Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7674551 | State of charge indicator for a battery A state of charge indicator for a battery having a liquid electrolyte includes a viewing rod having an observation surface at a first end, a conical reflection surface at a second end, and a generally cylindrical outer surface intermediate the first end and the seco... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7612535 | Charge indicator A charge indicator for a battery includes a transparent inspection rod comprising an observation area at a first end and a tip formed by a conical reflection area at a second end. The charge indicator also includes a ball cage that includes a gas bubble collection c... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7423408 | Monitoring device and method for determining at least one characteristic variable for the state of a battery A method for determining at least one characteristic variable for the state of a battery includes: (a) determining the charge throughput of the battery per time step; having, (b) determining a first characteristic figure in order to describe the stratification of th... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7375495 | Method for determination of the charge drawn by an energy storage battery A method for determining the charge drawn by an energy storage battery starting from an initial state of charge at the start of the drawing of the charge includes determining the charge drawn as a function of an exponential function with a time constant. The time co... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7295014 | Method for determination of characteristic variable which relates to the state of charge of a storage battery A method for determining a state of charge (SOC) characteristic variable for a storage battery including determining a first SOC value and a second SOC value. The method further including determining changes in the first and second SOC values. These changes in the f... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7276880 | Devices and/or methods for determining the availability of electric energy, in particularly in vehicle electric systems comprising several energy accumulators The invention relates to devices and/or methods for determining the availability of electrical energy in two-energy accumulator vehicle electric systems, in which both energy accumulators, particularly batteries, can be connected to one another via a D.C. converter.... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7253587 | Method for prediction of electrical characteristics of an electrochemical storage battery A method for prediction of electrical characteristics of an electrochemical storage battery and includes determining a functional relationship between a state of charge value which is related to a first parameter for a storage battery and a second state of charge va... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7144657 | Electrical rechargeable battery An electrical rechargeable battery including a housing, positive and negative electrodes arranged in the housing, separators positioned between the electrodes, electrolyte in the housing, at least one end pole connected to at least one of the electrodes and adapted ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7097935 | Rechargeable battery A rechargeable battery includes a housing having at least two cells and a cover which closes the housing. The cover includes a lower part which is coupled to the housing, an upper part which is arranged at a distance from the lower part and closes the lower part for... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7098665 | Method for prediction of the internal resistance of an energy storage battery, and a monitoring device for energy storage batteries A method for predicting the internal resistance of an energy storage battery in assumed environmental and battery state conditions includes subdividing the internal resistance into a first resistance component which represents the electrical resistance of the energy... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7042226 | Method for determining the wear to a storage battery, and a monitoring device A method for determining the wear to a storage battery by monitoring the state of charge of the storage battery includes identifying a plurality of deep discharge events when a state of charge value for the storage battery is less than a minimum state of charge valu... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7012434 | Method for determining the amount of charge which can be drawn from a storage battery and monitoring device A method for determining the amount of charge which can be drawn from a storage battery and a monitoring device are provided that measure at least one of battery currents and battery voltages at at least two points in time before or during a rise phase and during or... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6982540 | Energy management system for a motor vehicle electrical system An energy management system for an electrical system of a motor vehicle subjected to a large number of loads including at least one generator, at least one storage battery, a controller of energy distribution in the system which bases such control at least on effici... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6967466 | Method for determining the amount of charge which can be drawn on a storage battery, and monitoring device for a storage battery A method for determining the amount of charge which can be drawn from a storage battery includes determining a battery voltage and current profile over at least one time interval; smoothing the battery voltage profile and the battery current profile using at least t... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6949911 | Method for determining the amount of charge which can be drawn from a storage battery and a monitoring device for a storage battery A method for determining the amount of charge which can be drawn from a storage battery includes determining a response signal profile within a time interval to an electrical stimulus to the storage battery. The method also includes linearizing the response signal p... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6936373 | Monobloc battery having a number of interconnected electrochemical cells A monobloc battery including a plurality of interconnected electrochemical cells formed from electrodes and electrolyte and having end poles, wherein distances between selected cells and the end poles and, optionally, distances between the selected cells, are set su... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6909261 | Method for predicting the loading capability of an electrochemical element A method for predicting the loading capability of an accumulator by measuring the current I, voltage U and temperature T of the accumulator, and comparing the measured values with the corresponding values of the response of an equivalent circuit diagram of the accum... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6885951 | Method and device for determining the state of function of an energy storage battery In a method for determining the state of function SOF of an energy storage battery, in particular a starter battery for a motor vehicle, as the capability to supply at least one load with an amount of energy, by determining a characteristic value for the state of ch... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6674266 | Method for determining the operating state of an energy-storage battery A method for determining the operating state of an energy-storage battery in assumed temperature and state of charge conditions, which has the following steps: a) measurement of a temperature variable (TACT) which is correlated with the battery... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6653818 | Method for predicting the equilibrated open-circuit voltage of an electrochemical energy store In a method for predicting the equilibrated open-circuit voltage of an electrochemical energy store by measuring the voltage settling response Uo(t) in a load-free period, a formulaic relationship between the equilibrated open-circuit voltage Uoo and the ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6646416 | Electrical rechargeable battery An electrical rechargeable battery has an end pole, which is provided with an external thread and to which a flat cable lug of a cable connection is connected. The end pole is arranged in a circular recess in the cover such that the end pole is surrounded... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6228537 | Electrode grid for lead batteries The invention pertains to an electrode grid for lead batteries with a rectangular grid frame, pasting accessory rails arranged on it, and a group of grid cross members which form the skeleton to hold the active mass, the pasting accessory rails extending ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6163133 | Process for determining the state of charge and the peak current loadability of batteries In a process for determining the state of charge and the peak current loadability of batteries in the currentless pauses before and after a loading phase the no-load voltages U01 and U02 are measured. From them, with allowance for ba... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6117594 | Alloy for battery grids A lead acid cell including a positive plate or grid has been discovered involving Pb/Ca/Sn/Ag alloy. An interaction between tin and silver which leads to optimum tin and silver levels which are substantially different than those indicated in the prior art... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6118252 | Process for determining the starting capacity of the starter battery of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a process for determining the starting capacity of a starter battery of a motor vehicle for which the mean value for the voltage surge during the starting of an internal combustion engine, is determined as a function of mean value... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6103408 | Electric battery In an electric battery, an electronic clock is integrated in the battery container in order to monitor battery functions. The frequency of the electronic clock is varied as a function of at least one characteristic value of the battery. In one embodiment,... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5990660 | Process for improving the charging and discharging capacity of storage batteries The invention pertains to a process for improving the charging and discharging capacity of storage batteries at low temperatures. The improvement in the charging and discharging of storage batteries is accomplished by raising their temperature, using for ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5896023 | Method for charging an electric storage battery A method for charging an electric storage cell, in particular a lead acid battery, as the starter battery in a motor vehicle, involves the generator voltage being controlled, using the charge state of the accumulator as a controlled variable, the charge s... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5624770 | Battery with side wall ribs A lead storage battery with a monobloc container receives plate groups in cell compartments which are adjustable in width using a series of side wall ribs. Each rib includes a cell connector formed on the container wall, which is in turn provided with sup... | 04/29/1997 |
