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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120104993 | CONTACTLESS CHARGING DEVICE, CHARGING METHOD, CHARGEABLE BATTERY, AND CHARGER Techniques for a contactless charging device, a charging method thereof, a chargeable battery, and a charger are described. The contactless charging device includes a chargeable battery and a charger. The chargeable battery includes a secondary charging circuit configur... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120049785 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM A vehicle carries a battery as its power source. A battery control unit in the vehicle has an authentication unit. The authentication unit determines whether or not the battery is compliant. When the battery module is determined as non-compliant, a control unit restrict... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120049786 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS A vehicle carries a battery package as its power source. Plural battery modules in the battery package respectively have a memory device for memorizing identification information that proves authenticity of each of the battery modules. A battery control unit in the vehi... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120049787 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS A vehicle carries a battery package as its power source. Plural battery modules in the battery package respectively have a memory device for memorizing identification information that proves authenticity of each of the battery modules. A battery control unit in the vehi... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120013290 | BATTERY PACK ENUMERATION METHOD A method of registering a plurality of Battery-Monitoring-Units (BMUs) in a battery pack with a Battery-Management-System (BMS), the method comprising: providing an indication to a user, wherein the indication prompts the user to register one of the BMUs with the BMS; t... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110248669 | BATTERY PACK IDENTIFICATION SCHEME FOR POWER TOOL SYSTEMS A method is provided for identifying a battery pack that is operably coupled to a battery charger. The method comprises: measuring voltage at a plurality of designated terminals of a first battery pack while the battery pack is coupled to the battery charger; determinin... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110248668 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE SECURITY Exemplary embodiments are directed to energy storage device security. An energy storage device may include at least one energy storage cell and a controller. The controller may be configured to request device identification data from an electronic device coupled to the ... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110175564 | Battery pack including sensing board and power storage system employing the same A battery pack includes a battery unit including rechargeable batteries, a sensing board, the sensing board configured to process status information detected from the batteries, and a harness wire, the harness wire connecting the batteries and the sensing board so that ... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110101910 | SELF-ADAPTABLE RECHARGER A self-adaptable recharger includes a control circuit connected to a power-supply circuit, a current-sampling circuit and a pulse-based recharge circuit. The control circuit includes a microprocessor. The pulse-based recharge circuit includes parallel recharge branches ... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110089889 | BATTERY CHARGER FOR PORTABLE DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS A battery charger may include a charger connector to be coupled to a corresponding device connector of a portable device including a rechargeable battery. The battery charger may also include a charging circuit connected to the charger connector, and a controller connec... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110074339 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS An information processing apparatus includes: a case; a battery attachment module which is configured to be provided in the case and to which a first battery and a second battery capable of being charged with a current larger than a current for the first battery are sel... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110062914 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT WIRELESS CHARGING OF A MOBILE TERMINAL Disclosed is a method and apparatus for efficient wireless charging of a mobile terminal. The method includes detecting the mobile terminal by a charging apparatus, receiving a unique identifier of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal and determining if the mobi... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110057603 | SMART BATTERY CHARGER A smart battery charger is provided that includes one or more sensors to identify a particular battery, generate a usage profile for the battery over time, and develop a charging strategy that maximizes the useful life of the battery. The useful life of the battery may ... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110025258 | SYSTEM FOR SCHEDULING BATTERY CHARGE AND DISCHARGE Effective scheduling of battery charge and discharge activities, by making the most of battery characteristics, can extend the battery pack's operation-time and lifetime. A system and method for scheduling battery activities is disclosed. This framework dynamically adap... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110029157 | Remote Rechargeable Monitoring System and Method A system including a remote server connected over a network to a battery charger is configured to track usage of rechargeable batteries. Values of various sensed parameters of a battery, such as temperature, charge, current, and water level are stored with the battery a... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110029265 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PREDICTING A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY'S LIFETIME A method is disclosed for determining an end of life for a rechargeable battery comprising the steps of using the battery (102), charging the battery (112) and making an estimation of a battery's life-time (128), characterized by monitoring a batter... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023130 | Smart Battery System and Methods of Use A battery pack including a housing; at least one battery cell associated with the housing; at least one memory element associated with the housing; at least one electrical connection associated with the housing for supplying power from the battery cell to the electronic... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20100295503 | Multi-Use Fast Rate Charging Stand An apparatus includes a charger and a plurality of connectors such that a connector includes a switch and a connection between the charger and the connector. The charger is configured to direct a switch associated with one of the plurality of connectors to connect the c... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100253279 | SYSTEM, INCLUDING AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY, ELECTRICAL DEVICE, AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERY The invention relates to a system having an electrical device, particularly a hand-held electrical tool, and at least one accumulator equipped with a coding comprising at least one electrical conductor, for supplying the electrical device with electrical energy, and hav... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100241377 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND CHARGER A battery management system includes a battery attached with an identification ID; and a plurality of chargers for reading the identification ID attached to the battery, the chargers associating the read identification ID with information indicative of an end of chargin... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100213890 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF COUNTERFEIT BATTERIES A method and system for detecting the use of an unauthorized battery pack in a portable electronic device. The method comprises monitoring a temperature profile of at least one battery cell in a battery pack during an operation of the portable electronic device. The tem... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100213891 | BATTERY PACK UPDATING METHOD The battery pack updating method updates firmware stored in internal control circuit memory 24 via an update signal sent from a main device 1 that supplies power. When battery pack memory is updated, an AC adapter 3 is connected to the main device, ... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100201306 | CHARGING SYSTEM, PROCESSOR AND FEEDER A charging system including: a processor that includes a containing part for selectively containing either one of a secondary battery of a first type and a secondary battery of a second type capable of being rapidly charged with an electrical quantity greater than that ... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100201307 | BATTERY CHARGING APPARATUS HAVING A CHUTE AND METHOD OF RECHARGING A BATTERY The embodiments of the invention relate to a novel apparatus and method for a battery charging system in a shared environment, as well as for monitoring battery usage and tracking battery location. In one embodiment, the battery charging chute comprises a housing config... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100188039 | SECONDARY BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, BATTERY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SECONDARY BATTERY REUSE SYSTEM, SECONDARY BATTERY RECOVERY AND SALES SYSTEM, SECONDARY BATTERY REUSE METHOD, AND SECONDARY BATTERY RECOVERY AND SALES METHOD A secondary battery module includes a battery information storage unit for storing electric characteristic information and usage history information of the secondary battery module. A battery information management device and a terminal device respectively include inter... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100181960 | RECHARGEABLE POWER SUPPLY DEVICE HAVING AN IDENTIFICATION DEVICE The invention relates to a rechargeable power supply device for supplying power to an electrical appliance. The rechargeable power supply device is provided with at least one chip on which data for identification of the power supply device can be stored, and can be read... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100171460 | Charge System, Mobile Electronic Device, Cell Terminal Used for Them, and Secondary Cell It is possible to prevent charge of an incompatible secondary cell while suppressing the size of a mobile electronic device and a secondary cell without increasing power consumption so as to prevent damage of the secondary cell or the mobile electronic device by charge.... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100148721 | BATTERY PACK AUTHENTICATION FOR A MOBILE DEVICE Various embodiments are described herein for a mobile communication device that authenticates a smart battery prior to use. The mobile device includes a main processor and a device memory. The device memory stores first and second portions of security information used f... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100097030 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING FUNCTION OF CHARGING EXTERNAL DEVICE AND CHARGING METHOD THEREOF An image display apparatus having a function of charging an external device and a charging method thereof are provide. The image display apparatus includes a universal serial bus (USB) interface which is connected to an external device through a power supply line and a ... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100066303 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHARGING PERIPHERALS The invention includes a peripheral charging system for a computer. The peripheral charging system comprises a retention mechanism configured to retain a peripheral having a battery, the retention mechanism comprising a charging mechanism, and a system battery electrica... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100052608 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS During charging of a battery, the start-up of the main body of an apparatus due to the switching on of a controller leads to increased consumption of power and also leads to heating of the battery, and therefore it is not possible to pass a sufficient charging current. ... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100019719 | Information rewriting device and recording medium An information rewriting device includes a first storage unit provided in a battery, a second storage unit provided in a battery charger, and at least one rewrite unit provided in at least one of the battery and the battery charger. When the battery and the battery char... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100013430 | CHARGING METHODS FOR BATTERY POWERED DEVICES A battery charge control system including an algorithm for determining whether the battery chemistry of a battery pack for use in a portable electronic device is primary, in which case charging is prevented, or secondary, in which case charging is enabled. The routine o... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090322277 | PORTABLE COMPUTERIZED DATA COMMUNICATION DEVICE In one embodiment, a portable computerized data communication device in a data communication system may include, for example, a user interface; a computerized system controlling operation of the device; a device housing having a normal closed condition defining an inter... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090315730 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING BATTERY FAULT NOTIFICATIONS ON WIRELESS DEVICES A battery pack for a mobile device, a method for processing fault notifications for a mobile device, and a mobile device for processing fault notifications are described. The battery pack comprises a housing, at least one battery cell within the housing, and a memory ac... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090309540 | Method of operating a networl with a programmable battery and programming same A method of operating a network for tracking and storing warranty information and metrics of a programmable battery and programming the programmable battery, the method comprising executing a diagnostic check of the programmable battery, storing sales or maintenance spe... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090309539 | Tamper resistant programmable battery and network tracking system A tamper resistant programmable battery and warranty and metrics tracking network is provided having an at least one network comprising a warranty and metrics information tracking system and information storage device storing data regarding the tamper resistant programm... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090295326 | Defibrillator Battery Authentication System A method for operating an external medical device such as a defibrillator includes obtaining a data set from a battery pack and examining the data set to determine whether the battery pack is authenticated for use in the external medical device. If the examination does ... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090251100 | Stackable battery module A rechargeable battery assembly includes a battery array and a battery controller. The battery array includes a number of batteries, and each battery includes a battery module and an integral module controller. The batteries may be connected in various configurations to... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090243539 | RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR IN A BATTERY PACK Apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for battery management. In one implementation, a method of communication provided. The method includes enabling determining when a battery pack is coupled to a device, the battery pack including a battery manag... | 10/01/2009 |
