3 patents
Utility
Integral Anti-arcing Battery Charger Hot Disconnect System and Method
4 Mar 21
A battery charger apparatus, system, method and computer product monitors changes and current and/or voltage to determine whether a hot disconnect event is occurring by monitoring changes in current and/or voltage over time and by providing a shutdown prior to arcing or early in the event based upon predetermined conditions representative of a hot disconnect, thus eliminating or significantly reducing the time and severity of the event.
James Randall Wade, Garrett Andrew Moore
Filed: 28 Aug 19
Utility
Battery Having a Flat Top Cover Configuration Including Centerline Battery Cell Vents, a Centerline Handle Configured to Collapse to a Recessed State and to Wrap around Terminals, and Side Flame Arrestor Vent
29 Jul 20
A battery having a flat top configuration is described including a handle attached across the centerline, the handle configured to be recessed relative to the periphery of the primary cover and to wrap around the terminals in a collapsed state, wherein the cover includes centerline battery cell vents and at least one side flame arrestor vent.
Travis Zachary Torrey, Brian Westbrook, Thomas Bruce Montgomery, Fred F. Feres, Steve Peterson
Filed: 28 Jan 19
Utility
Trusted Battery Meter and Battery Monitoring System
20 Nov 19
A trusted battery meter and battery monitoring system is described, including: a battery comprising one or more cells; at least one battery parameter sensor, the sensor operatively associated with the battery and a sensor board, the sensor board receiving data relative to plural sensors associated with one or more battery cells and plural types of battery parameters; and a processor configured to process battery sensor input as defined assets, to paraphrase said sensor input in a node as data usable for a smart contract, the smart contract being a function within a blockchain acting in an autonomous way on processing given input to given output according to a desired interval, providing a transaction as an output of the smart contract, which transaction is validated and included into the blockchain; wherein the blockchain provides trusted, updated data for current battery status and SoH determinations and for changes in battery SoH over time.
Dirk Kaisers
Filed: 14 May 18
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