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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120126991 | Device and Method of Determining Safety in a Battery Pack A battery pack includes at least one battery cell that expands and contracts in relation to the chemical conditions of the battery cell. A substrate is configured to contact the at least one battery cell. A sensor is attached to the substrate and the sensor produces a s... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120081230 | POWER CONSERVING ALERT FOR MEDICAL DEVICES Techniques are provided for alerting a person to check a medical device while conserving battery power. The medical device initiates a status alert if a readiness condition of the medical device is no longer being met. The status alert includes notification periods duri... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120053736 | Solid state control system A control system to selectively control the operation of the compressor of an air conditioning system including at least one remote evaporator operatively coupled to the compressor to receive refrigerant therethrough, an air handler control system including a fault sens... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120050054 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BATTERY MANAGEMENT A vehicle having a battery package as a power source includes a memory device for storing authentication information of battery modules in the battery package. A battery controller in the vehicle has an authentication unit. The authentication unit determines whether the... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120041622 | Charge Rate Modulation of Metal-Air Cells as a Function of Ambient Oxygen Concentration A system and method for charging a metal-air battery pack at the maximum possible rate while maintaining an ambient oxygen concentration below a preset concentration is provided, thereby minimizing the risks associated with generating oxygen during the charging cycle.... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041623 | Charge Rate Modulation of Metal-Air Cells as a Function of Ambient Oxygen Concentration A system and method for charging a metal-air battery pack at the maximum possible rate while maintaining an ambient oxygen concentration below a preset concentration is provided, thereby minimizing the risks associated with generating oxygen during the charging cycle.... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120038483 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BATTERY STATUS INDICATION A method and apparatus are provided to indicate battery capacity status. Different blinking frequencies of an LED correspond to different battery states of charge. Furthermore, the present invention provides a smooth visual brightness change of the LED by providing the ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120013474 | METHOD FOR INFORMING A USER OF A POSSIBILITY TO COMPLETE THE EXECUTION OF A PROCESS IN A COMPUTING DEVICE A method for informing a user of the possibility to execute a given process using existing resources is disclosed, the method comprising selecting a process to be executed, receiving information indicative of a level of battery charge, determining if said level of batte... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120013467 | ELECTRONIC SHELF LABEL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME Disclosed herein is an electronic shelf label system. The electronic shelf label system includes a plurality of electronic tags that are installed on a product display stand and confirms the residual amount of a battery to turn-on a battery warning light when the residu... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110316709 | METHOD OF DETERMINING A REMAINING CAPACITY OF AN ENERGY SOURCE OF AN INFORMATION TAG FOR AGRICULTURE The invention relates to a method of determining a remaining capacity of an energy source of an agricultural information tag. The method includes adjusting, such as increasing or decreasing, a counter at the occurrence of an event which leads to a consumption of energy ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110298624 | Vehicle Power Management System A vehicle power management system (VPMS) controls a charging voltage of a battery in a vehicle, wherein a VPMS controller evaluates state-of-charge (SOC), battery temperature, and battery charging current to determine a charge mode. A rapid charge mode is used when the ... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110285538 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING ABNORMALITY IN CELL BALANCING CIRCUIT Provided are an apparatus and a method for diagnosing an abnormality in a cell balancing circuit. The apparatus may include a plurality of cell balancing circuits respectively connected to a plurality of battery cells included in a battery pack for balancing the voltage... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110285539 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING ABNORMALITY IN CELL BALANCING CIRCUIT Provided are an apparatus and a method for diagnosing an abnormality in a cell balancing circuit. The apparatus may include a floating capacitor charged with voltage of a battery cell, a cell balancing circuit for discharging the floating capacitor, a voltage measuring ... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110267199 | PORTABLE SYSTEM AND POWER ADAPTER THEREOF A portable system includes a portable device and a power adapter to supply power to the portable device. The portable device includes a rechargeable battery and a measurement chip to measure charge remaining in the rechargeable battery. The power adapter includes a tran... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110254692 | IN-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND IN-VEHICLE APPARATUS An in-vehicle communication system is disclosed. The in-vehicle communication system is configured to connect a short range wireless communication link between an in-vehicle apparatus and a portable device, and predicts a battery level threshold reach time, which is a t... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110248859 | METHOD OF PROVIDING 3D IMAGE AND 3D DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME Provided are a three dimensional (3D) display apparatus, a method of setting up a graphic user interface (GUI) thereof, and 3D glasses. The method of providing a GUI of the 3D display apparatus operating in association with the 3D glasses includes receiving a signal inc... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110215919 | Apparatus and Method for Power and Performance Monitoring of Electric Appliances A power monitor for an electrically powered device provides audible and/or visual alarms in the event of a power failure in a particular branch circuit. A timer records the duration of the power outage and reports the result on a built-in display. Optional performance s... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110203626 | Walking device An improved walking device is disclosed wherein the walking device comprises an elongated body that is more than one foot in length, a movable arm coupled to the elongated body, a power source, and a first sensor, and wherein the first sensor is capable of detecting an ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110205075 | HAND CRANKED ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHT A hand cranked energy efficient light has a housing which houses a dynamo and associated electronic control circuitry that allows a user to turn a crank to charge a battery or capacitor which provides the energy required to operate LED lights and a clock. To help conser... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110199204 | COMMUNICATING DEVICE AND METHOD OF LOCKING OUT AN ITEM OF EQUIPMENT A communicating lockout device of an item of equipment comprising locking means able to maintain the equipment in a fixed position, a communication module able to communicate data relating to said device and a local power supply module adapted to supply electrically at ... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110199223 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SENSING LEAKAGE CURRENT OF BATTERY An apparatus for sensing leakage current of a battery includes a voltage distribution node installed on a first conductive line connecting both terminals of a battery; first and second switches installed between the voltage distribution node and positive/negative termin... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110181429 | VOICE NOTIFICATION CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME A voice notification circuit includes a plurality of comparison circuits, a plurality of switch circuits, a plurality of resistors and a plurality of voice storage circuits. The comparison circuits compare power levels of wireless signals to a plurality of reference vol... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110175723 | METHOD FOR REMINDING OF BATTERY POWER LEVEL The present invention discloses a method for reminding of a battery power level, which generates a grading instruction according to the battery power level of an electronic device, and which controls the electronic device to present an obvious reminder corresponding to ... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110141276 | Proactive Security for Mobile Devices Methods, program products, and systems for proactively securing mobile devices are described. A mobile device can proactively determine whether the mobile device is associated with a security risk and the level of the security risk. Upon determining a security risk, the... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110128153 | POWER CONVERTER WITH REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTION WHEN TOGGLING BETWEEN SLEEP AND NORMAL MODES DURING DEVICE CHARGING Electronic devices may have batteries that power internal circuitry. A power converter may connect to an input-output port in an electronic device to deliver power to the electronic device. Battery charging circuitry in the electronic device may be used to charge the ba... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110121788 | Charging Device for Battery A charging device for charging primary cells includes a transforming rectifying unit, a voltage current processing unit, a microprocessor, an agitating unit, a detecting unit and a display unit. The transforming rectifying unit transforms an input power source into a di... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110109466 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM A power supply system can conveniently supply power to a network transmission device and a sensor. When a host sends instructions to obtain environmental readings as pulse signals to a radio frequency (RF) antenna, the RF antenna absorbs electrical energy from the pulse... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110083912 | Electromagnetic Whiteboard Eraser An electromagnetic whiteboard eraser is disclosed, and particular an electromagnetic whiteboard eraser capable of erasing both of the writing written by ink and the writing inputted by electromagnetic induction simultaneously. The electromagnetic whiteboard eraser has a... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110084846 | Electromagnetic Whiteboard Pen An electromagnetic whiteboard pen is disclosed, and particular an electromagnetic whiteboard pen capable of inking and digital inputting simultaneously is disclosed. The electromagnetic whiteboard pen has a marker for writing with ink and a coil for emitting electromagn... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110084845 | First Energy Storage Device A device including a first energy storage device configured to be charged by a machine when the device is coupled to the machine and a wireless transceiver configured to receive input commands from an input device and transmit the input commands to the machine, where th... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110074590 | SMOKE DETECTOR WITH WIRELESS MUTING SYSTEM A smoke detector system comprising of a localized, radio frequency, wireless Remote Control incorporated within a small magnet, such as those produced for use in kitchens, and a portable, particulate matter and/or heat sensing, smoke detector. Smoke detector is designed... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110068942 | WAIT STAFF SIGNALING APPARATUS WITH HIGH VISIBILITY INDICATORS A wait staff signaling apparatus and method used to summon wait staff to a restaurant table includes a housing having a plurality of signaling indicators wherein the indicators illuminate by means of a light source driven by a battery and an integral control module when... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110072378 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VISUALIZING ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF APPLICATIONS AND ACTIONS An approach is provided for measuring and visualizing energy consumption of actions or applications. Energy consumption information is determined about an action or an application configured to be executed on a user equipment. Presentation is caused, at least in part, v... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110068941 | Electronic Apparatus with Remaining Battery Power Indicating Function An electronic apparatus has a multiplicity of display units including an electronic viewfinder and a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. The apparatus has various display modes. The remaining battery power, i.e., estimated amounts of remaining battery times relative to ... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110057807 | PORTABLE DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND DISPLAY PROGRAM A portable device driven by a battery unit including a rechargeable battery which can be charged and discharged, the portable device includes an impact detecting part configured to detect an impact applied to the portable device; an abnormality determining part configur... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110037603 | Alarm Device The alarm device of the present invention includes a battery power supply; a sensor section that outputs an anomaly detection signal in the case of detecting an anomaly; an alert section that outputs an alarm based on the anomaly detection signal; a reception circuit se... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110032110 | Electric power amount information output device and system In an electric power amount information output device for a vehicle, a control section checks whether a remaining electric power amount of a battery of a motor-driven vehicle at a departure point is less than a total electric power amount required for the vehicle to tra... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031975 | Battery-Driven Power Tool and Battery Pack Therefor A battery pack includes a chargeable battery, a battery voltage detecting section, and a determining section. The battery voltage detecting section is configured to detect a battery voltage output from the rechargeable battery. The determining section is configured to d... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110025514 | Light source and detecting device thereof The present invention relates to a light source and detecting device thereof includes: a housing; a printed circuit board; an optical fiber connector; a laser diode; a laser driving module; a light coupling device; a light detecting module; an analog-to-digital converte... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110006905 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS An information processing apparatus includes: a rechargeable battery that is electrically connected to a charging electric power generating device; a switch that is disposed between the rechargeable battery and the charging electric power generating device; an electric ... | 01/13/2011 |
