公开(公告)号：US20250088018A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-13

申请号：US18243849

申请日：2023-09-08

Applicant: Inventus Power, Inc.

Inventor： Bryan Rossman ,  Richard E. VanCamp ,  Paul John Kudrna ,  Sean Cuda ,  Mark Fiedler

IPC: H02J7/00

Abstract: A battery runtime extender may be configured to provide electrical power to an electronic device via electrical terminals disposed internally to the electronic device, such as within a battery compartment. The battery runtime extender may physically mount to the electronic device via fasteners associated with the battery compartment of the electronic device, where the battery runtime extender forms a seal between the housing of the battery runtime extender and the battery compartment of the electronic device that is resistant to ingress of water and/or dust. The electronic device may be configured to be mounted to equipment worn by or otherwise carried by an individual, such as a protective helmet. The battery runtime extender further provides electrical power capacity greater than would be provided by battery cells installed within the battery compartment.

公开(公告)号：US11777237B1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US17664811

申请日：2022-05-24

Applicant: Inventus Power, Inc.

Inventor： Richard E. VanCamp ,  John Seo ,  King Moy ,  Christopher M. Reinke

IPC: H01R12/70 ,  H05K7/14 ,  H01M50/519 ,  H01M50/296 ,  H01M10/48 ,  H01M50/574 ,  H01M50/569

CPC classification number: H01R12/7088 ,  H01M10/482 ,  H01M50/296 ,  H01M50/519 ,  H01M50/569 ,  H01M50/574 ,  H05K7/1427 ,  H01M2220/30

Abstract: One or more external connectors of a conformal wearable battery (CWB) may be controlled to reduce a voltage potential supplied to the connectors when exposed to a conductive liquid. The connectors may be uniform serial bus (USB) connectors or other connectors. One or more unused terminals of the one or more connectors may be pulled to a voltage potential and then monitored for a change in voltage. When the change in voltage satisfies a voltage threshold, the voltage potential supplied to the one or more connectors may be reduced and/or interrupted. The change in voltage may be evaluated against the voltage threshold alone or may be evaluated against the voltage threshold and a time threshold relating to a time after the voltage satisfied the voltage threshold. The voltage of the monitored terminal may be evaluated against one or more voltage thresholds and/or one or more time thresholds. Based on the voltage threshold having been met, the voltage supplied to the connector may be reduced or stopped.

公开(公告)号：US11588216B1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-21

申请号：US17664798

申请日：2022-05-24

Applicant: Inventus Power, Inc.

Inventor： Richard E. VanCamp ,  John Seo ,  King Moy ,  Christopher M. Reinke

IPC: G01N31/02 ,  H01M50/569 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H01R24/60 ,  H01M10/42 ,  H01M10/48 ,  H01M50/284 ,  H01M50/247 ,  G01R31/396 ,  H01R107/00

Abstract: One or more external connectors of a conformal wearable battery (CWB) may be controlled to reduce a voltage potential supplied to the connectors when exposed to a conductive liquid. The connectors may be uniform serial bus (USB) connectors or other connectors. One or more unused terminals of the one or more connectors may be pulled to a voltage potential and then monitored for a change in voltage. When the change in voltage satisfies a voltage threshold, the voltage potential supplied to the one or more connectors may be reduced and/or interrupted. The change in voltage may be evaluated against the voltage threshold alone or may be evaluated against the voltage threshold and a time threshold relating to a time after the voltage satisfied the voltage threshold. Based on the voltage threshold having been met, the voltage supplied to the connector may be reduced or stopped.

公开(公告)号：US11513158B1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-29

申请号：US17664815

申请日：2022-05-24

Applicant: Inventus Power, Inc.

Inventor： Richard E. VanCamp ,  John Seo ,  King Moy ,  Christopher M. Reinke

IPC: G01R31/00 ,  G01R31/3835 ,  H01M10/42 ,  H01M50/569

Abstract: One or more external connectors of a conformal wearable battery (CWB) may be controlled to reduce a voltage potential supplied to the connectors when exposed to a conductive liquid. The connectors may be uniform serial bus (USB) connectors or other connectors. One or more unused terminals of the one or more connectors may be pulled to a voltage potential and then monitored for a change in voltage. When the change in voltage satisfies a voltage threshold, the voltage potential supplied to the one or more connectors may be reduced and/or interrupted. The change in voltage may be evaluated against the voltage threshold alone or may be evaluated against the voltage threshold and a time threshold relating to a time after the voltage satisfied the voltage threshold. The voltage of the monitored terminal may be evaluated against one or more voltage thresholds and/or one or more time thresholds. Based on the voltage threshold having been met, the voltage supplied to the connector may be reduced or stopped.