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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8164343 | Method and apparatus for measuring a parameter of a vehicle electrical system An automotive vehicle electrical system tester is provided for testing an electrical system having wiring which couple a load to a battery. The automotive vehicle electrical system tester is configured to measure an electrical parameter of the wiring and includes a ... | 04/24/2012 |
| D643759 | Electronic battery tester | 08/23/2011 |
| 7999505 | In-vehicle battery monitor An apparatus and a method of monitoring a battery in an automotive vehicle are provided. An output is provided which can be a relative output as a function of minimum and maximum parameters of the battery. ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7977914 | Battery maintenance tool with probe light A battery maintenance tool, which electrically couples to a battery, includes a maintenance tool housing and electronic circuitry within the maintenance tool housing. A cable, substantially external to the maintenance tool housing includes a plurality of conductors.... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7959476 | Clamp for electrically coupling to a battery contact A clamp that is capable of attaching to a battery post and also to a female receptacle terminal. The clamp includes a post-grasping portion that is capable of attaching to the battery post. The clamp also includes a male plug feature that is configured to fit into a... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7940053 | Battery tester with promotion feature Battery maintenance equipment is provided for use in maintaining storage batteries. The battery maintenance equipment includes battery maintenance circuitry. A redemption code output is provided and configured to provide an output having a redeemable value in respon... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940052 | Electronic battery test based upon battery requirements An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery includes test circuitry configured to provide an output based upon a selected test criteria. Additionally, circuitry is provided to assist in balancing batteries used in a string of multiple batteries. ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7924015 | Automotive vehicle battery test system A cable for connecting to an electronic battery tester, includes a first end configured to couple to a databus of a vehicle and a second end configured to couple to the electronic battery tester. An electrical connection extends between the first end and the second ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7808375 | Battery run down indicator An automotive vehicle battery monitor includes an electrical connection configured to electrically couple to an electrical system of the vehicle. An output provides a visual indication related to a condition of the battery. A mount mounts the output at a location at... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7791348 | Battery tester with promotion feature to promote use of the battery tester by providing the user with codes having redeemable value Battery maintenance equipment is provided for use in maintaining storage batteries. The battery maintenance equipment includes battery maintenance circuitry. A redemption code output is provided and configured to provide an output having a redeemable value in respon... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7777612 | Theft prevention device for automotive vehicle service centers An apparatus and method for preventing theft in automotive vehicle service centers. The apparatus includes at least one portable tool and a controller. The portable tool includes circuitry configured to communicate with the controller. The portable tool further incl... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7774151 | Wireless battery monitor An electronic battery tester and method includes generating battery test data from an electronic battery test. The battery test data is transmitted over a wireless communication medium. In another aspect, a method and apparatus is provided for receiving battery test... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7772850 | Wireless battery tester with information encryption means An electronic battery tester and method includes generating battery test data from an electronic battery test. The battery test data is transmitted over a wireless communication medium. In another aspect, a method and apparatus is provided for receiving battery test... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7728597 | Electronic battery tester with databus A cable for connecting to an electronic battery tester, includes a first end configured to couple to a databus of a vehicle and a second end configured to couple to the electronic battery tester. An electrical connection extends between the first end and the second ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7723993 | Electronic battery tester configured to predict a load test result based on open circuit voltage, temperature, cranking size rating, and a dynamic parameter A method and apparatus is provided for rapidly and safely estimating the high-rate load test voltage of a storage battery utilizing open-circuit voltage, temperature and a dynamic parameter such as conductance or resistance. An output indicative of the condition of ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7710119 | Battery tester that calculates its own reference values A battery tester that is capable of calculating its own reference values is provided. The battery tester includes test circuitry that is configured to obtain dynamic parameter values for batteries, and to compute at least one reference value based on the dynamic par... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7706991 | Alternator tester An alternator tester is provided for testing an alternator of a vehicle while the alternator is coupled to the vehicle. A sensor is configured to couple to the vehicle and sense a signal related to operation of the alternator. A memory contains data related to opera... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7705602 | Automotive vehicle electrical system diagnostic device An automotive vehicle electrical system diagnostic apparatus includes first and second electrical connections configured to electrically couple to an electrical system of an automotive vehicle which includes a battery. Digital samples are obtained during operation o... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7688074 | Energy management system for automotive vehicle A battery monitor is provided for use with a battery of an automotive vehicle. The battery monitor can provide real time battery condition measurements and can selectively control the charging of the battery through an alternator of the vehicle based upon the measur... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7642786 | Battery tester capable of identifying faulty battery post adapters An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery. The tester includes a first connector configured to electrically couple to a first terminal of the battery via a first battery post adapter and a second connector configured to electrically couple to a seco... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7619417 | Battery monitoring system A battery monitoring system (BMS), which utilizes a minimum amount of input data (time, voltage, current, temperature and conductance, for example) to periodically determine a vehicle battery status or condition is provided. The BMS combines electronic hardware and ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7598744 | Scan tool for electronic battery tester An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery includes a first and a second electrical connector configured to electrically couple to terminals of the storage battery. Measurement circuitry tests the storage battery and generate a battery test result. O... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7598743 | Battery maintenance device having databus connection An electronic battery tester or charger for use with a storage battery includes a first and a second electrical connector configured to electrically couple to terminals of the storage battery. Circuitry operates on the storage battery. OBD communication circuitry is... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7598699 | Replaceable clamp for electronic battery tester A method and apparatus for coupling a battery charger and/or a battery tester to a battery is provided. A clamp can be selectively removed from a cable. This allows replacement of the clamp as desired as well as fixedly or removably coupling the cable to the battery... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7595643 | Apparatus and method for simulating a battery tester with a fixed resistance load A method and apparatus for simulating a battery tester with a fixed resistance load, such as a widely used Japanese load tester that rates the strength of Japanese batteries that are categorized under the Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS), are provided. This invent... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7557586 | Electronic battery tester An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery includes test circuitry configured to provide an output based upon a selected test criteria. Additionally, circuitry is provided to assist in balancing batteries used in a string of multiple batteries. ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7545146 | Apparatus and method for predicting battery capacity and fitness for service from a battery dynamic parameter and a recovery voltage differential A method and apparatus for testing a storage battery is provided in which a battery is measured to obtain a battery dynamic parameter value such as conductance. The battery is measured to obtain an open circuit voltage, a resistance and a recovery voltage differenti... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7505856 | Battery test module A storage battery includes a battery housing and a plurality of electrochemical cells in the battery housing electrically connected to terminals of the battery. A battery test module is mounted to the battery housing and electrically coupled to the terminals through... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7498767 | Centralized data storage of condition of a storage battery at its point of sale Methods and systems are provided for monitoring replacing of a previously purchased storage battery with a replacement storage battery. A battery tester is coupled to the replacement storage battery. A replacement storage battery identifier is entered into the batte... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7479763 | Apparatus and method for counteracting self discharge in a storage battery A system for counteracting self-discharge in a storage battery is provided. The system includes a charge supply battery that provides a supply voltage. The system also includes a DC-DC converter circuit that has an input that electrically couples to the charge suppl... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7446536 | Scan tool for electronic battery tester A cable for connecting to an electronic battery tester, includes a first end configured to couple to a databus of a vehicle and a second end configured to couple to the electronic battery tester. An electrical connection extends between the first end and the second ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7425833 | Broad-band low-inductance cables for making Kelvin connections to electrochemical cells and batteries A broad-band technique for reducing the distributed inductance of a four-conductor Kelvin cable is disclosed. A special inductance-canceling cable section is connected in tandem with the cable section contacting the cell/battery. Connections between the two cable se... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7408358 | Electronic battery tester having a user interface to configure a printer An apparatus for testing a storage battery includes an input configured to select a printer protocol from a plurality of printer protocols. A memory contains a plurality of printer protocol selection commands. Each of the printer protocol selection commands correspo... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7398176 | Battery testers with secondary functionality An electronic vehicle tester includes a battery tester configured to measure a parameter of a battery of a vehicle. A tire tester is configured to receive a parameter of a tire of the vehicle. A wireless receiver can be configured to receive pressure information fro... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7363175 | Query based electronic battery tester An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery provides a test output indicative of a condition of the battery. Electronic measurement circuitry provides a measurement output related to a condition of the battery. The battery condition is determined base... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7319304 | Shunt connection to a PCB of an energy management system employed in an automotive vehicle A method of coupling a shunt to a printed circuit board (PCB) of an energy management system is provided. The method includes coupling flexible electrical connectors to the shunt and soldering the flexible electrical connectors to connection points on the PCB of the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7295936 | Electronic battery tester with relative test output An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery determines a condition of the battery. The condition is a relative condition and is a function of a dynamic parameter of the battery and an empirical input variable. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7246015 | Alternator tester An alternator tester is provided for testing an alternator of a vehicle while the alternator is coupled to the vehicle. A sensor is configured to couple to the vehicle and sense a signal related to operation of the alternator. A memory contains data related to opera... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7208914 | Apparatus and method for predicting the remaining discharge time of a battery A method and apparatus for predicting the remaining discharge time of a battery are provided. The method includes measuring a dynamic parameter of the battery, obtaining a discharge current of the battery, measuring a voltage of the battery and obtaining a temperatu... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198510 | Kelvin connector for a battery post A Kelvin connector for coupling to a post of a battery includes a first contact having a surface which at least partially conforms to and is adapted to engage and electrically connect to a surface of the post. The connector also includes a second contact having a su... | 04/03/2007 |
