IP Library Granted Patent US 11,189,875
Granted Patent B1
US 11,189,875 · App. 15/837,391 · Granted Nov 30, 2021

Battery systems containing recyclable battery portions

Inventor: Mohammed Alobaidi (Kokomo, IN)
Assignee: Green Cubes Technology, LLC
H01M50/20B62B3/04H01M10/54H01M50/502B62B2202/56B62B2202/61H01M2220/30
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Patent No.
US 11,189,875
App. No.
15/837,391
Granted
Nov 30, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

Battery systems containing recyclable battery portions. The present disclosure includes disclosure of a battery system, comprising a housing configured to retain two or more battery portions; two or more battery portions configured to fit within the housing; wherein the housing is configured to fit within a battery compartment of a cart; wherein the two or more battery portions, when effectively connected together using a central connector of the battery system, collectively produce sufficient power to power electronic equipment of the cart; and wherein each of the two or more battery portions weigh at or below a desired threshold weight.

Claims (38)

1. A recyclable battery system for a mobile cart, comprising:

a battery compartment within the mobile cart;

a housing positioned within the battery compartment;

two or more battery portions each weighing at or below a threshold weight of eleven pounds and configured to fit within the housing and be removable from the housing of the battery compartment of the mobile cart; and

a central connector for connecting the two or more battery portions to one another to collectively produce sufficient power to power electronic equipment of the mobile cart; and

wherein the housing further comprises a top door or cover coupled thereto, wherein the top door or cover conceals a first manifold and a second manifold of the battery system when the top door or cover is in a closed position,

wherein when a first battery portion of the two or more battery portions are removed from the battery compartment of the mobile cart for recycling, the first battery portion can be recycled as it is at or below the threshold weight of eleven pounds.

2. The battery system of claim 1 , wherein each battery portion of the two or more battery portions are configured to be charged by a power source when positioned within the housing within the battery compartment of the cart.

3. The battery system of claim 1 , wherein each battery portion of the two or more battery portions are configured to be charged by an external power source when the two or more battery portions are positioned within the housing within the battery compartment of the cart.

4. The battery system of claim 1 , wherein each battery portion of the two or more battery portions are configured to be charged by a power source when the two or more battery portions are positioned outside of the housing.

5. The battery system of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a front door or cover coupled thereto, wherein the front door or cover can allow access to the two or more battery portions when the front door or cover is open.

6. The battery system of claim 1 , wherein the top door or cover can allow access to the first manifold and the second manifold of the battery system when the top door or cover is open.

7. The battery system of claim 6 , further comprising a positive terminal and a negative terminal present on a relative exterior of the external housing.

8. The battery system of claim 7 , wherein the central connector is further connected to the positive terminal and the negative terminal so that the electronic equipment of the cart, when connected to the positive terminal and the negative terminal, can be powered from the two or more battery portions.

9. The battery system of claim 1 , wherein the housing is further configured to receive a replacement battery portion to replace the first battery portion of the two or more battery portions.

10. The battery system of claim 1 , forming part of a cart system, the cart system further comprising a computer and a display.

11. A recyclable battery system for a mobile cart, comprising:

a battery compartment within the mobile cart;

a housing positioned within the battery compartment; and

two or more battery portions each weighing at, or below, a threshold weight of eleven pounds and configured to fit within the housing, and be removable from the housing of the battery compartment of the mobile cart;

wherein the housing comprises a front door or cover coupled thereto, wherein the front door or cover can allow access to the two or more battery portions when the front door or cover is open; wherein the housing comprises a top door or cover coupled thereto, wherein the top door or cover can allow access to a first manifold and a second manifold of the battery system when the top door or cover is open; wherein the top door or cover conceals the first manifold and the second manifold of the battery system when the top door or cover is in a closed position;

a central connector for connecting the two or more battery portions to one another to collectively produce sufficient power to power electronic equipment of the mobile cart when the electronic equipment is connected to a positive terminal and a negative terminal of the battery system that is also connected to the central connector; and

wherein when a first battery portion of the two or more battery portions are removed from the battery compartment of the mobile cart for recycling, the first battery portion can be recycled as it is at or below the threshold weight of eleven pounds.

12. The battery system of claim 11 , further configured to receive a replacement battery portion to replace the first battery portion of the two or more battery portions.

13. A mobile cart, comprising:

a recyclable battery system, comprising:

a battery compartment within the mobile cart;

a housing positioned within the battery compartment; wherein the housing comprises a top door or cover coupled thereto, wherein the top door or cover conceals a first manifold and a second manifold of the battery system when the top door or cover is in a closed position

two or more battery portions each weighing at, or below, a threshold weight of eleven pounds and configured to fit within the housing, and be removable from the housing of the battery compartment of the mobile cart;

a positive terminal and a negative terminal; and

a central connector connecting the two or more battery portions to one another, the positive terminal, and the negative terminal;

a computer; and

a display;

wherein the two or more battery portions collectively produce sufficient power to power the computer and the display; and

wherein when a first battery portion of the two or more battery portions are removed from the battery compartment of the mobile cart for recycling, the first battery portion can be recycled as it is at or below the threshold weight of eleven pounds.

14. The cart of claim 13 , wherein the housing comprises a front door or cover coupled thereto, wherein the front door or cover can allow access to the two or more battery portions when the front door or cover is open, and wherein the top door or cover can allow access to the first manifold and the second manifold of the battery system when the top door or cover is open.

15. The cart of claim 13 , wherein each battery portion of the two or more battery portions are configured to be charged by an external power source when the two or more battery portions are positioned within the housing within the battery compartment of the mobile cart.

16. The cart of claim 13 , further configured to receive a replacement battery portion to replace the first battery portion of the two or more battery portions.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2024
From: MIDCAP BUSINESS CREDIT LLC
To: GREEN CUBES TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Reel/Frame 068966/0340 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2024
From: GREEN CUBES TECHNOLOGY, LLC
To: FIDUS INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069194/0411 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2024
From: FIDUS INVESTMENT CORPORATION
To: GREEN CUBES TECHNOLOGY, LLC; UNIPOWER, LLC
Reel/Frame 068928/0051 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2022
From: UNIPOWER, LLC; GREEN CUBES TECHNOLOGY, LLC
To: MIDCAP BUSINESS CREDIT LLC
Reel/Frame 059527/0783 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2021
From: GREEN CUBES TECHNOLOGY, LLC; UNIPOWER, LLC
To: FIDUS INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058443/0738 →
ENTITY CONVERSION Recorded Jun 24, 2020
From: GREEN CUBES TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
To: GREEN CUBES TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Reel/Frame 053025/0444 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2020
From: GREEN CUBES TECHNOLOGY, LLC
To: MIDCAP BUSINESS CREDIT LLC
Reel/Frame 052977/0706 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2017
From: ALOBAIDI, MOHAMMED
To: GREEN CUBES TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044353/0882 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 62431895 · Dec 9, 2016