Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20050208982 | Duplex wireless storing device Disclosed is a duplex wireless storing device, comprising: a power module, for providing power to the duplex wireless storing device; a Bluetooth module, connected to an antenna for receiving/transmitting signals; a micro-processor, for encoding, decoding and modulating... | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050197169 | Battery pack having a dual-type smart card interface The invention relates to a battery pack having a dual-type smart card interface. In one embodiment, a battery pack is connectable to a mobile communication terminal having at least one contact for a power supply and at least one contact for communication with the mobile... | 09/08/2005 |
| 20050197170 | Device and method for coupling a battery to a mobile terminal A device and method for coupling a battery to a mobile terminal. The device comprises a main body having a main board on which circuit components are mounted, a battery receiving portion disposed on the main body for receiving the battery, and an input/output connector ... | 09/08/2005 |
| 20050192062 | Recharging method and apparatus The present invention provides apparatus and an associated method for remotely energizing power storage devices. Energization may preferably be effected through the use of RF energy from a base station, ambient energy or ultra-wide band energy. The remote station prefer... | 09/01/2005 |
| 20050186953 | Systems and methods for enhancing the provisioning and functionality of wireless instruments A system and method for enhancing the provisioning and functionality of wireless or portable devices, and more particularly a charging device configured to bi-directionally communicate to a database through the Internet or a private network to configure, update, and pro... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050186994 | Method and system for energy reclamation and reuse The present invention relates to a system and method for harvesting ambient electromagnetic energy, and more particularly, to the integration of antennas and electronics for harvesting ubiquitous radio frequency (RF) energy, transforming such electromagnetic energy into... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050181839 | Devices and methods for simultaneous battery charging and data transmission in a mobile terminal Devices, systems and methods are provided for simultaneous battery charging and data transfer in a mobile terminal. The invention utilizes power line communication networks to transfer data between a mobile terminal and other remote digital devices. As such, the present... | 08/18/2005 |
| 20050176389 | Very small aperture terminal with dual-input DC power control The present invention relates to a satellite signal transmitter, and in particular, to a satellite signal transmitter with a dual-input DC power control switch. ... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050176472 | Power supply for a satellite receiver A power supply for a satellite receiver system includes a dual input supply voltage arrangement. When a higher output voltage is selected, a source of a lower supply input voltage is coupled to an input main current conducting terminal of a series pass transistor. On th... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050170866 | Multi-mode power supply device of wireless earphone A multi-mode power supply device of a wireless earphone is disclosed. The earphone is communicable bi-directionally with portable communication devices wirelessly through an antenna. The earphone has a battery set. In at least one side of the earphone; an internal of th... | 08/04/2005 |
| 20050164748 | Mobile communication terminal and communication system Predetermined information from, for example, a phonebook or dialed and answered call record information is stored in a memory. A control unit compares the voltage of a battery, monitored by a battery monitoring unit, to a threshold value. When the battery voltage falls ... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050143147 | Method and system for arranging frequently accessed data to optimize power consumption A method and system for optimizing energy consumption during data file read/write operations in a battery powered disk-based memory system is provided. ... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050136990 | Method and system for wireless digital multimedia presentation A system for sending multimedia data between a first High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) component and a second HDMI component that is engaged with a displayer of multimedia data includes a first Digital Visual Interface (DVI) component receiving HDCP-encrypted ... | 06/23/2005 |
| 20050136991 | Method and system for managing a telematics unit based on vehicle power level The present invention provides a method for managing telematics unit within a telematics equipped mobile vehicle based on vehicle power level. The method includes receiving at least one mobile vehicle sensor input, determining a mobile vehicle system power value based o... | 06/23/2005 |
| 20050136989 | Method and system for distributing power to networked devices One embodiment disclosed relates to a system for power distribution to network devices. The system includes a plurality of network switches each having an internal power supply and a plurality of ports for connecting to the network devices and an external power supply h... | 06/23/2005 |
| 20050130682 | Cordless device system A cordless instrument (20, 40) detachable from a charger (10, 30, 31) is attached to the charger (10, 30, 31), and is charged. A first storage part (12, 33) chargeable from a direct current source (11, 32) included in the charger (1... | 06/16/2005 |
| 20050130712 | [Mobile communication system powered by multiple batteries] A mobile communication system powered by multiple batteries comprises a mobile telephone that can functionally connect via a power cable to a special supplemental battery or at least one existing battery functionally contained in a minimal housing. The special battery a... | 06/16/2005 |
| 20050124389 | Portable electronic apparatus and power management method thereof A power management method applied in a portable electronic device is provided. When the portable electronic device enters a standby state, the method starts a frame refresh timer, wherein a timing period of the frame refresh timer is a frame refresh timing period; and s... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050113151 | Method for reducing power consumption in a multi-mode device Method for reducing power consumption in a multimode device is disclosed. The multimode device includes a COMM1 component and a COMM2 component. In one aspect, a COMM1 component may be a UWB component and a COMM2 component may be a CDMA component. According to a disclos... | 05/26/2005 |
| 20050101287 | Methods and apparatus for limiting communication capabilities in mobile communication devices Methods and apparatus for limiting communication capabilities in mobile communication devices are disclosed. In one illustrative example, a predetermined condition such as an unsatisfactory temperature or a low battery voltage is detected at the mobile communication dev... | 05/12/2005 |
| 20050085277 | Battery management system and method A battery management system for managing a plurality of subsystem circuits and functions of a mobile communication device powered by a battery is disclosed. The battery management system includes a battery monitoring circuit, a user interface, and a battery management m... | 04/21/2005 |
| 20050079888 | Mobile telecommunications terminal A mobile communication terminal device is disclosed having elements for detecting moisture in the device. These elements include the following precautionary features: a memory for recording a circumstance under which the detection of moisture takes place, a shutdown fea... | 04/14/2005 |
| 20050075145 | Method and system for coordinating use of objects using wireless communications A system (10) for coordinating the use of objects together can include a tag (11) on a first object (18), a tag (19) on at least a second object (9), and a portable communication device (12) having a processor. The processor is ... | 04/07/2005 |
| 20050075146 | Apparatus and method for powering wireless inter-component audio transmission In order to power the components providing wireless audio transmission from an audio signal source unit, the audio signal source uses the audio signal itself, after rectification and demodulation, to provide power to the components providing the wireless signal. Similar... | 04/07/2005 |
| 20050075138 | Low profile electronic card holder and device using same A memory card tray (206) includes a low profile design having a flat outside ledge (302) that allows for the memory card tray (206) to be welded flush to the electronic device. Angled leading edges (304) help with the insertion of the memory ... | 04/07/2005 |
| 20050070339 | Apparatus and method for performing power saving control of mobile terminal Disclosed is an apparatus and method for performing power saving control of a mobile terminal, which includes a battery capacity measurement unit, an input unit, a memory and a controller. Using the input unit, the user specifies a power saving mode type of the terminal... | 03/31/2005 |
| 20050054387 | Circuit arrangement for increasing a supply voltage A circuit for increasing a supply voltage comprises a transmitter for transmitting a radio signal, with an amplifying device having a supply input for a first supply potential, and a signal output with an antenna connected thereto. Furthermore, the circuit includes a ci... | 03/10/2005 |
| 20050048999 | Mobile phone and battery-releasing device thereof A mobile phone and a battery releasing device. The mobile phone includes a body, a releasing device, and a battery. The releasing device includes a first magnetic member, and is disposed on the body in a manner such that it can move between a first position and a second... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050049012 | Apparatus and method for controlling sleep mode in wireless access communication system An apparatus and method for controlling a sleep mode in a wireless access communication system. The apparatus determines a predetermined number of groups for grouping at least one subscriber terminal according to type information of a paging interval equal to the sum of... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050049011 | Power control apparatus of a foldable portable mobile terminal A power control apparatus in a foldable portable radio terminal which includes a main body, a sub-body, a key-pad including a power key on the main body, an external function key which can be key-input by a user even if the sub-body is shut on the main body is disclosed... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050049010 | Method and apparatus to ensure intrinsically safe operation of a communication device Intrinsically safe operation (100, 200) of a communication device (202) and a peripheral device (204) coupled thereto is provided. By storing communication device type certification parameters within the communication device (202) and storing... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050020321 | Wake up device for a communications system The present invention teaches a communications system comprising a first communications device for receiving data and a wake up signal. The first communications device comprises an active mode of operation and a sleep mode of operation for reducing power consumption. Fu... | 01/27/2005 |
| 20050009577 | Method of monitoring battery characteristics and radio terminal equipment The invention relates to a method of monitoring battery characteristics in a radio terminal equipment arrangement. The method comprises measuring battery characteristics of a battery of one or more secondary units communicating with radio terminal equipment; establishin... | 01/13/2005 |
| 20050009578 | Optimal power saving scheduler for 802.11e APSD A new system and method is described, utilizing a scheduler based on a transmission power consumption calculation and prioritizing algorithm. The system utilizes the (APSD) protocol specified in the 802.11e draft for saving power in wireless local area networks. The sys... | 01/13/2005 |
