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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.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015

Filed:

Feb. 04, 2010
Applicants:

Maria F. Rice, Evanston, IL (US);

Christopher Jones, Carpentersville, IL (US);

Inventors:

Maria F. Rice, Evanston, IL (US);

Christopher Jones, Carpentersville, IL (US);

Assignee:

Methode Electronics, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/416 (2006.01); G01R 31/36 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 4/58 (2010.01); H01M 10/052 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/3606 (2013.01); H01M 10/425 (2013.01); H01M 10/48 (2013.01); H01M 10/486 (2013.01); H01M 4/5825 (2013.01); H01M 10/052 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7011 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention relates to an object's state or properties being monitored, such as a lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) or other type of electrical battery containing one or more LFP or other type of electrical battery cell within the battery, and one or more sensors for measuring the state or property of the object, such as the state of charge of the battery cells, by measuring the magnetic susceptibility or other properties, such as the magnetic susceptibility of electrolyte or the electrodes within the battery cells. The state of charge of the battery cells within the battery are monitored by the one or more sensors, which are coupled to electrical circuits.


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