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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:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2012
Applicants:
Brian J. Koch, Berkley, MI (US);
Robert S. Conell, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Mark W. Verbrugge, Troy, MI (US);
Gregory P. Meisner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brian J. Koch, Berkley, MI (US);
Robert S. Conell, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Mark W. Verbrugge, Troy, MI (US);
Gregory P. Meisner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for determining a state of charge of a battery. The battery is subjected to a predetermined magnetic field such that the battery and the predetermined magnetic field jointly create a resultant magnetic field. The resultant magnetic field is sensed. The state of charge of the battery is determined based on the resultant magnetic field.