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1. 发明授权

US11054480B2 Electrical load for electronic battery tester and electronic battery tester including such electrical load 有权
公开(公告)号：US11054480B2
公开(公告)日：2021-07-06
申请号：US15791772
申请日：2017-10-24
申请人： Midtronics, Inc.
发明人： Kevin I. Bertness
IPC分类号： H01M10/48 , G01R31/385
摘要： An electrical load assembly is provided for use by an electronic battery tester used to perform an electronic battery test on a storage battery. The electrical assembly comprises a load wire providing an electrical load resistance and a housing which at least partially encloses the load wire. An airflow passageway is provided in the housing adjacent the load wire. Electrical terminals connected to the load wire are configured to connect to the electronic battery tester.

2. 发明申请

US20210135462A1 SYSTEM FOR CHARGING A SERIES OF CONNECTED BATTERIES 有权
公开(公告)号：US20210135462A1
公开(公告)日：2021-05-06
申请号：US17088824
申请日：2020-11-04
申请人： Midtronics, Inc.
发明人： William G. Sampson , Kevin I. Bertness
IPC分类号： H02J7/00 , H02J7/04
摘要： An apparatus is provided for charging a first storage battery and a second storage battery electrically connected together in series includes a first Kelvin connection, a second Kelvin connection and a third Kelvin connection coupled to the storage batteries. At least two of the Kelvin connections are configured to charge at least one of the first and second batteries. A charging source configured to selectively couple a charge signal to a storage battery through the Kelvin connections. A switching device selectively couples the charging source and measurement circuitry to at least two of the first, second and third Kelvin connections. A microprocessor selectively controls the switching device, charges the batteries, and measures a parameter of the batteries as a function of the charging signal applied to the batteries.

3. 发明授权

US10473555B2 Automotive maintenance system 有权
公开(公告)号：US10473555B2
公开(公告)日：2019-11-12
申请号：US14799120
申请日：2015-07-14
申请人： Midtronics, Inc.
发明人： Kevin I. Bertness
IPC分类号： G06F1/26 , G01R31/36 , G01M17/007 , H01M10/42 , G01R21/14 , G06F1/16 , G01R31/385
摘要： A maintenance system for use with an electrical system of an automotive vehicle includes an electronic battery tester configured to test a battery of the automotive vehicle. The electronic battery tester includes tracking circuitry carried therein. A base station is configured to receive the electronic battery tester and includes a microprocessor configured to detect positioning of the electronic battery tester in the base station using the battery tester tracking circuitry.

4. 发明申请

US20180306867A1 BATTERY PACK MAINTENANCE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：US20180306867A1
公开(公告)日：2018-10-25
申请号：US16021538
申请日：2018-06-28
申请人： Midtronics, Inc.
发明人： Kevin I. Bertness
IPC分类号： G01R31/36 , H01M10/42 , B60L11/18 , B60L3/00 , B60L11/12 , B60L3/12 , H01M10/54
CPC分类号： G01R31/3627 , B60L3/0046 , B60L3/12 , B60L11/126 , B60L11/1822 , B60L11/1846 , B60L11/1853 , B60L11/1864 , B60L11/1877 , B60L2240/545 , H01M10/4207 , H01M10/4285 , H01M10/54 , H01M2220/20 , Y02T10/6217 , Y02T10/7011 , Y02T10/7061 , Y02T10/7072 , Y02T10/7077 , Y02T90/121 , Y02T90/124 , Y02T90/128 , Y02T90/14 , Y02T90/163 , Y02T90/169 , Y02W30/84 , Y04S30/14
摘要： A method and apparatus for repairing or testing a used battery pack from an electric vehicle include removing the battery pack from the vehicle. Battery tests are performed on at least some of the plurality of batteries and battery test results for each of the batteries tested are obtained. A cradle is configured to receive at least two different types of batteries. The cradle includes connectors to electrically couple circuitry of a battery tester to the battery.

5. 发明授权

US10046649B2 Hybrid and electric vehicle battery pack maintenance device 有权
公开(公告)号：US10046649B2
公开(公告)日：2018-08-14
申请号：US13827128
申请日：2013-03-14
申请人： Midtronics, Inc.
发明人： Kevin I. Bertness
IPC分类号： B60L11/18 , B60L1/02 , B60L11/14
摘要： The present invention includes a battery maintenance device for performing maintenance on battery packs of hybrid and/or electrical vehicles (referred herein generally as electric vehicles). In various embodiments, the device includes one or more loads for connecting to a battery pack for use in discharging the battery pack, and/or charging circuitry for use in charging the battery pack. Input/output circuitry can be provided for communicating with circuitry of in the battery pack and/or circuitry of the vehicle.

6. 发明申请

US20170093056A1 KELVIN CONNECTOR ADAPTER FOR STORAGE BATTERY 有权
公开(公告)号：US20170093056A1
公开(公告)日：2017-03-30
申请号：US15277239
申请日：2016-09-27
申请人： Midtronics, Inc.
发明人： Andrew J. Salo, III , Kevin I. Bertness
IPC分类号： H01R11/28 , G01R31/36
CPC分类号： H01R11/289 , G01R31/3644 , G01R31/44 , H01R11/283 , H01R2103/00 , H01R2201/20
摘要： A Kelvin connector adapter for use in connecting a Kelvin connection to a storage battery includes a conducting threaded portion adapted to be received in a threaded connector of the storage battery. A side pad contact is adapted to electrically connect to a side pad of the threaded connector. A first Kelvin connection pad is electrically coupled to the threaded portion and a second Kelvin connection pad is electrically coupled to the side pad contact.

7. 发明授权

US11566972B2 Tire tread gauge using visual indicator 有权
公开(公告)号：US11566972B2
公开(公告)日：2023-01-31
申请号：US16943120
申请日：2020-07-30
申请人： MIDTRONICS, INC.
发明人： William G. Sampson , Kevin I. Bertness
IPC分类号： G01M17/02 , G01L17/00 , G01B21/18 , G01R31/364 , B60C11/24 , G01L19/00 , B60R16/023
摘要： An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery includes a Kelvin connection configured to electrically couple to the storage battery and a microprocessor configured to determine a dynamic parameter of the storage battery. A forcing function source is configured to apply a forcing function signal to the storage battery through the Kelvin connection. A sensor is electrically coupled to the storage battery and configured to sense an electrical response of the storage battery to the applied forcing function signal. A tire tread gauge is arranged to be inserted into a tread of a tire. The tire tread gauge including a visual indicator. An image capture device is configured to capture an image of the tire tread gauge when the tire tread gauge is inserted into the tread of the tire.

8. 发明授权

US11325479B2 Hybrid and electric vehicle battery maintenance device 有权
公开(公告)号：US11325479B2
公开(公告)日：2022-05-10
申请号：US16253549
申请日：2019-01-22
申请人： Midtronics, Inc.
发明人： Kevin I. Bertness
IPC分类号： B60L50/16 , B60L53/60 , B60L58/12 , B60L58/22 , B60L1/02 , B60L58/26 , B60L58/10
摘要： The present invention includes a battery pack maintenance device for performing maintenance on battery packs of hybrid and/or electrical vehicles (referred herein generally as electric vehicles). In various embodiments, the device includes one or more loads for connecting to a battery pack for use in discharging the battery pack, and/or charging circuitry for use in charging the battery pack. Optional input/output circuitry can be provided for communicating with circuitry of in the battery pack and/or circuitry of the vehicle.

9. 发明申请

US20190154763A1 HIGH CAPACITY BATTERY BALANCER 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：US20190154763A1
公开(公告)日：2019-05-23
申请号：US16253526
申请日：2019-01-22
申请人： Midtronics, Inc.
发明人： Kevin I. Bertness
IPC分类号： G01R31/385 , B60L50/60 , B60L3/00 , B60L58/18 , B60L53/65 , B60L53/80 , B60L50/62 , B60L58/21 , B60L3/12 , H01M10/42 , H01M10/54
摘要： An apparatus for balancing charge of a battery in a battery pack includes a plurality of power supplies configured to be selectively coupled to the battery and a plurality of electrical loads configured to be electrically coupled to the battery. Test circuitry is configured to measure an amount of charge of the battery. Control circuitry selectively controls a voltage applied to the battery by the plurality of power supplies and a load applied to the battery by the plurality of electrical loads based upon a measured amount of charge of the battery.A method and apparatus for repairing or testing a used battery pack from an electric vehicle includes optionally removing the battery pack from the vehicle. Batteries within the pack are balanced such that they have similar states of charge.The present invention includes a battery pack maintenance device for performing maintenance on battery packs of hybrid and/or electrical vehicles (referred herein generally as electric vehicles). In various embodiments, the device includes one or more loads for connecting to a battery pack for use in discharging the battery pack, and/or charging circuitry for use in charging the battery pack. Input/output circuitry can be provided for communicating with circuitry of in the battery pack and/or circuitry of the vehicle.

10. 发明申请

US20160011271A1 AUTOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM 审中-公开
标题翻译：汽车维修系统
公开(公告)号：US20160011271A1
公开(公告)日：2016-01-14
申请号：US14799120
申请日：2015-07-14
申请人： Midtronics, Inc.
发明人： Kevin I. Bertness
IPC分类号： G01R31/36 , G01M17/007
CPC分类号： G01M17/007 , G01R21/14 , G01R31/385 , G06F1/1632 , G06F1/263 , H01M10/4285
摘要： A maintenance system for use with an electrical system of an automotive vehicle includes an electronic battery tester configured to test a battery of the automotive vehicle. The electronic battery tester includes tracking circuitry carried therein. A base station is configured to receive the electronic battery tester and includes a microprocessor configured to detect positioning of the electronic battery tester in the base station using the battery tester tracking circuitry.
摘要翻译：用于机动车辆的电气系统的维护系统包括：电子电池测试器，被配置为测试汽车的电池。电子电池测试仪包括其中承载的跟踪电路。基站被配置为接收电子电池测试器并且包括被配置为使用电池测试器跟踪电路检测电子电池测试仪在基站中的定位的微处理器。

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