Energy storage device and a system having the same

Inventors: Christopher P. Klicpera (Westbury, NY); Damien Ramrattan (Coram, NY)

Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation

G06K7/10297 G06K7/1413 G06K7/1417 H01Q1/2216 H02J7/60 H02J7/70 H02J7/80 H02J50/80

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Patent No.: US 12675654
App. No.: 18/677,756
Granted: Jul 7, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

An energy storage device and a system having the same are provided. The energy storage device includes a power unit, a gauge, an antenna, and a bridge electrically coupled to the antenna. The bridge is configured to receive information from the gauge and transmit the information through the antenna to an external device.

Claims (20)

1 . An energy storage device, comprising:

a power unit;

a gauge;

at least one of an IC chip or a memory to hold information related to the power unit;

an antenna; and

a bridge electrically coupled to the antenna,

wherein the bridge is configured to receive the information from the gauge and transmit the information through the antenna to an external device.

2 . The energy storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the bridge includes an Inter-Integrated Circuit to Near-Field Communication (NFC) chip.

3 . The energy storage device according to claim 2 , wherein the Inter-Integrated Circuit to Near-Field Communication (NFC) chip includes a non-volatile memory.

4 . The energy storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the antenna includes a coil configured to perform NFC transmission.

5 . The energy storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the power unit includes at least one of a battery or a supercapacitor.

6 . The energy storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the antenna is provided on a housing of the energy storage device.

7 . The energy storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the gauge is configured to store the information of the power unit.

8 . The energy storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the information from the gauge includes at least one of State of Charge (SoC), State of Health, cycle count, manufacture date, time in service, serial number, design capacity, voltage, current, protection status, firmware version, and temperature information associated with the power unit.

9 . The energy storage device according to claim 1 , further comprising a battery protection circuit.

10 . The energy storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the external device includes at least one of a mobile phone, a tablet, a portable computer, a scanner, or a reader/writer.

11 . The energy storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the bridge is configured to be powered by energy from the external device through the antenna.

12 . The energy storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the bridge is configured to be powered by the power unit.

13 . The energy storage device according to claim 1 , further comprising conductive contacts configured to receive a charge from a charging station and deliver the charge to an electronic device.

14 . The energy storage device according to claim 13 , wherein the electronic device includes at least one of a QR code scanner and a barcode scanner.