communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: IoTecha Corp.
    Inventors: Oleg Logvinov, Gadi Lenz
  • Patent number: 12149115
    Abstract: A power bank system includes a packaging container and a power bank. The packaging container defines an internal cavity and has an external receiving surface. The power bank has a battery, a primary coil, and a sensor. The power bank is positioned within the internal cavity such that the primary coil and the sensor are disposed proximate to an opposing side of the external receiving surface. The external receiving surface is configured to receive a portable device. The power bank is configured to deliver power from the battery to the portable device wirelessly via the primary coil and though the external receiving surface in response to the sensor detecting the portable device being positioned proximate the external receiving surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: RFA Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Roman Ferber, Jorge Carrillo
  • Patent number: 12142957
    Abstract: A charging station includes a power supply member supplying power and a case. The case includes a case body and a holding member. The charging station has a retracting state and an outstretching state. In the retracting state, the holding member is retracted to the case body. In the outstretching state, the holding member is outstretched from the case body to hold a second electrical device and the second electrical device is capable of obtaining power from the power supply member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Inventor: Yong Bao
  • Patent number: 12132334
    Abstract: A semiconductor device with reduced power consumption is provided. The semiconductor device includes a node ND1, a node ND2, a resistor, a capacitor, and a comparison circuit. The resistor is electrically connected in series between one of a positive electrode and a negative electrode of a secondary battery and a first terminal. The resistor has a function of converting current flowing between the one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the secondary battery and the first terminal into a first voltage. The first voltage is added to a voltage of the node ND2 through the capacitor. The comparison circuit has a function of comparing a voltage of the node ND1 and the voltage of the node ND2. The comparison circuit outputs a signal that notifies detection of overcurrent when the voltage of the node ND2 is higher than the voltage of the node ND1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Takahashi, Yuki Okamoto, Minato Ito, Takahiko Ishizu, Hiroki Inoue, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 12128859
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a battery swapping method, module, device and medium. The method includes: acquiring a first image captured for a vehicle within a battery swapping area, and acquiring a first location of a battery on the vehicle; determining a second location of the vehicle in the battery swapping area according to the first image; determining, according to the first location and the second location, a target location of the battery in the battery swapping area to control a battery swapping device to move to the target location for battery swapping. According to the embodiments of the present application, battery swapping can be completed in a case where a user parks the vehicle randomly in the battery swapping area. Thus, convenience of the battery swapping process is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhanliang Li, Zhimin Dan, Miaomiao Zhang, Yu Yan, Zhenhui Huang
  • Patent number: 12126200
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for charging and discharging, comprising: a case; a first chamber and a second chamber positioned in the case along width direction of the case and configured to accommodate a first battery cell and a second battery cell respectively; a module chamber positioned inside the case and outside the first chamber and the second chamber; a charging/discharging module portion positioned in the module chamber and charging and discharging the first battery cell and the second battery cell; a module hole formed through one face of the case to communicate the module chamber with the outside of the case; and an air treatment portion provided inside the case to supply air to the module chamber at a temperature lower than an external temperature, which is a temperature outside the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: SK ON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Mook Hwang, Gyeong Min Ryu, Hyun Ji Kim, Ha Neul Song
  • Patent number: 12119679
    Abstract: A wireless charging device with a stable connection and a charging method thereof. The wireless charging device has a wireless charging device; the wireless charging device has a wireless charger and a magnetic attraction device, wherein the wireless charger has a charging end face, and the magnetic attraction device has a magnetic attraction part and an adsorption disk, the magnetic attraction part is arranged on the charging end face, and the adsorption disk is adsorbed by the magnetic attraction part to form a detachable connection; wherein, the adsorption disk is fixedly connected to an electronic product, and the electronic product has a protective sleeve; the charging steps are as follows: putting the electronic product to be charged into the protective sleeve; fixing the adsorption disk on the protective sleeve; adsorbing the electronic product to the wireless charger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Inventor: Jingxin Wang
  • Patent number: 12119665
    Abstract: A battery charger for impulse charging of a battery includes first and second charging contacts to connect to the battery, first and second terminals to connect to a source of direct current (SDC), an inductor, a current sensor, a switching module, and a controller. The controller alternates the switching module between first and second configurations in response to a signal from the current sensor indicating that the current between the inductor and the first and second terminals exceeds a predetermined threshold value. The inductor is connected to the first and second terminals in the first configuration, thereby allowing the SDC to magnetically energize the inductor. The inductor is isolated from the SDC and is engaged to the battery in the second configuration, via first and second charging contacts, thereby enabling magnetic energy that is stored in the inductor to pass as direct current to the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Inventor: Alan J. Kacperski
  • Patent number: 12119690
    Abstract: A charger and charger housing have a water discharge structure. The charger housing includes an operating side, having at least one battery charging space, which is accessible from the operating side, and a first housing outer wall region on a first housing side. The first housing side forms, in a first use position of the charger housing, a bottom side thereof. A water discharge structure discharges water out of the charger housing, wherein the water discharge structure has at least one first water outlet opening in the first housing outer wall region. The charger includes a second housing outer wall region on a second housing side, the second housing side being non-parallel to the first housing side and forming, in a second use position of the charger housing, a bottom side thereof. The water discharge structure has at least one second water outlet opening in the second housing side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Fuchs, Charis Hellmann, Benedikt Lang
  • Patent number: 12113191
    Abstract: Provided is a pouch-type battery cell capable of being directly accommodated in a battery pack, and a battery pack including the same. In the battery pack, a heat exchange portion of a battery cell assembly formed by stacking a plurality of battery cells each including an electrode tab lead portion and a heat exchange portion is configured to be in contact with a heat conduction member disposed on a bottom portion of a housing without a sealed surface, and a corner portion formed to protrude from one end of the electrode tab lead portion is configured to be accommodated through a bus bar assembly, a cover plate, or a step portion of the bottom portion of the housing to be electrically insulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: SK On Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Hee Jung, Jae Il Hwang, Bon Seok Ku, Jeong Hwan Lee, Sei Hoon Cho
  • Patent number: 12113392
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a power-providing connector port configured to be directly coupled to an external device without an intervening cable or an adapter connected between the apparatus and the external device. An internal battery is coupled to the power-providing connector port and configured to provide power via the power-providing connector port to the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick Tagtow, Daniel Craig Tagtow, Jeffrey William Bull
  • Patent number: 12114121
    Abstract: A charging circuit is provided. The charging circuit includes a protection circuit and a charging control switch connected in series, and a transfer switch. The transfer switch is configured to switch to a first charging circuit by connecting to the protection circuit, and switch to a second charging circuit by connecting to the charging control switch. A maximum charging voltage of the first charging circuit is lower than a maximum charging voltage of the second charging circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., TLD.
    Inventors: Xuede Lv, Jie Fan
  • Patent number: 12103425
    Abstract: An automatic battery replacement apparatus, a moving platform, and a rechargeable battery are provided. The moving platform includes a movable carrier and the rechargeable battery assembled in the movable carrier. The movable carrier includes a carrying body and a moving component that is assembled to the carrying body. The carrying body has a power supply slot recessed in an outer surface thereof, and an inner lateral wall of the power supply slot is in a shape of an arc having a central angle that is less than or equal to 180 degrees. The moving component is configured to move on a working surface. The rechargeable battery has a matching structure configured to be engaged with a driving gear. The rechargeable battery is configured to be rotated along the inner lateral wall of the power supply slot by having the matching structure engaged with the driving gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: ALi Corporation
    Inventor: Ming-Yuan Yang
  • Patent number: 12107290
    Abstract: An electrical apparatus may be provided with: a housing; a first electrical apparatus-side terminal; a first terminal cover configured to move between a covering position and an exposing position; and a first locking member configured to engage with the first terminal cover positioned at the covering position, and configured to move between a lock position at which the first locking member restricts movement of the first terminal cover from the covering position to the exposing position and an unlock position. The first locking member may be configured to move from the lock position to the unlock position while a first target apparatus is slid in the sliding direction to be attached to the housing. When the first locking member is positioned at the lock position, a user may be unable to directly shift the first locking member from the lock position to the unlock position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Sumi, Sho Tsuda
  • Patent number: 12100854
    Abstract: A device is described for making independent contact with two battery cells, having a basic body comprising a through-opening (6). To enable not only an easier, modular assembly process, but also a quick replacement of individual battery cells, it is suggested that the basic body (1) comprises two receiving bodies (2,3) positioned opposite to the through-opening (6) for circumferential taking hold of one end portion each of the battery cells inserted in the receiving bodies (2,3) in a joining direction, wherein a contact spring (7) is inserted in a guide corridor (9) of the first receiving body (2) which leads into the through-opening (6) for bonded connection of the contact spring (7) with the battery cell inserted in the second receiving body (3), and that the contact spring (7) forms contact tongues (8) for releasable connection of the battery cell inserted in the first receiving body (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: John Deere Electric Powertrain LLC
    Inventor: Gerhard Waldschütz
  • Patent number: 12100798
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a constraint jig, used in manufacturing of a battery in which an electrode group is stored in an exterior container having a square shape, is provided. The constraint jig includes a plurality of metal constraint plates. The plurality of constraint plates are arrayed, and form a space in which the battery is arranged between constraint plates adjacent to each other. The plurality of constraint plates constrain the battery arranged in the space, and thus prevent an expansion of the exterior container beyond a predetermined range. Each of the constraint plates has an inner hollow, and includes an inflow port allowing a cooling fluid to flow into the inner hollow and an outflow port allowing the cooling fluid to flow out of the inner hollow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Tomomichi Naka
  • Patent number: 12083910
    Abstract: A device for adjusting the positive and negative polarities of vehicle charging clamps includes a polarity determining module, a polarity conversion module, first and second clamps configured to connect to two electrodes of a vehicle battery. The polarity determining module is configured to determine positive and negative polarities of the two electrodes of the vehicle battery to which the first clamp and the second clamp are respectively connected; the polarity conversion module is configured to control the positive and negative polarities adjustment so that the first clamp and the second clamp are respectively connected with the positive electrode and the positive electrode of the external power supply and circuits are turned on for vehicle charging, or the first clamp and the second clamp are respectively connected with the negative electrode and the positive electrode of the external power supply and circuits are turned on for vehicle charging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN DOMORE TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventor: Jing Lu
  • Patent number: 12088214
    Abstract: Provided are a power supply conversion device and a charging control method. The device includes: a transformer; a first rectifier circuit connected to a primary winding of the transformer, for converting a received alternating current into a first direct current, a voltage value of the first direct current being a first direct-current voltage, and the transformer is used for converting the first direct-current voltage into a second direct-current voltage; a voltage converter connected to a secondary winding of the transformer, for converting the second direct-current voltage to output a constant direct-current voltage or a pulsating direct-current voltage; and a controller connected to the first rectifier circuit and the voltage converter, for controlling the voltage converter to selectably output the constant direct-current voltage or the pulsating direct-current voltage according to a desired charging mode of a device to be charged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Chen Tian, Jialiang Zhang, Chen Zhao
  • Patent number: 12081023
    Abstract: A portable power station (PPS) unit includes a controller that receives AC current information of AC input current at an AC input port and produces a control signal that is used to control the PPS unit to operate as a voltage source or a current source, and to control an AC output current at substantially the same magnitude, frequency, and phase as the AC input current. A PPS apparatus includes two or more PPS units connected together such that the AC output power of one PPS unit is connected to the AC input port of a next PPS unit; wherein a first PPS unit is a voltage source and each of the second or more PPS units is a current source, and a total AC output power of the PPS apparatus is substantially a sum of the AC output power produced by the two or more PPS units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Queen's University at Kingston
    Inventors: Yan-Fei Liu, Binghui He, Yang Chen, Bo Sheng
  • Patent number: 12081047
    Abstract: A power system uses a power transmitting device to charge batteries in power receiving devices. Wireless power is transmitted using coils in the power transmitting device and coils in the power receiving devices. Usage history information such as power consumption, times and dates of device usage, battery charge state information, device location information, and other information is gathered using portable electronic devices in the system. Control circuitry in the power transmitting device or elsewhere in the system controls power transfer so that battery charging is performed in accordance with appropriate battery charging settings. Battery charging settings such as maximum charge level, charge rate, charging start and stop times, and other settings are adjusted based on usage history information from one or more devices and/or one or more users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kartik R. Venkatraman, Santhanakrishnan Geeyarpuramnadathur
  • Patent number: 12074454
    Abstract: A wireless charger has two opposing surfaces including a top face and a bottom face. At least one coil within an interior of the wireless charger is couple able to a source of electric power and is configured to wirelessly charge a first battery powered wireless-charging-compatible electronic device adjacent to the top face and a second battery powered wireless-charging-compatible electronic device adjacent to the bottom face, without a wired connection between the battery powered electronic devices and the wireless charger. The wireless charger can in an alternative embodiment include two coils with an interior thereof, one for charging adjacent to the top face and one for charging adjacent to the bottom face. A cord delivers power to the coils, through appropriate intervening electronics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: E-filliate, Inc.
    Inventor: Wesley K. Sumida
  • Patent number: 12057725
    Abstract: A charging control circuit, a terminal device, and a control method are disclosed. The charging control circuit includes a first charging sub-circuit (1) and a second charging sub-circuit (2), a charging efficiency of the first charging sub-circuit being higher than a charging efficiency of the second charging sub-circuit. The charging control circuit further includes a switch circuit (3), where a first contact of the switch circuit is connected to a charging port (4), a second contact of the switch circuit is connected to an output terminal of a wireless charging module (5), and a third contact of the switch circuit is connected to an input terminal of the first charging sub-circuit; and in a case of a wireless charging operation, the first contact and the third contact disconnect from each other and the second contact and the third contact conductively connect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xingbao Liao
  • Patent number: 12057723
    Abstract: A shared charging cabinet and an ejecting control method thereof are provided. The method includes the steps of: a comprehensive ranking of shared power supplies (200) currently contained in the shared charging cabinet (100) is performed according to lending times and remaining power of shared power supplies; when the shared charging cabinet (100) receives a lending instruction, one of the shared power supplies (200) is controlled to be ejected according to the comprehensive ranking in response to the lending instruction. Therefore, the ejecting order of the shared power supplies (200) in this application is determined according to the lending times and the remaining power of the shared power supplies (200), so that the ejecting times of the shared power supplies (200) in the shared charging cabinet (100) is balanced, and the service life of the shared power supplies (200) can be further balanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CARKU TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yun Lei, Zhifeng Zhang, Bing Zhang
  • Patent number: 12046719
    Abstract: A battery pack may include a first battery cell type and a second battery cell type, wherein the first battery cell type may include n first battery cells, and the second battery cell type may include m second battery cells, with n and m being each independently selected from an integer of 1 or more, wherein the second battery cell may have a discharge power at ?20° C. greater than that of the first battery cell, the difference in discharge power at ?20° C. between the second battery cells and the first battery cells being ?10 W; the percentage by number of the first battery cells in the battery cells comprised in area A may be 20% to 100%, and the percentage by number of the second battery cells in the battery cells comprised in the area B may be 5% to 100%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Shaocong Ouyang, Chenghua Fu, Baoyun Xu, Miaomiao Dong, Yonghuang Ye
  • Patent number: 12047720
    Abstract: A cradle includes a main body having a seating portion in which an earbud is seated, a folder body capable of being converted between a closed state and an opened state of the seating portion, and a hinge portion configured to couple the folder body to the main body, wherein the hinge portion includes a first hinge coupled to the main body, a second hinge coupled to the folder body, a shaft extending through the first hinge and the second hinge, a first magnet coupled to the first hinge, and a second magnet coupled to the second hinge or to the folder body, and wherein the first magnet and the second magnet maintain a repulsive force therebetween while the folder body is converted into the opened state from the closed state. The semi-automatic opening structure of the cradle is simplified so as to simplify the manufacturing process and reduce manufacturing costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sungin Choi, Eujin Kim, Wonseok Joo, Jungyun Lee
  • Patent number: 12034321
    Abstract: A charger integrated circuit for charging a battery device including a first battery and a second battery connected to each other in series. The charger integrated circuit includes a first charger to be connected to a connection node between the first and second batteries, a second charger to be connected between the input voltage terminal and a high voltage terminal of the battery device, and a balancing circuit to balance voltages of the first and second batteries. The first charger is to provide a first charge current to the connection node in a first charge mode. The second charger is to directly charge the battery device by providing a second charge current to the high voltage terminal in a second charge mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-woo Lee, Sang-bin Moon, Hyoung-seok Oh, Jung-wook Heo
  • Patent number: 12034301
    Abstract: A power converter including a three-input direct current converter capable of performing maximum power point tracking on three power inputs, a step down converter capable of voltage step down of the three power inputs, a bus capacitor and a balance circuit utilizing switches and transformers utilized to balance voltages of the bus capacitor, a three-level inverter capable of creating alternating current voltages for the alternating current grid, an output filter electrically coupled to the three-level inverter, a contactor capable of disconnecting the bus capacitor and the balance circuit from the alternating current grid, and a parameter sensor and a field programmable gate array controller electrically coupled to the power converter, capable of controlling a plurality of power switches based on at least one sensed parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Unico, LLC
    Inventor: Jason Stuart Katcha
  • Patent number: 12024032
    Abstract: An energy monitoring system for discharging energy in an energy transfer device of a vehicle, including an isolation monitoring unit, a capacitor unit, a voltage terminal unit and a control unit. The voltage terminal unit is connectable to an energy storage system and transfers energy from the energy storage system to a vehicle subsystem. The isolation monitoring unit includes a first isolation resistor element and switch element. The resistor element is connectable to the voltage terminal unit via the switch element. The capacitor unit is connected to the voltage terminal unit and filters electromagnetic interference by storing energy during energy transfer to the subsystem. The control unit closes the first isolation switch element in case of a disconnection of the energy transfer to form a discharge circuit connecting the isolation monitoring unit and the capacitor unit. The discharge circuit discharges energy stored in the capacitor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Fatih Al, David Martin Gonzalez, Ignacio Garcia Bajo, Tobias Caesar
  • Patent number: 12015293
    Abstract: The present application discloses a multi-port energy storage battery. The multi-port energy storage battery comprises a battery case including a first port, a second port and a third port; a battery module, including a first interface, the first interface is connected to the first port, the battery module is configured to connect an external power supply module via the first port and first interface, so as to charge the battery module; a DC-DC converter, including a second interface and a third interface, the second interface is connected with the first interface, and the third interface is connected with the second port, the DC-DC converter is configured to boost battery voltage to a DC high voltage and then output it through the second port; a DC-AC converter, including a fourth interface and a fifth interface, the fourth interface is connected with the first interface, the fifth interface and the third port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: FranklinWH Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daqing Wang, Yuezhen Hu, Haisheng Song
  • Patent number: 12012010
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of electric vehicles, and particularly provides a direct-current charging gun and charging pile. The invention aims to solve the problem that a user, when operating a current direct-current charging gun, needs to make round trips back and forth between a charging pile and a charging gun to stop charging, pull out the gun and return the gun, thereby degrading the user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yue Zhu, Jiamin Ma, Chuangcheng Sun
  • Patent number: 12015298
    Abstract: A multi-port charger includes two or more integrated power delivery modules electrically coupled to an AC-to-DC power converter. Each of the integrated power delivery modules includes a module controller in signal communication with a digital communication bus, a USB-PD controller, a switch-mode DC-to-DC power converter which is configured to provide an adjustable output voltage to a sink device via a USB voltage bus, a first analog-to-digital converter (ADC) circuit in signal communication with the USB-PD controller and the USB voltage bus to generate a digital representation of the output voltage, and a second ADC circuit in signal communication with the USB-PD controller and the USB voltage bus to provide a digital representation of an output current provided by the switch-mode DC-to-DC power converter to the sink device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Silanna Asia Pte Ltd
    Inventors: Hubertus Notohamiprodjo, Timothy Wilhelm
  • Patent number: 12003129
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a fixing apparatus of a wireless charger. According to an embodiment, the fixing apparatus of the wireless charger comprises: a first support; a second support opposite to the first support; a third support disposed between the first support and the second support and used to fix a mobile device to the wireless charger; and an elastic component connected to the first support and the second support respectively, wherein the elastic component is configured to enable the fixing apparatus to move between an initial position and a fixed position. The fixing apparatus of the wireless charger provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure have many advantages such as convenient usage, simple production processes, and low production costs, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Xiaoxue Zhang, Wensen Chen
  • Patent number: 12003122
    Abstract: A wireless charging system is provided. The wireless charging system includes a charger panel including a usable surface and a transmitting coil, and an electronic device including a display screen, a receiving coil, and a processor. The processor is configured to execute instructions for establishing a near navigation system that cause the electronic device to determine, at least one of, a distance from the transmitting coil to the receiving coil or an angle between the transmitting coil and the receiving coil, and output a notification based on the distance from the transmitting coil to the receiving coil or the angle between the transmitting coil and the receiving coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: WBTEC, LLC
    Inventors: Wieslaw Bober, Kamil Sienkiel, Dominik Stanislaw Sienkiel
  • Patent number: 12002979
    Abstract: An energy storage battery cabinet including a housing is provided. The housing includes a main body, a first side door, and a second side door. The main body includes a panel, a back plate, a top plate, and a bottom plate. The top plate and the bottom plate are arranged opposite to each other and integrally formed with the panel and/or the back plate. The first side door and the second side door are respectively arranged on both sides of the main body and are detachably connected with the main body. A first inner side plate and a second inner side plate are further arranged on an inner side of the first side door and the second side door respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignees: ZHEJIANG JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD., JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qinyun Wang, Yunhui Gao
  • Patent number: 11996717
    Abstract: A wireless charging pad includes a rectifier, a receiver coil, a heat spreader plate sandwich between the rectifier and the receiver coil, and a ferrite cold plate sandwiched between the receiver coil and the heat spreader plate. The ferrite cold plate has a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a fluid chamber in fluid communication with the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. The fluid chamber includes a primary cooling chamber and a secondary cooling chamber. Primary cooling fins extending from the heat spreader plate are disposed in the primary cooling chamber and secondary cooling fins extending from a base of the ferrite cooling plate are disposed in the secondary cooling chamber. The ferrite cooling plate cools the rectifier and inhibits or blocks electromagnetic leakage from the receiver coil from interfering with operation of rectifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Yanghe Liu, Feng Zhou, Ercan Mehmet Dede
  • Patent number: 11967846
    Abstract: A mobile charger for a game controller includes a printed circuit board supporting a universal serial bus plug at one end of the board and a charging plug at the opposing end, the board further supporting a rechargeable battery, a housing body including a base form having an internal volume and a top plate, the housing body including opposing openings for the USB plug and the charging plug, the top plate including a mounting location for mounting the PCB, the top plate aligned over and mountable to the base form. The USB male plug may be inserted into a female USP port to receive a and whereby the male charging plug may be plugged into a female charge port on the wireless game controller to offload the charge in the rechargeable battery to the wireless game controller rechargeable battery while the controller is use during game play.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Inventor: Gabriel Carrillo
  • Patent number: 11967859
    Abstract: The present invention provides a power factor correction circuit (21, 22), a power factor correction assembly (2) and an on-line uninterruptible power supply including the same. The power factor correction circuit (21) comprises a pulse width modulated rectifier (211, 221) and an isolated DC-DC converter (212, 222), wherein an output of the pulse width modulated rectifier (211, 221) is connected to an input of the isolated DC-DC converter (212, 222). The power factor correction assembly (2) comprises a plurality of power factor correction circuits (21, 22) described above, wherein inputs of pulse width modulated rectifiers (211, 221) in the plurality of power factor correction circuits (21, 22) are connected in series, and outputs of isolated DC-DC converters (212, 222) in the plurality of power factor correction circuits (21, 22) are connected in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Cheng Luo, Huiting Xin, Han Li, Dawei Zheng, Hualiang Li
  • Patent number: 11955832
    Abstract: A control circuit, a power supply structure and an electronic cigarette are disclosed. The power supply structure includes a battery receiving casing, and at least two battery cells are received in the battery receiving casing. The power supply structure further includes a bottom plate provided with contacts, and the bottom plate is disposed in the battery receiving casing. When the at least two battery cells are connected to a first group of contacts on the bottom plate, the at least two battery cells form a serial connection relationship. When the at least two battery cells are connected to a second group of contacts on the bottom plate, the at least two battery cells form a parallel connection relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: JOYETECH EUROPE HOLDING GMBH
    Inventor: Weihua Qiu
  • Patent number: 11949263
    Abstract: A portable power source includes a housing and a battery receptacle supported by the housing. The battery receptacle is configured to receive a battery. The portable power source also includes a first power tool battery pack port that is configured to receive a first power tool battery pack. The portable power source further includes a charging circuit coupled to the battery receptacle and the power tool battery pack, and an inverter. The charging circuit is configured to receive power from the battery receptacle and to provide power to the power tool battery pack port. The inverter includes a DC input coupled to the battery receptacle, inverter circuitry, and an AC output. The inverter circuitry is configured to receive power from the battery receptacle via the DC input, invert DC power received from the battery receptacle to AC power, and provide the AC power to the AC output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Fry, Kyle Harvey