公开(公告)号：US07557542B2

公开(公告)日：2009-07-07

申请号：US12102542

申请日：2008-04-14

申请人： William C. Bushong ,  Viet H. Vu ,  Michael Root

发明人： William C. Bushong ,  Viet H. Vu ,  Michael Root

IPC分类号： H01M10/46

CPC分类号： H02J7/0091 ,  H02J7/0042 ,  H02J7/047 ,  H02J7/087

摘要： A rechargeable electrochemical cell charging system is provided having a thermistor that engages the negative cell terminal at a location remote from the negative charge contact. The thermistor outputs temperature data to a controller in the charger that determines the rate of cell temperature increase. When the increase reaches a predetermined rate, the charge to the cell is discontinued. The cell can also include an air moving system that circulates cool ambient air through battery compartment to cool the batteries being charged.

摘要翻译： 提供一种可充电电化学电池充电系统，其具有在远离负电荷触点的位置处接合负电池端子的热敏电阻。 热敏电阻将温度数据输出到充电器中的控制器，用于确定电池温度升高的速率。 当增加达到预定速率时，中断对单元的电荷。 电池还可以包括空气移动系统，其通过电池室使冷却的环境空气循环，以冷却被充电的电池。

公开(公告)号：US07288920B2

公开(公告)日：2007-10-30

申请号：US11084910

申请日：2005-03-21

申请人： William C. Bushong ,  Paul Cheeseman ,  Thomas Kaufman ,  Michael Root ,  Aaron Rositch ,  Marc L. Syvertsen ,  Viet H. Vu

发明人： William C. Bushong ,  Paul Cheeseman ,  Thomas Kaufman ,  Michael Root ,  Aaron Rositch ,  Marc L. Syvertsen ,  Viet H. Vu

IPC分类号： H01M10/46

CPC分类号： H01M2/0421 ,  H01M2/022 ,  H01M2/12 ,  H01M2/1223 ,  H01M2/34 ,  H01M2/345 ,  H01M2/348 ,  H01M10/30 ,  H01M10/345 ,  H01M10/445 ,  H01M10/48 ,  H01M2200/10 ,  H01M2200/20

摘要： A rechargeable electrochemical cell is provided having a pressure-responsive apparatus for determining a charge termination point. In particular, a reversible pressure-responsive switch may be disposed in a cap at the open end of a rechargeable metal hydride cell. The reversible pressure-responsive switch may also contain a vent system for releasing the cell internal pressure. Alternatively, a rechargeable cell may include a strain gauge disposed in its outer surface whose resistance changes as the outer surface of the battery expands due to internal pressure accumulation during charging. Additionally, a rechargeable cell is used combination with a charging source that can supply constant voltage, constant current, alternating current, or voltage that varies between a minimum threshold and a maximum threshold.

摘要翻译： 提供了具有用于确定充电终止点的压力响应装置的可充电电化学电池。 特别地，可逆压力响应开关可以设置在可再充电金属氢化物电池的开口端的盖中。 可逆的压力响应开关还可以包含用于释放电池内部压力的排气系统。 或者，可再充电电池可以包括设置在其外表面中的应变仪，其电阻随着充电期间的内部压力积聚而膨胀电池的外表面而改变。 另外，可再充电电池与充电源组合使用，该充电源可以提供在最小阈值和最大阈值之间变化的恒定电压，恒定电流，交流电或电压。

公开(公告)号：US20070150019A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-28

申请号：US11610894

申请日：2006-12-14

申请人： Nick Youker ,  Robert Harguth ,  Keith Maile ,  Michael Root ,  Cheng Zhang ,  Abhi Chavan ,  Paul Huelskamp

发明人： Nick Youker ,  Robert Harguth ,  Keith Maile ,  Michael Root ,  Cheng Zhang ,  Abhi Chavan ,  Paul Huelskamp

IPC分类号： A61N1/378

CPC分类号： A61N1/3787

摘要： A battery management circuit provides an implantable medical device with power management that allows safe and efficient use of a rechargeable battery. Various ways of monitoring the energy level of the rechargeable battery and controlling the battery recharging process for user convenience and safety are provided.

摘要翻译： 电池管理电路提供具有电源管理的可植入医疗设备，其允许安全且有效地使用可充电电池。 提供了监视可再充电电池的能量水平和控制电池充电过程以便用户方便和安全的各种方式。

公开(公告)号：US20070112519A1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-17

申请号：US11649514

申请日：2007-01-04

申请人： Steven Root ,  Michael Root

发明人： Steven Root ,  Michael Root

IPC分类号： G01W1/00

CPC分类号： G01W1/00 ,  G01K2203/00 ,  G01W1/10 ,  G06F17/3087 ,  H04L12/1859 ,  H04L67/04 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04L67/20 ,  H04L67/26 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04L69/329 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W4/18 ,  H04W4/20 ,  Y02A90/14

摘要： A broadcast network for selectively transmitting individualized weather output signals to at least one of a plurality of communicator devices remotely located from the broadcast network. The broadcast network comprises a user input database, a communicator location database, a weather analysis unit, and a communication network. The user input database contains a plurality of user profiles. At least some of the user profiles contains parameters provided from a pre-defined user profile. Each user profile includes a user identifier code. The communicator location database contains real-time data indicative of the spatial locations of the communicator devices. The weather analysis unit automatically and continuously compares the parameters in the user input database and the spatial locations of the corresponding communicator devices contained in the communicator location database with real-time weather data to generate individualized weather output signals. The communication network receives the user identifier codes and the individualized weather output signals. The communication network transmits each individualized weather output signal to the particular communicator device identified by the user identifier code.

摘要翻译： 一种用于选择性地将个体化天气输出信号发送到远离广播网络的多个通信装置中的至少一个的广播网络。 广播网络包括用户输入数据库，通信器位置数据库，天气分析单元和通信网络。 用户输入数据库包含多个用户简档。 至少一些用户简档包含从预定义的用户简档提供的参数。 每个用户简档包括用户标识符代码。 通信器位置数据库包含指示通信装置的空间位置的实时数据。 天气分析单元自动连续地将用户输入数据库中的参数与包含在通信器位置数据库中的相应通信装置的空间位置与实时天气数据进行比较，以产生个性化的天气输出信号。 通信网络接收用户标识码和个性化天气输出信号。 通信网络将每个个性化的天气输出信号发送到由用户标识符代码识别的特定通信设备。

公开(公告)号：US20060161469A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-20

申请号：US11035654

申请日：2005-01-14

申请人： Steven Root ,  Michael Root

发明人： Steven Root ,  Michael Root

IPC分类号： G06F15/02

摘要： A method for transmitting individualized real-time work assignments to a plurality of employees located remotely from a broadcast network. An analysis unit compares user profiles, dynamic locations stored in the communicator location database, fixed locations, and job assignments entered into the analysis unit. A data set of at least one individualized work assignment is generated and the individualized work assignment is transmitted to the employee via the employee's communicator device. A method of generating individualized real-time weather and environmental data including the steps of receiving a plurality of user profiles with at least two of the user profiles identifying communicator devices, designated locations and identifications of pre-determined weather and environmental sensors associated with the designated locations, analyzing a weather and environmental information database as well as sensor data from the pre-determined weather and environmental sensors to generate individualized weather output signals and transmitting the weather and environmental output signals to communicator devices identified in the user profiles.

摘要翻译： 将个体化实时工作分配发送到远离广播网络的多个雇员的方法。 分析单元比较用户简档，存储在通信器位置数据库中的动态位置，固定位置以及输入到分析单元中的作业分配。 生成至少一个个性化工作分配的数据集，并且经由雇员的通信装置将个性化工作分配发送给雇员。 一种产生个体化实时天气和环境数据的方法，包括以下步骤：接收多个用户简档，其中至少两个用户简档识别通信装置，与指定的相关联的预定天气和环境传感器的指定位置和标识 分析天气和环境信息数据库以及来自预先确定的天气和环境传感器的传感器数据，以产生个体化天气输出信号，并将天气和环境输出信号传送到在用户简档中识别的通信装置。

公开(公告)号：US20050088140A1

公开(公告)日：2005-04-28

申请号：US10918901

申请日：2004-08-16

申请人： William Bushong ,  Paul Cheeseman ,  Michael Root ,  Viet Vu

发明人： William Bushong ,  Paul Cheeseman ,  Michael Root ,  Viet Vu

IPC分类号： H01M6/00 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H02J7/04

CPC分类号： H02J7/047 ,  H02J7/0045 ,  H02J7/045

摘要： A rechargeable electrochemical cell charger is provided for charging electrochemical cells at high current rates. The charger provides a sufficient force between the charge contacts and the cell terminals to remove nonconductive contaminants when the cell is inserted into the charger, thereby increasing the conductivity at the point of contact. The charger can include an air moving system for the dissipation of heat from the electrochemical cell during charging, and a heat sensor to determine the cell temperature during charging.

摘要翻译： 提供可充电电化学电池充电器用于以高电流速率对电化学电池充电。 当电池插入充电器时，充电器在充电触点和电池端子之间提供足够的力以去除非导电污染物，从而增加接触点处的导电性。 充电器可以包括用于在充电期间从电化学电池散热的空气移动系统，以及用于确定充电期间电池温度的热传感器。

公开(公告)号：US20050071085A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-31

申请号：US10991586

申请日：2004-11-18

申请人： Steven Root ,  Michael Root

发明人： Steven Root ,  Michael Root

IPC分类号： G01W1/00 ,  G01W1/10 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04L20060101 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G01W1/00 ,  G01K2203/00 ,  G01W1/10 ,  G06F17/3087 ,  H04L12/1859 ,  H04L67/04 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04L67/20 ,  H04L67/26 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04L69/329 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W4/18 ,  H04W4/20 ,  Y02A90/14

摘要： A broadcast network for selectively transmitting individualized weather output signals to at least one of a plurality of communicator devices remotely located from the broadcast network. The broadcast network comprises a user input database, a communicator location database, a weather analysis unit, and a communication network. The user input database contains a plurality of user profiles. At least some of the user profiles contains parameters provided from a pre-defined user profile. Each user profile includes a user identifier code. The communicator location database contains real-time data indicative of the spatial locations of the communicator devices. The weather analysis unit automatically and continuously compares the parameters in the user input database and the spatial locations of the corresponding communicator devices contained in the communicator location database with real-time weather data to generate individualized weather output signals. The communication network receives the user identifier codes and the individualized weather output signals. The communication network transmits each individualized weather output signal to the particular communicator device identified by the user identifier code.

摘要翻译： 一种用于选择性地将个体化天气输出信号发送到远离广播网络的多个通信装置中的至少一个的广播网络。 广播网络包括用户输入数据库，通信器位置数据库，天气分析单元和通信网络。 用户输入数据库包含多个用户简档。 至少一些用户简档包含从预定义的用户简档提供的参数。 每个用户简档包括用户标识符代码。 通信器位置数据库包含指示通信装置的空间位置的实时数据。 天气分析单元自动连续地将用户输入数据库中的参数与包含在通信器位置数据库中的相应通信装置的空间位置与实时天气数据进行比较，以产生个性化的天气输出信号。 通信网络接收用户标识码和个性化天气输出信号。 通信网络将每个个性化的天气输出信号发送到由用户标识符代码识别的特定通信设备。

公开(公告)号：US07657578B1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-02

申请号：US11017356

申请日：2004-12-20

申请人： Ronald S. Karr ,  Niranjan Pendharkar ,  Anand A. Kekre ,  Angshuman Bezbaruah ,  Vikas Kailash Gupta ,  Ashish Agarwal ,  Raghu Krishnamurthy ,  Michael Root ,  Kati Rader ,  Kedar Karmarkar

发明人： Ronald S. Karr ,  Niranjan Pendharkar ,  Anand A. Kekre ,  Angshuman Bezbaruah ,  Vikas Kailash Gupta ,  Ashish Agarwal ,  Raghu Krishnamurthy ,  Michael Root ,  Kati Rader ,  Kedar Karmarkar

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F11/2082 ,  G06F11/2069

摘要： A system for volume replication in a distributed block virtualization environment includes a first and a second set of one or more physical block devices, a first and a second volume server, one or more volume clients, and a replication manager. The first volume server may be configured to aggregate storage in the first set of one or more physical block devices into one or more logical volumes, and to make the one or more logical volumes accessible to the one or more volume clients. The replication manager may be configured to operate in cooperation with the first and second volume servers and the one or more volume clients to maintain a replica of at least a subset of the one or more logical volumes at the second set of one or more physical block devices.

摘要翻译： 在分布式块虚拟化环境中用于卷复制的系统包括第一和第二组一个或多个物理块设备，第一和第二卷服务器，一个或多个卷客户端和复制管理器。 第一卷服务器可以被配置为将第一组一个或多个物理块设备中的存储聚合成一个或多个逻辑卷，并使一个或多个逻辑卷可供一个或多个卷客户端访问。 复制管理器可以被配置为与第一和第二卷服务器和一个或多个卷客户端协作地操作以在一个或多个物理块的第二集合处维护一个或多个逻辑卷的至少一个子集的副本 设备。

公开(公告)号：US07424592B1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-09

申请号：US10903103

申请日：2004-07-30

申请人： Ronald S. Karr ,  Randall Ko Shingai ,  Michael Root

发明人： Ronald S. Karr ,  Randall Ko Shingai ,  Michael Root

IPC分类号： G06F9/34 ,  G06F9/26

CPC分类号： G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： Systems and methods for implementing volume sets in a storage system. According to a first embodiment, a system may include a volume server, a first and a second client computer system, and a plurality of physical block devices. The volume server may be configured to aggregate storage in the plurality of physical block devices into a plurality of logical volumes, wherein a given logical volume includes storage from at least two physical block devices, to distribute a first subset including at least two of the plurality of logical volumes to the first client computer system for input/output as a first volume set configured to be accessed as a single logical device, and to distribute a second subset including at least two of the plurality of logical volumes to the second client computer system for input/output as a second volume set configured to be accessed as a single logical device.

摘要翻译： 在存储系统中实现卷集的系统和方法。 根据第一实施例，系统可以包括卷服务器，第一和第二客户端计算机系统以及多个物理块设备。 卷服务器可以被配置为将多个物理块设备中的存储聚合成多个逻辑卷，其中给定逻辑卷包括来自至少两个物理块设备的存储，以分发包括多个物理块设备中的至少两个的第一子集 的逻辑卷到用于输入/输出的第一客户端计算机系统作为被配置为被作为单个逻辑设备访问的第一卷集，并且将包括多个逻辑卷中的至少两个的第二子集分发到第二客户端计算机系统 用于作为配置为作为单个逻辑设备访问的第二卷集的输入/输出。

公开(公告)号：US07293154B1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-06

申请号：US10992370

申请日：2004-11-18

申请人： Ronald S. Karr ,  Michael Root ,  Charles H. Silvers ,  Deepak Tawri ,  Anurag Choudhary

发明人： Ronald S. Karr ,  Michael Root ,  Charles H. Silvers ,  Deepak Tawri ,  Anurag Choudhary

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/2082 ,  G06F11/2071 ,  G06F11/2097 ,  G06F2201/82

摘要： A system for optimizing storage operations by operating only on mapped blocks may include a first and a second set of one or more storage devices, a virtual device client and a virtual device server. The virtual device server may be configured to aggregate storage in the first set of one or more storage devices into a virtual storage device, and make the virtual device accessible to the virtual device server. In preparation for a synchronization operation, the virtual device server may obtain a map identifying one or more in-use regions of the virtual storage device from the virtual device client. The virtual device server may then perform the synchronization operation by copying the one or more in-use regions of the virtual storage device to the second set of one or more storage devices.

摘要翻译： 通过仅对映射块进行操作来优化存储操作的系统可以包括一个或多个存储设备的第一和第二组，虚拟设备客户端和虚拟设备服务器。 虚拟设备服务器可以被配置为将第一组一个或多个存储设备中的存储聚合到虚拟存储设备中，并使虚拟设备可以被虚拟设备服务器访问。 为了准备同步操作，虚拟设备服务器可以从虚拟设备客户端获得识别虚拟存储设备的一个或多个使用中的区域的映射。 然后，虚拟设备服务器可以通过将虚拟存储设备的一个或多个使用中的区域复制到一个或多个存储设备的第二组来执行同步操作。