US 11,740,291 B2
Systems and methods for remotely determining a battery characteristic
Nancy Taylor Dempsey, Danbury, CT (US); Karen Coltharp McGinnis, Cleveland, TN (US); Elizabeth Jane Wenzel, Wauwatosa, WI (US); Mathias Amann, Darmstadt (DE); Jordan Todorov Bourilkov, Bethany, CT (US); Sergio Coronado Hortal, Bethel, CT (US); Jonathan Livingston Joyce, Independence, KY (US); Faiz Feisal Sherman, Mason, OH (US); and Steven Jeffrey Specht, Bethel, CT (US)
Assigned to DURACELL U.S. OPERATIONS, INC., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by DURACELL U.S. OPERATIONS, INC., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Apr. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/721,585.
Application 17/721,585 is a continuation of application No. 17/114,068, filed on Dec. 7, 2020, granted, now 11,307,259.
Application 17/114,068 is a continuation of application No. 16/789,606, filed on Feb. 13, 2020, granted, now 10,859,705.
Application 16/789,606 is a continuation of application No. 16/572,520, filed on Sep. 16, 2019, granted, now 10,684,374.
Application 16/572,520 is a continuation of application No. 15/950,911, filed on Apr. 11, 2018, granted, now 10,416,309.
Application 15/950,911 is a continuation of application No. 15/660,565, filed on Jul. 26, 2017, granted, now 9,983,312.
Application 15/660,565 is a continuation of application No. 14/259,677, filed on Apr. 23, 2014, granted, now 9,726,763.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/837,879, filed on Jun. 21, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0236331 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01R 31/371 (2019.01); G01R 31/382 (2019.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01)
CPC G01R 31/371 (2019.01) [G01R 31/382 (2019.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); H01M 10/425 (2013.01); H01M 10/4221 (2013.01); H01M 10/48 (2013.01); H01M 10/488 (2013.01); H01M 2010/4278 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A computing device for remotely monitoring battery activity comprising:
a processor; and
a non-transitory memory component that stores logic that, when executed by the processor, causes the computing device to perform at least the following:
detect a wireless communication signal that identifies a battery;
determine, from the wireless communication signal, a battery characteristic of the battery;
provide, via a user interface generated by a software application executing on the computing device, data related to the battery characteristic of the battery;
predict a charge remaining in the battery;
determine that the remaining charge is depleted below a threshold charge level; and
provide, via a user interface generated by the software application, an indication of a location at which the battery may be recycled.