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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2020
Applicant:
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventor:
Mark Kotik, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/392 (2019.01); G01R 31/367 (2019.01); G05B 23/02 (2006.01); G01R 31/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/382 (2019.01); G01R 31/396 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/392 (2019.01); G01R 31/006 (2013.01); G01R 31/382 (2019.01); G01R 31/396 (2019.01); G01R 31/367 (2019.01); G05B 23/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure is directed to systems and methods by which the lifetime, e.g., remaining life or amount of life used, of variable use items, such as rechargeable batteries, battery relays, vehicles and power tools, can be determined that takes into account the conditions of the use of the item. The systems and methods involve an algorithm that can be described as accumulating points based on the real time utilization of the item, e.g., rechargeable battery, battery relay, vehicle, or power tool, and when an agreed-upon number of points have been accumulated, the item can be considered to be at end of life or end of warranty.