Cell Or Battery Charger Structure Patents (Class 320/107)
  • Patent number: 10236699
    Abstract: A charging stand is provided including a body having a first surface, and a bump having a top region and one or more sides. The one or more sides extend between the first surface and the top region. The charging stand further includes one or more base contact pins that are coupled to the body. Each base contact pin has an exposed end disposed at a first distance in a first direction from the first surface. The charging stand further includes a bump contact pin extending from the top region of the bump. The bump contact pin has an exposed end disposed a second distance in the first direction from the first surface, the second distance is greater than the first distance, and the first direction is perpendicular to the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: LOGITECH EUROPE, S.A.
    Inventors: Alan Olson, William Christopher Carmichael, Dominic Amae, Alexander S. Danielson, Donald Robert Mayette, Steven Ryutaro Takayama, Branko Lukic, Kevin James Kilpatrick, Patrick Nicolet, Gabriel Antonio Ulloa
  • Patent number: 10236134
    Abstract: A battery thermal shield is used with a battery to reduce peak temperature exposure caused by a short of a battery from physical damage to the battery (e.g., the battery being pierced by a metal object). The thermal shield may be a highly thermal-conductive substance, such as a film, adhesive, gel, and/or other substance, that acts as an efficient heat spreader. Unlike a typical heat sink or heat fins, the thermal shield may have a low profile and be configured to spread a rapid onset of heat at a localized point or area (e.g., a location of an internal short) to a wider area to reduce a peak (maximum) temperature caused by a short of a battery. The thermal shield may be at least partially formed of graphite which may be adhered to the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ramez Nachman, Vikram Srinivas, James Robert Lim, Patrick Jee Tang, Dawnelle Ivy Wynne
  • Patent number: 10237642
    Abstract: Rechargeable wireless earphone systems and charging cases are disclosed. The rechargeable charging case, which doubles as a storage case for the earphone components, includes externally accessible charging ports adapted to charge the rechargeable battery contained therein as well as for charging other electronic devices. The earphones are configured such that they may be used even when charging or when the earphone system battery is depleted. An alignment and positioning mechanism is provided to align and electrically connect charging contacts of a controller housing of the earphone system with charging contacts provided in the charging case to better secure and facilitate the charging process when the controller is received within the charging case. Reversibly detachable ear hooks and ear canal plugs are uniquely designed and configured to be independently attached to the earphone housing and compliantly adjustable to the desired shape for user comfort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: ZAGG Amplified, Inc.
    Inventors: John Craig Cheney, Robert Murdock, Christian Bao Macias
  • Patent number: 10230250
    Abstract: A charging apparatus comprises a charge control unit. The charge control unit charges a secondary battery at a first current value until the voltage of the secondary battery reaches a predetermined first voltage value. The charge control unit, on detecting that the voltage has reached the first voltage value, performs control to charge the secondary battery at a second current value that is lower than the first current value, until a predetermined second voltage value is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignees: NEC Corporation, NEC Energy Devices, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoichiro Shiraishi, Takuya Hasegawa, Tomoyuki Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 10230258
    Abstract: A portable device is provided. The portable device includes a power receiving unit configured to receive a first energy or a second energy from a wireless power transmitter, the first energy being used to perform a communication function and a control function, the second energy being used to charge a battery, and the wireless power transmitter being configured to wirelessly transmit a power, a voltage generator configured to generate a wake-up voltage from the first energy, or to generate a voltage for charging the battery from the second energy, a controller configured to perform the communication function and the control function, the controller being activated by the wake-up voltage, and a communication unit configured to perform a communication with the wireless power transmitter based on a control of the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nam Yun Kim, Sang Wook Kwon
  • Patent number: 10230136
    Abstract: A monitoring sensor for a sealed secondary battery 1 including a sealed outer casing 21 and an electrode group 22 accommodated in the inside of the sealed outer casing 21, including a polymer matrix layer 3 that is disposed in the inside of the outer casing 21 and a detection unit 4 that is disposed on the outside of the outer casing 21, wherein the polymer matrix layer 3 contains a filler that is dispersed therein and that changes an external field in accordance with deformation of the polymer matrix layer 3, and the detection unit 4 detects change in the external field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: TOYO TIRE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Fukuda, Nobuyuki Minakata
  • Patent number: 10225921
    Abstract: The procedure for the manufacture and assembly of electronic boards includes the steps of: arranging a first electronic board (2) having a first power connector (7) of substantially elongated shape; arranging a second electronic board (10) having a through opening (14) suitable for allowing the passage of the first power connector (7); arranging a third electronic board (15) including a power circuit and having a second power connector (18) which can be connected to the first power connector (7); associating the second electronic board (10) with the first electronic board (2), wherein the step of associating includes inserting the first power connector (7) through the through opening (14); associating the third electronic board (15) with the second electronic board (10), wherein the step of associating includes connecting the second power connector (18) to the first power connector (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: META SYSTEM S.P.A.
    Inventor: Cesare Lasagni
  • Patent number: 10225440
    Abstract: A system for securely storing and charging a mobile device includes an AC-connectable device, such as a multi-function printer or photocopier, having a charging area and a power source, wherein a mobile device such as a smartphone, a tablet computer, an e-reader or a portable rechargeable battery pack, is charged by placing the mobile device in the charging area and attaching the device to the power source. The charging area allows for the mobile device to be secured to or within the AC-connectable device. The charging area can be configured in many ways, including as a movable locking compartment, a fixed locking compartment or a rotatable locking compartment. The mobile device may also be used to power the AC-connectable device when it is not connected to an AC power source. The system also optionally provides for cleaning, sanitizing or drying of the mobile device while it is in the charging area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Duc Phu Truong
  • Patent number: 10225746
    Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing wireless communications, and, more particularly, to methods, systems, and apparatuses for implementing ad hoc wireless capacity modification. In various embodiments, a computing system might identify at least one geographic area having at least one of weak wireless communications coverage or non-existent wireless communications coverage, might deploy one or more vehicles to the identified at least one geographic area, each of the one or more vehicles comprising a mobile wireless base station, and might establish wireless network communications between the mobile wireless base station of at least one vehicle of the one or more vehicles and at least one wireless network node of a telecommunications network that is one of proximate to or within the at least one geographic area. The one or more vehicles might comprise manned and/or unmanned vehicles, including drones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventors: Pasha G. Mohammed, Gnanasekaran Swaminathan, Robert J. Morrill
  • Patent number: 10216675
    Abstract: A technique for establishing a network interface and an external interface in a connector is disclosed. A personal computer (PC) includes a device controller for controlling data transmission with a peripheral device and a network device, and a receptacle including multiple pins for connecting data channels of the device controller to the peripheral device through the external interface and the network device through the network interface. The PC further includes a crossbar switch for switching the data channels to establish the external interface and the network interface in the receptacle. The external interface complies with the USB standards, and the network interface complies with the Ethernet standards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
    Inventors: Yasumichi Tsukamoto, Luis Antonio Hernandez, Tomoki Harada, Daisuke Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10218195
    Abstract: Disclosed is a switching-type charging circuit including a first switch, a current detection unit, a switching circuit and a control circuit. The current detection unit is connected to the first switch and detects a current flowing through the first switch. The switching circuit is connected to the input end of the switching-type charging circuit through the first switch to receive an input voltage, and correspondingly outputs an output voltage to a battery through an inductor. When the input voltage of the switching-type charging circuit is cut off, an inverse current flowing to the first switch through the switching circuit is generated by the battery, and the control circuit adjusts the working frequency of the switch circuit to make the inverse current lower and become equal to or less than a quiescent current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chih-Ning Chen
  • Patent number: 10218209
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for selecting a charging mode from among the set of charging modes supported by a charging device for charging a battery of a portable device. The method includes detecting a coupling of a charging device and the portable device. In response to detecting the coupling, a set of charging modes supported by the charging device is determined. The method further includes identifying whether the set of charging modes includes a particular charging mode. In response to identifying the charging device supports the particular charging mode, a first notification is issued to the charging device to trigger the charging device to operate in the particular charging mode. In response to identifying the charging device does not support the particular charging mode, an alternate charging mode is selected from among the set of charging modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Roshan Kamath, Zong-Hua Liu
  • Patent number: 10217396
    Abstract: A display driver integrated circuit (IC) and a display system including the same are provided. The display driver IC includes: a charge pump including a first node and a second node; a flying capacitor connected between the first node and the second node; a voltage regulator; a first switch connected between an output terminal of the voltage regulator and one of the first node and the second node; and a second switch connected between a ground and the other of the first node and the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Roots Huang, Ken Peng, Jae Yoon Kim, Ryan Wang
  • Patent number: 10211649
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and a method for charging and managing power of at least a rechargeable battery pack of an electronic equipment. The system includes a charging section, a battery section and a monitoring section. The charging section provides a capacitively coupled AC power. The battery section receives the capacitively coupled AC power, and further charges the rechargeable battery pack by converting the received AC power into DC power. The monitoring section that monitors the charge status of the battery section and releases command data to the charging section for charging the rechargeable battery pack. Further the charging section provides the AC power to start the charging operation of the rechargeable battery pack, on receiving command data from the monitoring section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: EPIC SEMICONDUCTORS INC
    Inventors: Wolfgang Richter, Faranak Zadeh
  • Patent number: 10205325
    Abstract: A method of providing power to electronics within a cable is described. The method may include communicatively coupling a first device to a second device via a cable. The cable may include electronic components integrated within the cable. The method may also include providing a signal from the first device to the second device. The method may also include providing, via an internal power line within the cable, power to the integrated electronic components. The method may also include providing, via a device power line within the cable, power between the first device and the second device, wherein the internal power line and the device power line are electrically isolated from one another inside the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley Saunders, Robert Dunstan
  • Patent number: 10205810
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel configured to display an image; a sound element on a rear side of the display panel; and a rear chassis configured to receive the display panel and protect the rear side of the display panel, and including a protruding portion protruding away from the rear side of the display panel and corresponding to the sound element. The sound element includes a pair of electrodes, and a vibration material layer between the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Hee Lee, Seock-Hwan Kang, Joon Hak Oh, Jong Seo Lee
  • Patent number: 10205331
    Abstract: A battery pack is disclosed. In one aspect, the battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells each extending in a first direction and a battery management system (BMS) configured to control a charging/discharging operation of the battery cells. The BMS is placed at one of exterior surfaces of the battery cells and extends in a direction crossing the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Heesung Jung
  • Patent number: 10199616
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells, each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells including a top surface from which a pair of electrode tabs are drawn, a bottom surface facing the top surface, and a pair of long side surfaces having relatively large areas and a pair of short side surfaces having relatively small areas, among surfaces connecting the top surface and the bottom surface, and a plurality of cell frames, each cell frame of the plurality of cell frames individually accommodating a respective one of the battery cells and exposing portions of the long side surfaces of the respective one of the battery cells. The cell frames are coupled to each other in a line. Edges of the cell frames include fixing parts extending parallel with the long side surfaces of the battery cells and covering portions of the long side surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Susang Cho
  • Patent number: 10193365
    Abstract: A charging pack for an electronic device which includes flexible members adapted to snugly attach the charging pack to an electronic device such as a cellular telephone. The flexible members may stretch to capture the corners of the cellular telephone. The flexible members may reside along a back surface of the charging pack in a stowed configuration. The flexible members may stretch over the corners of the charging pack main body to provide protection to the charging pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Vitec Holdings Italia SRL
    Inventor: Noah Balmer
  • Patent number: 10186889
    Abstract: A frequency response optimization system includes a battery configured to store and discharge electric power, a power inverter configured to control an amount of the electric power stored or discharged from the battery at each of a plurality of time steps during a frequency response period, and a frequency response controller. The frequency response controller is configured to receive a regulation signal from an incentive provider, determine statistics of the regulation signal, use the statistics of the regulation signal to generate an optimal frequency response midpoint that achieves a desired change in a state-of-charge (SOC) of the battery while participating in a frequency response program, and use the midpoints to determine optimal battery power setpoints for the power inverter. The power inverter is configured to use the optimal battery power setpoints to control the amount of the electric power stored or discharged from the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Taurus DES, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Wenzel, Kirk H. Drees, Mohammad N. ElBsat
  • Patent number: 10186891
    Abstract: A battery charger for charging a battery with voltage from an input supply and method for using are disclosed. The battery charger may comprise a power path (e.g., one or more circuit stages, a step down stage, a step up stage, etc.) to drive the battery during a pulse charging sequence in a first mode and to reverse power flow from the battery when operating in a boost mode during the pulse charging sequence. An energy storage component may be coupled to the power path to capture pulse discharge energy during the pulse charging sequence when the circuit stage is operating in the boost mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anil Baby, Subbarami Reddy Lella
  • Patent number: 10177559
    Abstract: An electrically-driven working apparatus in one aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a battery; an abnormality detection unit; a power supply path; a first disconnection unit; a second disconnection unit; and a control unit. The control unit activates the first disconnection unit to disconnect the power supply path if either of an overload or an over discharge of the battery is detected by the abnormality detection unit, and subsequently determines whether discharge from the battery has stopped after activating the first disconnection unit, and activates the second disconnection unit to disconnect the power supply path if discharge from the battery has not stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Uesugi, Takuya Umemura, Takayoshi Endo, Masafumi Noda
  • Patent number: 10170918
    Abstract: An electronic device. The electronic device may include a battery, and a charging system in electronic communication with the battery. The charging system may be configured to charge at least a partially-depleted battery to a threshold charge value, discontinue the charging in response to the battery being charged to the threshold charge value, and monitor the function of the electronic device to detect at least one of an anticipated event, and an unanticipated event of the electronic device. Additionally the charging system may be configured to recharge the battery in response to detecting one of: the anticipated event occurring a predetermined time subsequent to the recharging of the battery, or the unanticipated event occurring immediately before the recharging of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Stephen P. Zadesky, Hongli Dai
  • Patent number: 10170741
    Abstract: A battery module comprising sub-module components, or bricks, that facilitate efficient assembly utilizing common hand tools and provide integrated cooling features for increased battery configurability and performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Inventor: Idan David Kovent
  • Patent number: 10162401
    Abstract: Approaches and related devices monitor the condition of a battery via voltage measurement during routine recharging instances. An approach includes supplying a charging current to the battery during each of a plurality of routine charging instances. The charging current is increased by a measured or predetermined amount during a current pulse portion of each of the routine charging instances. A resulting change in a battery voltage of the battery during the current pulse portion of each of the routine charging instances is measured. An impedance-indicative value of the battery is determined for each of the routine charging instances based on the change in the battery voltage during the current pulse portion. The impedance-indicative value is stored in a memory device for each of the routine charging instances. A condition of the battery is estimated based on one or more changes in the impedance-indicative values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Wieslaw Brys, Eric Bernard Jones, Richard Alan Goloski, Kevin John Trenholme
  • Patent number: 10162779
    Abstract: A computing device may include a universal serial bus (USB) port, a port controller, and a first port multiplexer. The port controller may determine that a connector of a cable has been connected to the port of the computing device and determine that the cable includes a second port multiplexer. The port controller may send a first instruction to the first port multiplexer to select a single-ended signaling configuration and send a second instruction to the second port multiplexer to select the single-ended signaling configuration. In the single-ended configuration, the first port multiplexer may receive a set of differential signals, convert the set of differential signals to a corresponding set of single-ended signals, and output the set of single-ended signals to the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventor: Arnold Thomas Schnell
  • Patent number: 10158280
    Abstract: A charging-voltage generating unit generates voltage which charges a charge storage element from one input signal. An output-voltage generating unit generates voltage referenced to a signal output reference terminal and output at a signal output terminal from another input signal. A charging-voltage output terminal and first terminals of a first switching element and the charge storage element are connected at a first point. A charging-voltage output reference terminal is connected with a second terminal of the first switching element at a second point. An output-voltage output terminal, a first terminal of a second switching element, and the signal output terminal are connected at a third point. The output-voltage output reference terminal, a signal output reference terminal, and second terminals of the second switching element and the charge storage element are connected at a fourth point. The second and third points are interconnected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuichi Nagai
  • Patent number: 10153654
    Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to methods, system and apparatus to optimize wireless charging by providing user notification when wireless charging efficiency is compromised. In an exemplary embodiment, the charging efficiency value of a device under charge (DUC) is calculated. When the charging efficiency value drops below a predefined threshold, the user is notified to relocate the DUC to a new location with respect to the Power Transmission Unit (PTU) to enhance charging efficiency. In another embodiment, a PTU charging efficiency map is generated to help guide the user for optimal wireless charging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Lei Shao, Xintian E. Lin
  • Patent number: 10153653
    Abstract: The embodiments described herein include a transmitter that transmits a power transmission signal (e.g., radio frequency (RF) signal waves) to create a three-dimensional pocket of energy. At least one receiver can be connected to or integrated into electronic devices and receive power from the pocket of energy. A wireless power network may include a plurality of wireless power transmitters each with an embedded wireless power transmitter manager, including a wireless power manager application. The wireless power network may include a plurality of client devices with wireless power receivers. Wireless power receivers may include a power receiver application configured to communicate with the wireless power manager application. The wireless power manager application may include a device database where information about the wireless power network may be stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Energous Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas Bell, Michael Leabman
  • Patent number: 10153648
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for implementing a charging process is provided. The method includes determining that a charging surface of a mobile device is currently located on a charging surface of a structure including a charging apparatus. The charging surface of the mobile device includes charge receiving contacts electrically connected to a battery and a processor. The charging surface of the structure includes charging contacts electrically connected to a charging circuit and in communication with a controller. The processor determines that at least two contacts of the charge receiving contacts are in electro/mechanical contact with at least two contacts of the charging contacts and in response, a negotiation process with the controller with respect to selecting at least one associated charging voltage and polarity for charging the battery is executed resulting in a charging process between the charging circuit and the battery being enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Sean Brown, James D. Cleaver, Carlos Felipe F. da Fonseca, Gregory D. Lee
  • Patent number: 10148113
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a quick charging method and a quick charging system. A second controller sends a quick-charging request to a first controller. The first controller feeds back a quick-charging permission command. The second controller sends a notification request for obtaining a voltage value of a cell. The first controller obtains the voltage value by a cell connector, and sends the voltage value to the second controller. The second controller finds a current regulation instruction matching a threshold section that the voltage value falls within from a threshold section table, and sends a current regulation instruction to a regulation circuit. The regulation circuit adjusts a current, and outputs a power supply signal of which the current is regulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Jialiang Zhang, Kewei Wu, Jun Zhang, Liangcai Peng, Fuchun Liao
  • Patent number: 10142449
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a casing defining a receiving space in a back surface thereof. A receiving space is defined in an edge portion of the back surface. The receiving space is configured for receiving a battery therein. A cover is rotationally secured in the receiving space. The cover in a closed state is fully received in the receiving space. The cover in an open state is not fully received in the receiving space. The cover is rotatable between the closed state and the open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ching-Feng Chen, Ji-Ping Wu, Long-Fong Chen
  • Patent number: 10141760
    Abstract: A power supply circuit includes a first power supply, which is electrically coupled to a first power supply terminal and a first ground terminal, and a short-circuit line. The first power supply is adapted to supply the first power supply terminal with a DC voltage having a higher electric potential than the first ground terminal. The short-circuit line is adapted to short-circuit a first data terminal and a second data terminal. The power supply circuit further includes a second power supply electrically coupled to the first ground terminal and the short-circuit line. The second power supply is adapted to supply the first data terminal and the second data terminal with a negative voltage having a lower electric potential than the first ground terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
    Inventors: Junji Tomida, Yasushi Aoyama
  • Patent number: 10141547
    Abstract: A nonaqueous secondary battery which can be made thinner without deterioration of battery performance, and a method for manufacturing the battery. The nonaqueous secondary battery includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode which are substantially arranged in the same plane so that respective end surfaces face each other at a distance; a substrate by which the positive electrode and the negative electrode are affixed and supported; a cover member having gas barrier properties, which defines an airtight chamber together with the substrate, in the chamber in which the positive electrode and the negative electrode are contained; and an electrolyte which is contained in the airtight chamber so as to be positioned at least between the facing end surfaces of the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and which relates to the battery reaction between the positive electrode and the negative electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Asai, Kaoru Ishikawa, Mitsuo Hagihara
  • Patent number: 10128672
    Abstract: An electric device including: a connecting unit connected to a connection line supplying an electric power of a predetermined rating and transmitting and receiving an information; a charging unit conducting a charging of a charging battery connected to an own device, by the electric power supplied by the connection line; an electric supplying unit supplying an electric power to a recording medium storing an information; a reading-and-writing unit performing a reading-and-writing operation of the recording medium; and an electronic source controlling unit performing a control of the electric power supplied to the charging unit, when the reading-and-writing unit performs the reading-and-writing operation of the recording medium, according to an access request to the recording medium via the connection line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Goro Kano
  • Patent number: 10128676
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided that includes: a terminal unit including a first terminal and a second terminal; a driver configured to provide one of a first signal and a second signal to the first terminal, the first signal having a first current level and the second signal having a second current level; and a driving controller configured to cause the driver to detect, at the second terminal, a third signal having the same current level as the first signal, and cause the driver to provide the second signal to the first terminal in response to detecting the third signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki-Wook Han, Jin-Su Kim
  • Patent number: 10128682
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to a charger body of a charger for electric vehicles. In some embodiments, a charger body may include an internal line resistor disposed between the wall outlet and the first connector, one end of internal line resistor being connected to the wall outlet and the other end of the internal line resistor being connected to the first connector; a switch, one end of the switch being connected to the first connector and the other end of the switch being connected to one end of the internal line resistor; relays, one end of each of the relays being connected to the first connector and the switch and the other end of each of the relays being connected to the second connector; and a controller controlling operation of the switch and the relays depending on a predetermined operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: LSIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Han-Uk Jeong, Yang-Young Kim
  • Patent number: 10126369
    Abstract: A secondary battery capacity measurement system includes a data convertor, an SOC computer, and a maximum capacity computer. The data convertor determines a partial derivative characteristic curve of a capacity-to-voltage derivative over voltage, the partial derivative characteristic curve indicating a characteristic of a capacity-to-voltage derivative, from a set of historical data of time-sequentially-measured values of voltage and current. The SOC computer computes a difference between the partial derivative characteristic curve and a reference derivative curve indicating a reference characteristic of the capacity-to-voltage derivative, and fits the partial derivative characteristic curve to the reference derivative curve by reducing the difference to estimate an SOC. The maximum capacity computer estimates a maximum value of capacity, from the partial derivative characteristic curve and the reference derivative curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Soichiro Torai, Masaru Nakagomi
  • Patent number: 10122198
    Abstract: A charging adapter and a mobile terminal are disclosed. The charging adapter includes: a pneumatic pump, pneumatic cover, a sealing rubber gasket, a pneumatic valve, an air pressure monitor for monitoring air pressure intensity in the pneumatic cover, and an air pressure controller for controlling the pneumatic pump and the pneumatic valve to be turned on and off. The pneumatic pump, the air pressure monitor, the air pressure controller and the pneumatic valve are fixed at any location on a side surface of the pneumatic cover respectively. The sealing rubber gasket is disposed at a periphery of a front surface of the pneumatic cover. And the pneumatic cover is configured to tightly fit with a sound hole of a speaker SPK module of a mobile terminal through the sealing rubber gasket during charging, thereby forming a sealed cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Yan Zhang, Wei Jiang
  • Patent number: 10116216
    Abstract: An embodiment of a buck-boost power converter may include an inductor driver section configured to control four switches to control an output of the converter, and a PWM circuit to generate a PWM control signal responsive to an output level of the output. An embodiment of a switch control is configured to, when an on time of the second switch becomes less than a specified entry value, force the third switch to generate boot refreshing pulses with an on time of a specified duration value at a rate more than a specified frequency, and when an on time of the third switch becomes less than the specified entry value, force the second switch to generate boot refreshing pulses with an on time of the specified duration value at the rate more than the specified frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jinseok Park, Han Zou, Kedar Bharat Patel
  • Patent number: 10114049
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an input power detection unit, a transmission control unit and a converter. The input power detection unit is configured to determine an input voltage value and an input current value of an input power. In response to the input power, the transmission control unit is configured to determine a first voltage value and a first current value associated with another electronic device via a handshake process. The voltage converter is configured to convert the input power into a first power required by the another electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: CANYON SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Chi-Ming Chen, Ding-Yu Wei
  • Patent number: 10112498
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems and methods for charging a vehicle. A vehicle and charging station can be designed such that an electric or hybrid vehicle can operate in a fashion similar to a conventional vehicle by being opportunity charged throughout a known route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Proterra Inc.
    Inventors: Dale Hill, Michael Walker, Joshua Goldman, John Horth
  • Patent number: 10109419
    Abstract: A capacitor cover configured to store a plurality of capacitors of a power conversion device is provided. The capacitor cover includes a first cover including a plurality of types of first contact surfaces configured to be in contact with one side of each surface of the capacitors of plurality of types with different sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Takayuki Morihara, Yuto Kubo, Shigekatsu Nagatomo
  • Patent number: 10106044
    Abstract: First and second detectors and first and second forced stop circuits are included in a charger including an AC/DC converter having a PFC circuit that converts AC power supplied from an external AC power supply into DC power and a smoothing capacitor, and a DC/DC converter that transforms power output by the AC/DC converter and supplies the transformed power to a vehicle-mounted battery. The first and second detectors detect voltage applied to the vehicle-mounted battery. The first forced stopper determines whether or not voltage detected by the first detector exceeds a predetermined threshold, and causes the DC/DC converter to stop when the predetermined threshold is exceeded. The second forced stopper determines whether or not voltage detected by the second detector exceeds the threshold, and causes the DC/DC converter to stop when the threshold is exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Takei, Hiroji Nishida
  • Patent number: 10110017
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for a power receiver circuit. A power receiver circuit may include power generating elements that may generate alternating current. The power receiver circuit may include group circuits that may connect power generating elements in parallel to combine the alternating current from the power generating elements into a single alternating current. The power receiver circuit may include rectifier circuits which may include rectifier channels connected to the group circuits and may include a rectifier that may generate direct current from alternating current. The power receiver circuit may include a step down converter connected to rectifier circuits that may convert direct current to direct current of a target voltage level. An output switch and linear regulator may be connected to the step down converter, and a microcontroller may be connected to the linear regulator and the output switch and may control the output switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: uBeam Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan Bolus
  • Patent number: 10103558
    Abstract: A electrical combination includes a battery pack and a charger. The battery pack includes a battery pack housing including a first connecting portion for connecting the battery pack to the charger and a vent for placing an inside and an outside of the battery pack housing into communication. Battery cells are disposed within the battery pack housing. The charger includes a charger housing including a second connecting portion for engaging with the first connecting portion and an air flue having an air inlet and an air outlet, and a fan disposed within the charger housing. When the battery pack is connected to the charger, the air inlet is connected with the vent of the battery pack and the battery pack is positioned between the air outlet and the second connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Chervon (HK) Limited
    Inventors: Zhihai Teng, Yuexiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 10103412
    Abstract: A universal rechargeable battery constituted by employing a lithium-ion battery and a control method for the rechargeable battery are provided. The rechargeable battery includes: an outer packaging housing and, sequentially laminated and assembled within the outer packaging housing, a charging/discharging controller, a positive electrode crimping piece, a lithium-ion battery, and a negative electrode end cap. The charging/discharging controller includes: a charging/discharging controller housing and, arranged within the charging/discharging controller housing, a charging/discharging control circuit solder body, an insulating washer, and a charging/discharging controller support frame. The charging/discharging control circuit solder body is soldered to a lithium battery charging/discharging control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Shenzhen Maigesong Electrical Technology Co. Ltd
    Inventor: Song Li
  • Patent number: 10099570
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed for analyzing a vehicle battery system of a hybrid or electric vehicle that includes a battery pack and a battery controller. More specifically, a battery controller is disclosed for determining battery identification information of the battery pack based on a configuration of active and non-active pins in a connection module between the battery pack and the battery controller. It follows that the battery controller may identify the battery pack type in an efficient manner that does not require any additional components. The battery controller may further reference the battery identification to implement a battery operational strategy that may better realize an efficiency or durability of the identified battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Elaine Y. Chen, Deborah E. Callicoat, Robert Bolduc
  • Patent number: 10097017
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a charging system for a portable electronic device. The charging system includes a first bidirectional switching converter connected to a first power port of the portable electronic device, a low-voltage subsystem in the portable electronic device, and a high-voltage subsystem in the portable electronic device and a second bidirectional switching converter connected to a second power port of the portable electronic device, the low-voltage subsystem, and the high-voltage subsystem. The charging system also includes a control circuit that operates the first and second bidirectional switching converters to provide and receive power through the first and second power ports and convert an input voltage received through the first or second power port into a set of output voltages for charging an internal battery in the portable electronic device and powering the low-voltage subsystem and the high-voltage subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Greening, Kamran M. Hasan, Edrick C. G. Wong
  • Patent number: 10097022
    Abstract: The application discloses a rapid charging method and a mobile terminal, which are proposed for a power source adaptor outputting dynamically adjustable voltage, where voltage of a battery core is divided into several intervals, and further in a segmented constant-current-like charging mode, a volt value of charging voltage output by the power source adaptor is adjusted dynamically according to an interval in which the core voltage of the battery in the mobile terminal while the battery is being charged lies, and the battery is DC-charged directly using the charging voltage output by the power source adaptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignees: HISENSE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., HISENSE USA CORPORATION, HISENSE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chunqian Li, Yufeng Zhao, Wenjuan Du, Maoxue Yu