	US 12,470,073 B2
	System for identifying a battery based on a color of a part of the battery
Jason David Searl, Bayside, WI (US); Kathryn Marie Ciurlik, Racine, WI (US); Trish T. Haudricourt, Williamsburg, VA (US); and Kathryn Ann Campbell, Whitefish Bay, WI (US)
Assigned to CPS Technology Holdings LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by CPS Technology Holdings LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on May 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/749,898.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/196,855, filed on Jun. 4, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/191,687, filed on May 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0373394 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC H02J 7/00043 (2020.01)

20 Claims

1. A system for managing a color-coded battery, the system comprising a processor configured to:

select a color-coded battery from a plurality of color-coded batteries for use based upon color, color for the color-coding being based on a color on a label affixed to the battery associated with a specific battery use, and the plurality of color-coded batteries including batteries having differently colored labels, the selecting including:

determining user requirements; and

applying a selection algorithm to select a specific color-coded battery from the plurality of color-coded batteries that meets the user requirements;

monitor the life cycle of the color-coded battery based upon color; and

select a color-coded battery for recycling or disposal based upon color.