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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6427070 | Heavy-duty audio equipment In accordance with the present invention, an improved audio equipment is employed. The audio equipment includes a housing, audio circuitry installed within the housing, and a first protective bar flexibly connected to the housing. The audio equipment may ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6424117 | Press-in contact A press-in contact is disclosed for use in a battery pack including a plastic housing which is closed by a plastic cover. The plastic housing has a plurality of circular openings formed therein while the plastic cover is also provided with a plurality of ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6411062 | Quick release battery and clip for portable device and method of implementing same A personal electronic device, such as a wireless phone or personal digital assistant is separable from its primary battery when it is to be used. A smaller secondary battery within the device provides power during individual uses of the device. The second... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6392382 | Compliant removable battery support This invention includes a compliant removable battery support for configuring a pocket to accommodate devices of varying size. In one preferred embodiment, a charger is provided having a pocket capable of receiving an electronic apparatus, like a cellular... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6388422 | Apparel and sensor covering with energy converting storing and supplying capabilities and other electrical components integrated therein and methods for making same Apparel and sensor coverings comprising a material suitable for use therein and a laminate integrated therein, the laminate comprising a plurality of layers comprising an energy conversion means for delivering electrical energy, electrical energy storing ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6384570 | Battery pack and charge circuit therefor A battery pack comprises a solar panel, a battery, a connector, and a charge/discharge circuit. The solar panel converts light energy into electric energy. The battery is charged with the electric energy from the solar panel. The connector supplies the el... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6380713 | Battery pack The battery pack holds a first block adjacent to a second block in a case. The first and second blocks are a plurality of circular cylindrical batteries arranged in the same horizontal plane. The first and second blocks are each made up of N batteries lin... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6377020 | Power supply unit A power supply unit which has charging function enables error charging of a non-charged-type battery to be prevented, which battery is used as a power supply of an electric circuit device. Such the power supply unit is materialized with simple constitutio... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6369576 | Battery pack with monitoring function for use in a battery charging system A battery charging system is provided which is comprised of a battery pack (30) and a charging system (20). The battery pack (30) includes a battery (10) and a battery capacity detect circuit (32). The battery capacity detect circuit (32) having a memory ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6366052 | Battery saving electron flow blocking system A battery saving electron flow blocking system for controlling the flow of electrons between a pair of batteries removably installed in a device and from between a battery and a conductor. The battery saving electron flow blocking system includes a blocki... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6359418 | Replaceable battery module A replaceable battery module for a battery-powered device includes a protective conductive canister sized to receive an electric storage battery. A conductive contact extends through an aperture of the canister for contacting a first terminal of the batte... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6348776 | Flexible battery charger adaptable to the batteries of the mobile phones of different sizes A mobile battery charger for charging different size of detachable battery packs which includes an upper casing frame having a charging groove for charging a detached battery pack, and a lower casing frame coupled to the upper casing frame for holding a p... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6340877 | Rechargeable cell support device with insulating rings A charging element device comprising columnar charging element modules arranged by serially connecting cylindrical cells via an insulating ring, the module having a terminal at opposite ends thereof; charging element module groups arranged by laterally al... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6337557 | External universal battery charging apparatus and method An external universal battery charging apparatus which can include external universal battery charger circuitry having at least one universal battery charger circuitry input and at least one universal battery charger circuitry output. The universal batter... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6326766 | Rechargable battery pack and battery pack charger with safety mechanisms Rechargeable battery pack and battery pack charger mechanisms to assure safe charging. The rechargeable battery pack includes an opening to allow a temperature sensor to directly sense the temperature at a terminal case of a rechargeable battery cell, one... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6319053 | Battery vibration control apparatus A multi-axis restraining system for releasably restraining a battery pack installed in an instrument battery pocket such that the battery terminals and instrument contacts are rigidly secured to each other. The instrument contacts are loosely mounted with... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6313751 | Battery failure indicator for a single battery A modification to existing mono-block battery design for positively indicating the operating condition of the battery by adding a failure detector. The voltage of two groups of internal series connected cells are measured and compared. An indicator of one... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6308059 | Ruggedized tradesworkers radio A tradesworker's radio has a weather and impact resistant features to enable a tradesworker to use the radio under adverse working conditions, such as construction or other work sites. Louvered grills covering moisture resistant loudspeakers are angled do... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6307349 | Battery pack having memory In an exemplary embodiment, a battery conditioning system monitors battery conditioning and includes a memory for storing data based thereon; for example, data may be stored representative of available battery capacity as measured during a deep discharge ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6304064 | Power supply device, power supply method and electronic equipment It is an object of the present invention to provide a power supply device that is able to be used even when power is supplied to electronic circuits using secondary batteries of nickel-cadmium batteries and nickel-hydrogen batteries or the like whose rech... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6297615 | Battery pack and over-voltage alarm therefor A battery pack has a pair of input/output terminals adapted to be connected across a source of charging voltage, and a lead-acid battery connected across the input/output terminals. A Zener diode is connected in series with a resistance across the input/o... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6291970 | Device for reverse polarization protection for a battery A device providing reverse polarization protection for a battery having both positive and negative terminals disposed at one end of the battery (e.g., a 9 volt "transistor radio" battery). The device is adapted for insertion between the battery terminals ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6288520 | Apparatus and method for compensating leakage current and battery self discharge of a system The present invention is capable of displaying remaining electric current of a battery by compensating leakage current of a system and self-discharge current of the battery by using a system leakage current timer for compensating leakage current of the sy... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6285160 | Retaining device of battery set of scooter A scooter has a battery set retaining device which comprises a support frame fastened with the scooter. The support frame is formed of a support portion, an insertion portion, and a retaining portion. The insertion portion is provided with a hanging porti... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6285159 | Portable computer usable with a specific battery pack or ordinary battery A portable computer, capable of being powered by a specific rechargeable battery pack or by ordinary batteries, comprises a battery door opening formed in one side of a housing for mounting various electronic devices together with a printed circuit board,... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6271643 | Battery pack having memory In an exemplary embodiment, a method of charging a battery includes supplying a charging current to the battery and measuring one or more battery parameters. The battery parameters may be, for example, temperature, voltage and/or charging current. The bat... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6271644 | Battery pack A battery pack, capable of replacing a plurality of primary or secondary batteries, includes at least one battery body, a battery holder that houses the battery body, and a pair of positive and negative terminals. The battery pack is provided with a reces... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6268709 | Charging device for a cellular phone A charging device for a cellular phone includes a first housing having a first receiving space provided with a plurality of terminals on an inner side wall thereof. One outer side wall of the first housing is connected pivotally to an outer side wall of a... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6225777 | Latching mechanism for removable cell battery pack A latching mechanism is provided. The latching mechanism includes a first member (2) having a first catch (4) and lateral catches (6), and a second member (1) having a notch (7) and lateral catches (8). In a first position, the first catch of the first me... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6225778 | Battery pack A battery pack has a flat battery cell, which includes a flat electric power generating element, at least one armor material for sealing the electric power generating element, and positive and negative tabs (1a, 2a) extending from the electric power gener... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6222342 | Jump start battery pack and enclosure therefor A portable battery jump start unit includes a portable, plastic, clamshell-type housing including a box-like open-top base and a box-like, open-bottom cover hingedly connected together for movement between open and closed conditions. A lead-acid battery i... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6215276 | Portable self contained battery charger and radio A portable self contained battery charger and radio for charging batteries for power tools. The portable self contained battery charger and radio includes a portable housing having a top wall which is removable from the housing. A first plug is adapted fo... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6211648 | Battery pack for portable computer An elongate battery pack for removable attachment to a portable computer. The battery pack includes guides at each end surface which enable the battery to be attached in a lateral fashion to the computer, and locked in place by a separate mechanical latch... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6211647 | Method enabling communications between an electronic device and a battery, an apparatus comprising an electronic device and a battery, and a battery enabling communication A method enables digital, serial communication over an interface between an electronic device (102) and a battery (103) attached thereto. The digital, serial communication comprises transmission of bytes (300) consisting of a number of bits. The method co... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6204631 | Interconnection structure between portable telephone and battery pack In a battery pack, pitfalls are provided at both end portions in the width direction of a rear surface lower portion of a portable phone main body. Projections higher than the electrode pins are provided at both ends in the width direction of a lower surf... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6198250 | Primary battery having a built-in controller to extend battery run time A battery having a built-in controller is disclosed that extends the run time of the battery. The controller may extend the run time of the battery, for example, by converting the cell voltage to an output voltage that is greater than a cut-off voltage of... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6191552 | External universal battery charging apparatus and method An external universal battery charging apparatus which can include external universal battery charger circuitry having at least one universal battery charger circuitry input and at least one universal battery charger circuitry output. The universal batter... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6188554 | Protecting circuit of a charger without spark A sensing terminal and a receptacle are installed in a charge battery and a charger, respectively. During charging, a charging circuit within the charger will detect whether the battery is pulled out from the charger. If the battery is pulled out, the pow... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6181103 | Advanced intelligent computer power management system This invention is for the advanced intelligent computer power management (AICPM) system. The main features of this invention include converting the traditional smart battery pack into a removable and data accessible (RADA) battery pack and an intelligent ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6177778 | Battery adapter capable of receiving power from at least two power sources and of being in a docking station, and a battery arrangement including a battery charger and a docking station A battery adapter includes a base unit, a battery holder coupled to the base unit and receiving a battery therein, a first connection arrangement and a second connection arrangement. Each of the first and second connection arrangements is capable of recei... | 01/23/2001 |
