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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8111039 | Multiple function current-sharing charging system and method Multiple function current-sharing charging systems and methods are provided. Where first and second rechargeable power supplies are connected to a charging system, a first charging current is provided to the first rechargeable power supply and a second charging curr... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8106624 | Battery pack, charging device, and electronic device and obtaining a charge state thereof A charging device which enables the charged state and remaining capacity of the battery pack to be accurately grasped. In the charging device on which a battery pack including a nonvolatile memory and a secondary battery cell is mounted, a charge control microcomput... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8093859 | Charging system for charging battery pack A charging system has a battery pack and a charging device. The battery pack has a battery cell and a plurality of identifiers that identify a configuration of the battery cell. The charging device has a charging unit, a signal transmission unit, a reading unit, and... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8080974 | Battery charge indicator The battery charge indicator provides a color-coded battery status indicator system adapted for attachment to or adjacent the battery compartment on a power tool body. The system includes a first member that is adapted for attachment to the surface of the power tool... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8030885 | Semiconductor device, communication system, and method of charging the semiconductor device An object of the present invention to provide a semiconductor device including a battery that can be wirelessly charged, in which the battery can be charged even when the semiconductor device is not put close to a power feeder. Such a semiconductor device has a stru... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7986124 | Electrical systems, battery assemblies, and battery assembly operational methods Electrical systems, power supply apparatuses, and power supply operational methods are described. According to one aspect, an electrical system includes an electrical entity configured to utilize electrical energy, and wherein the electrical entity comprises a commu... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7973511 | Method for distinguishing batteries having different chemistries A method is provided for distinguishing between batteries having different chemistry compositions. The method includes: supplying electrical energy to the battery for charging thereof; monitoring a voltage characteristic of the battery periodically during charging, ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7960941 | Battery module A battery module is constructed with a plurality of unit batteries, and barrier ribs including bands mounted on each of the unit batteries and forming gaps to enable a heat conductive medium to circulate the unit batteries. ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7952320 | Portable electronic device and capacitive charger providing data transfer and associated methods The electronic apparatus includes a portable electronic device and a charger for capacitively charging the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is temporarily placed adjacent the charger. The portable electronic device includes a device dat... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7928689 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program An information processing apparatus including (a) a storage section storing AC adapter capacity identification, (b) a first section for outputting the AC adapter capacity information, (c) a setting section for setting threshold values used to control power consumpti... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7893653 | Multiple function current-sharing charging system and method Multiple function current-sharing charging systems and methods are provided. Where first and second rechargeable power supplies are connected to a charging system, a first charging current is provided to the first rechargeable power supply and a second charging curr... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7884570 | 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 co... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7863858 | Authenticating a device at a battery pack using a random number generator 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 m... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7863857 | Cordless power tool battery and charging system therefore A cordless power tool battery pack including an onboard circuit configured to electronically communicate with an associated battery charging system. The onboard circuit communicates information relating to the batter pack to a microprocessor or the like within the b... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7852043 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus including a storage section for storing an AC adapter capacity identification information with which a rated power capacity of an AC adapter which can supply power to the apparatus can be identified, a first ou... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7847515 | Device for charging batteries In a second preferred variant of the second exemplary embodiment, the magnetic sensor detects the presence of a magnetic field of the magnetic element as long as no battery is connected to the charger. The battery comprises a shielding device which deflects or shiel... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7847516 | Circuit and method for detecting absent battery condition in a linear charger A circuit and method for detecting absent battery condition in a linear charger apply a detecting signal onto an output terminal of the charger and monitor the output terminal to receive a detected signal. The capacitance at the output terminal is significantly diff... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7843164 | Power supply system, power supply plate and electronic equipment A power supply system is provided. The power supply system includes electronic equipment adapted to control power supply based on battery identification information from a battery installed in a battery housing section; and a power supply plate, the power supply pla... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7816885 | Multiple function current-sharing charging system and method Multiple function current-sharing charging systems and methods are provided. Where first and second rechargeable power supplies are connected to a charging system, a first charging current is provided to the first rechargeable power supply and a second charging curr... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7808205 | Battery charger and method for communicating battery pack charging status information A battery charger and method for communicating battery pack charging status information of a battery pack coupled to both the battery charger and an electronic device such as a radio is presented. An authenticity battery pack identifier and battery status informatio... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7786695 | Configurable battery management system with embedded SRAM in chip architecture A battery management system includes an external non-volatile memory and a battery management chip with embedded SRAM, CPU, ROM, and ROM_RAM encoder. The chip communicates with the non-volatile memory via standard protocols. While the battery management system is po... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7755321 | Method and apparatus for battery removal detection The present invention relates to a method for battery removal detection in a portable communication device and also to a portable communication device comprising a detection circuit. During start-up of the portable communication device the detection circuit is power... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7737655 | Electronic control module for a lithium-ion battery powered lantern A controller allows use of a battery protection circuit that limits electrical current to a safe level regarding short circuits and hazardous locations as well as determining each battery configuration having a voltage-temperature profile associated with that enhanc... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7728547 | Hybrid battery pack and methods of charging and discharging the same A hybrid battery pack and methods of charging and discharging the same make it possible to manage at least two power sources by one circuit. The hybrid battery pack includes a first power source having a first switching circuit, a second power source connected to th... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7728548 | 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 d... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7714534 | Multiple function current-sharing charging system and method Multiple function current-sharing charging systems and methods are provided. Where first and second rechargeable power supplies are connected to a charging system, a first charging current is provided to the first rechargeable power supply and a second charging curr... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7714532 | Battery charger and charge control method Safety against error setting of a primary battery in a dedicated battery charger for secondary batteries can be assured even when the battery charger is of a timer type advantageous for cost reduction. A switching circuit (2) is connected between terminals ( | 05/11/2010 |
| 7714533 | Battery charging system and method A system and method are disclosed for charging battery packs. A battery pack connects to an external battery charger. A processor of the battery pack recognizes that the processor is connected the external battery charger. The external battery charger provides charg... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7688025 | Electronic device, battery pack, power-supply controlling method for electronic device, program for controlling power supply for electronic device An electronic device includes a battery-pack installing portion that holds a battery pack in a detachable manner; sensing means for sensing that a battery pack is installed in the battery-pack installing portion; detecting means for detecting data related with a sta... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7683571 | Electronic device, method for controlling the same, and program for the same The invention provides an electronic device having a structure operable by the power of a battery pack. The electronic device includes: an authenticating section that authenticates a battery pack connected so as to supply power to determine whether the battery pack ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7679315 | System for identification of genuine battery product in mobile device Disclosed herein is a genuine product battery identification system for mobile devices. A tag for identifying whether a battery is a genuine product battery is included a battery, and a reader for transmitting and receiving radio frequency information is included in... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7671559 | Battery charging system and mobile and accessory devices Various embodiments of the present invention are directed at a method and system for recharging batteries for wireless electronic devices. According to one embodiment, a battery charging and monitoring system is disclosed. The system includes a host machine providin... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7667429 | 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 us... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7656119 | Apparatus and method for protecting mobile communication terminal having installed battery from over voltage electric charging An apparatus for protecting a mobile communication terminal having a built-in battery from an electric charging and method thereof are disclosed, by which the mobile communication terminal is protected against a problem generated from using a false battery. The pres... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7652451 | Charging control circuit A primary cell and a secondary cell are distinguished from each other. A microcomputer of a digital camera determines a first cell (a primary cell) and a second cell (a secondary cell) as a built-in cell. When a dedicated charging device is connected to a digital ca... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7652450 | Secondary battery charging device In a charging device, a driving power supply circuit for driving a control circuit is formed as a separate system from a first power supply circuit, regardless of whether the first power supply circuit is in a driving state or a non-driving state. A microcomputer al... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7629765 | 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 managemen... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7626355 | Portable electronic device and method to protect same A portable electronic device and a method to protect the portable electronic device from a battery bounce are provided. The portable electronic device (100) can comprise a free-fall condition sensor (105) enabled to detect a pre-battery bounce conditio... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7619386 | Battery pack, charging control method, and application device A battery pack having a secondary battery and a circuit that controls charging and discharging of the secondary battery is provided. The battery pack has a computer and a charging control section. The computer communicates with another computer disposed in a chargin... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7615963 | Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying device and method, power supplying systems and method, program storing medium, and program In the present invention, a battery pack type discriminating or deciding concave portion (131) is formed at a position corresponding to a battery pack type deciding switch (214) of an SQ battery pack (1) and when the SQ battery pack (1) i... | 11/10/2009 |
