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公开(公告)号:US20250125463A1
公开(公告)日:2025-04-17
申请号:US18788255
申请日:2024-07-30
Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
Inventor: Zhicong Yao , Luke Murphy , Di Chen , Ran Oliver Fang , Baifeng Chen , Su Wen Li , Junfeng Ma , Yang Wang , Rachel Blackburn Licht , Wei Wang , Karthik Kadirvel
IPC: H01M50/231 , H01M50/224 , H01M50/227 , H01M50/229 , H01M50/247
Abstract: A disclosed electronic device may include a battery and a battery enclosure member securing the battery. The battery enclosure member may have a polymer base layer and a metal coating covering at least a portion of a surface of the polymer base layer. A method for manufacturing a battery enclosure member may include 1) providing a polymer base layer dimensioned to abut a battery in an electronic device, 2) etching a surface of a polymer base layer, and 3) depositing a metal coating over at least a portion of the surface of the polymer base layer. Various other methods, systems, and devices are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US12081059B1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-03
申请号:US17577352
申请日:2022-01-17
Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
Inventor: Sachin Ramesh Chandra , Karthik Kadirvel , Ankur Gupta
IPC: H02J7/00
CPC classification number: H02J7/00712 , H02J7/0013 , H02J7/0063
Abstract: The disclosed system may include multiple electronic components and multiple charger battery modules. Each charger battery module may include: at least one battery configured to drive at least one of the electronic components, at least one battery charger configured to charge the battery, and a microcontroller configured to control the charging and discharging of the battery. The system may also include a central controller that may be configured to control the various charger battery modules through each charger battery module's associated microcontroller. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20240204549A1
公开(公告)日:2024-06-20
申请号:US18069176
申请日:2022-12-20
Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
Inventor: Ankur Gupta , Karthik Kadirvel
CPC classification number: H02J7/007 , G06F1/163 , G06F1/263 , H01M10/425 , H02J7/00032 , H02J7/0013 , H02J7/0063 , H01M2010/4278
Abstract: A technique and components of a device to manage power distribution of multiple energy sources based on one or more feature(s) associated with the device. The device includes at least a first battery module associated with a first mode and a second battery module associated with a second mode. The device can receive from one or more sensor(s), sensor data indicating one or more feature(s) associated with the device. The device can determine the second mode based on the one or more feature(s), and switch to the second mode. Based on the second mode, the device can determine the second battery module to provide power to the device and cause the second battery module to distribute electric power to the device.
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公开(公告)号:US11688905B1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-27
申请号:US17236324
申请日:2021-04-21
Applicant: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventor: Jason Howard , Karthik Kadirvel , Myuran Kangatharalingam , Bryan W Fan
IPC: H01M50/107
CPC classification number: H01M50/107 , H01M2220/30
Abstract: A curved battery pack may include (1) a housing comprising a curved surface and (2) a curved battery shaped to conform to the curved surface. The curved battery may be positioned relative to the curved surface such that the curved surface applies a force that counteracts a flattening force experienced by the curved battery. Various other apparatus, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20240072548A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-29
申请号:US18229625
申请日:2023-08-02
Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
Inventor: Karthik Kadirvel , Ankur Gupta , Eugene Kropp
IPC: H02J7/00 , G01R31/389 , H01M50/569
CPC classification number: H02J7/0029 , G01R31/389 , H01M50/569
Abstract: For electronic devices that have an electrically conductive surface across a gap from a battery enclosure, the described circuit may be used to detect an anomalous event. The circuit may connect the battery enclosure to ground and may include a switch that operably connects the electrically conductive surface to ground or, upon actuation of the switch, to a portion of the circuit including a resistor. In an anomaly detection mode, the switch is controlled to disconnect the surface from ground and to connect the surface to a resistance measurement channel and a resistor that is connected to the sub-circuit and ground. The system may determine an impedance across the resistor and may use the measured impedance to detect and/or classify an anomalous event.
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公开(公告)号:US11870027B1
公开(公告)日:2024-01-09
申请号:US18065599
申请日:2022-12-13
Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
Inventor: Jason Howard , Bryan W Fan , Jeffrey Taylor Stellman , Karthik Kadirvel , Jonathan Longhitano
IPC: H01M50/247 , H01M10/04 , G02B27/01 , H01M50/107
CPC classification number: H01M10/0436 , G02B27/0176 , H01M50/107 , H01M50/247 , H01M2220/30
Abstract: A curved battery cell may include (1) a positive terminal, (2) a negative terminal, (3) one or more curved electrodes, and (4) an outer case encasing the one or more curved electrodes that includes at least one curved surface having a non-uniform radius of curvature. A curved battery pack may include (1) a first curved battery cell with a first outer surface having a first non-uniform curvature and (2) a second curved battery cell with a second outer surface having a second non-uniform curvature. Various other apparatus, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20230223663A1
公开(公告)日:2023-07-13
申请号:US16544500
申请日:2019-08-19
Applicant: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventor: Karthik Kadirvel , Jason Howard , Myuran Kangatharalingam
IPC: H01M2/26 , H01M2/20 , H01M2/10 , H01M10/0525 , H01M10/0585
CPC classification number: H01M2/266 , H01M2/204 , H01M2/1061 , H01M10/0525 , H01M10/0585 , H01M2220/30
Abstract: A battery system includes a plurality of battery cells connected in parallel. Each battery cell includes a pair of positive and negative tabs extending from each of two opposing sides. The battery system also includes one or more pairs of adjacent joining pads, each pair connecting the positive and negative tabs of adjacent battery cells. The battery system also includes a terrace portion. The positive tab and the negative tab corresponding to one side of a battery cell at one end of the parallel connection extend out onto the terrace portion. A pair of bus-bars placed in the terrace portion allow the extension of the tabs. Each joining pad is made of a flexible material so as to allow the positive and negative tabs of adjacent battery cells to bend around the respective joining pad. The battery system can be configured in various shapes, such as curved.
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公开(公告)号:US20230096836A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-30
申请号:US17675733
申请日:2022-02-18
Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
Inventor: Karthik Kadirvel , Sachin Ramesh Chandra , Ankur Gupta
IPC: H02J7/34 , H02J7/00 , H01M10/0525 , H01M10/44
Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include (i) detecting a battery condition of a wearable battery-operated device that indicates a threat to a battery's health and (ii) in response to detecting the battery condition, performing a battery-protection action by initiating a reverse power flow across a bidirectional connection from the wearable battery-operated device to a portable charging case that is designed to charge the wearable battery-operated device. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US11431042B2
公开(公告)日:2022-08-30
申请号:US17014861
申请日:2020-09-08
Applicant: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventor: Karthik Kadirvel , Jason Howard , Michael Xingyi Yu , Bryan W. Fan
IPC: H01M10/637 , H01M10/04 , H01M10/0583
Abstract: A battery system includes a plurality of battery cells connected in parallel. Each battery cell includes a positive and negative tab. The battery system also includes a plurality of thermal switch devices (e.g., temperature cut off (TCO) or positive temperature coefficient (PTC) devices). Each thermal switch device is electrically coupled to a respective cell. The battery system further includes a rigid-flex circuit board comprising a plurality of rigid regions. Each rigid region is physically and electrically connected to an adjacent rigid region by a respective flexible region. Each rigid region is electrically coupled to respective positive and negative tabs of a respective battery cell. Each thermal switch device prevents abnormal current flow (e.g., by limiting the flow of current at high temperatures) between a first battery cell that is coupled to the thermal switch device and a second battery cell that is adjacent to the first battery cell.
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公开(公告)号:US20250070220A1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-27
申请号:US18677757
申请日:2024-05-29
Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
Inventor: Tianren Xu , Bradley Spare , Karthik Kadirvel , Jason Howard , Wei Wang
IPC: H01M10/04 , G02B27/01 , H01M50/119
Abstract: An example augmented-reality headset comprises a frame portion, a temple arm portion coupled with the frame portion, and a metal-encased battery cell having an exterior surface that defines a non-rectangular shape. The metal-encased battery cell is configured to be housed within the temple arm portion, and the non-rectangular shape of the exterior surface follows an interior shape of an internal surface of the temple arm portion. The augmented-reality headset also comprises one or more artificial-reality processing or presentation devices, wherein at least one of the one or more artificial-reality processing or presentation devices is configured to receive power from the metal-encased battery cell.
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