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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8179093 | Handheld electronic device with holster having a notification device A handheld electronic device that includes a first battery and a holster that includes a second battery and a charging apparatus. When the handheld electronic device and the holster are electrically connected together, the charging apparatus charges the first batter... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8169189 | Mobile terminal with a temperature sensor and method of charging battery mounted in mobile terminal In order to shorten a period of time necessary for charging a battery, and further, to prevent a temperature of a mobile terminal from raising, the mobile terminal 100 is comprised of a case 102 in which electronic parts are arranged, a battery 104 | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164303 | Charging socket A charging socket has a base and a holding body covering the base. The holding body has an opening receiving recess, and a first holding plate. A gear element has a ring-like body mounted in the base. The ring-like body has gear teeth at an outer periphery thereof, ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8154249 | Battery pack An electrical combination including a driver drill capable of producing an average current draw of approximately 20-amps, a circular saw capable of producing an average current draw of approximately 20-amps, and a power tool battery pack operable to supply power to ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148941 | Equipment system comprising a battery-operated electrical device, a rechargeable battery unit, and a battery charger An equipment system includes a battery unit (10) having a monitoring circuit (14), which detects at least one operating parameter of the battery unit (10) and furnishes a control signal, dependent on the operating parameter, for switching means ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148940 | Multifunctional vehicle charger and charging process of the same The present invention relates to a multi-functional vehicle charger and the charging process of the same. The vehicle charger includes an enclosure defining the vehicle charger. The enclosure includes a USB port disposed thereon, a power plug corresponding to a vehi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143849 | Method and system for recharging a battery power supply unit for a bicycle electronic device A method and system for recharging a battery power supply unit is provided. During the recharging of a battery power supply unit for a bicycle electronic device, the power supply unit is electrically disconnected from the electronic device and receives recharging en... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8115450 | Thermally managed battery enclosure for electric and hybrid electric vehicles A thermally managed enclosure for batteries in a motor vehicle or other machinery includes a cradle of thermally conductive material for containing a battery. The cradle having a bottom wall and side walls closely fitted to and in contact with the battery, to mainta... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111044 | Auxiliary power adapter having device controls An accessory for a portable electronic device, such as a digital music player, includes a set of device controls for controlling the portable electronic device. The accessory includes a microprocessor and a memory that contains function codes corresponding to the fu... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8084992 | Tool storage cabinet having integrated power A tool storage unit is disclosed having a cabinet structure with a plurality of surfaces defining a first interior space and a storage compartment defining a second interior space, the compartment being configured to move between an open position extending from the ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8080975 | Portable and universal hybrid-charging apparatus for portable electronic devices The teachings relate to a power supply for a portable electronic device. The power supply comprises a modular hybrid-charger assembly operably connected to a device holder. The modular hybrid-charger assembly comprises a rechargeable internal battery connected to a ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8076902 | Charger A charger capable of clamping portable communication device is provided. The charger includes a body, a securing portion, and at least one elastic element, wherein the at least one elastic element is deformable elastically when electricity power is supplied thereto,... | 12/13/2011 |
| RE42945 | Rechargeable flashlight and battery charger A rechargeable flashlight and charging assembly are provided in which the charger has a receptacle for vertically receiving a flashlight therein. The charger further has a second receptacle for holding an auxiliary battery, and a latch for securely holding the auxil... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8044634 | Enhanced portable battery powered electrical appliance An appliance, such as a flashlight, accepts first and second batteries. The appliance also includes an electrical load, such as a light source. A first circuit, such as a DC to DC converter, receives power from the first battery and supplies power to the load. A sec... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8044635 | Charger alignment indicator with adjustable threshold Electrical energy is transmitted to charge the implanted medical device, and an electrical parameter (e.g., a steady-state voltage) indicating a rate at which the implanted medical device is charged by the electrical energy is detected. A threshold (e.g., by modifyi... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8040105 | Emergency power generating source for mobile devices Various portable electronic devices are respectively equipped so that manually provided mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy and stored there in. The stored electrical energy can be used to power the respective portable electronic device for at leas... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8030890 | Automatic disconnect of an AC source from a converter A system for automatic disconnect of an AC source from a converter that includes a converter and a converter. The converter includes a power supply capable of being connected to an alternating current (AC) power source and converting an AC voltage to a direct curren... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8030891 | Ambulatory medical device with electrical isolation from connected peripheral device Methods and apparatus are provided for electrically isolating an ambulatory medical device for infusing treatment materials into a patient when the medical device is connected to a peripheral device via an active communication cable. In one embodiment, the ambulator... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8013572 | Recharging device for use with portable electronic devices The present invention provides a recharging apparatus for use with portable electronic user devices such as cell phones, pagers, PDAs, as well as with portable battery powered devices such as flashlights. Charging circuitry is used to charge the user device battery ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8004237 | Battery power supply with bidirectional battery charge controller A bidirectional battery charge control system for a portable electronic device which uses a rechargeable main battery. The system enables the connection of an auxiliary battery to the device for inputting additional current to the device. Control of the current flow... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7999508 | Universal battery charger A universal battery charger including: a housing with a first locating surface; and a slide cover formed corresponding to the housing and having a second locating surface corresponding to and leaning against the first locating surface. The housing is provided with t... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7999509 | Universal charger for NiH and lithium batteries A universal charger for NiH and lithium batteries including: a housing with a first locating surface; and a slide set formed corresponding to the housing with a charging groove thereon for NiH batteries to be positioned in and having a second locating surface corres... | 08/16/2011 |
| RE42611 | Continuous battery charger system A battery charger system, for use with an injector system, comprises a power supply and a battery pack. The power supply converts AC power to DC power. The battery pack includes a battery and a charging module. The module monitors the operating mode of the injector ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7977914 | Battery maintenance tool with probe light A battery maintenance tool, which electrically couples to a battery, includes a maintenance tool housing and electronic circuitry within the maintenance tool housing. A cable, substantially external to the maintenance tool housing includes a plurality of conductors.... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7969116 | Power pack and cordless power tool having the same A compact battery pack with high handling ability and restraining degradation of battery cells. The battery pack includes an insertion portion to be inserted into a handle portion of a cordless power tool and an accommodation portion in which all battery cells are a... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7969117 | 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 elect... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7956576 | Rechargeable battery packs and related methods In one embodiment, a rechargeable battery pack can be configured to power an electronic device having a first battery. The rechargeable battery pack can comprise a second battery supplemental to the first battery, an external power input configured to couple to an e... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7956577 | Holding base and information processing system A holding base for removably holding a mobile phone has a first holding position in which the mobile phone is held under own weight, a second holding position in which the mobile phone is held by engaging a portion of the holding base, power supply terminals that ar... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7952326 | Method and system for battery protection employing over-discharge control A method and system for battery protection. In some aspects, a battery pack configured to be interfaced with a power tool includes a housing, a cell, a controller, and a circuit. The circuit is operable to enable the controller to operate when the voltage supplied b... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7932696 | Charger alignment indicator with adjustable threshold Electrical energy is transmitted to charge the implanted medical device, and an electrical parameter (e.g., a steady-state voltage) indicating a rate at which the implanted medical device is charged by the electrical energy is detected. A threshold (e.g., by modifyi... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7932697 | Power tool A power tool 1 is connected to a battery pack 5 including an overcurrent detector 533 which detects overcurrent of a battery module 51 and outputs a detection signal, and an overdischarge detector 532 which detects overdischarge of... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7906938 | Timing device with power winder for driving a mechanical energy storage unit to store mechanical energy in response to detection of a mechanical energy storage status A timing device utilizes hybrid power to drive a movement of the timing device, the hybrid power supply functioning as an auxiliary unit to deliver power to an electro-magnetically driving unit through an automatic control unit manipulated by a mechanical energy sto... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7880431 | Multiple interfaces for a rechargeable battery pack A battery pack for powering a portable electronic device is disclosed. The battery pack includes means for connecting the battery pack to the portable electronic device such that a main power terminal of the battery pack engages a main power input port of the portab... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7868590 | Electrical component, such as a radio, MP3 player, audio component, battery charger, radio/charger, MP3 player/radio, MP3 player/charger or MP3 player/radio/charger, having a selectively connectable battery charger An electrical component, such as, for example, a radio, MP3 player, audio component, battery charger, radio/charger, MP3 player/radio, MP3 player/charger, or MP3 player/radio/charger. The electrical component includes a housing and an electrical circuit supported by... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7868591 | Cordless power system A cordless system has cordless system components that include a cordless device, such as a cordless power tool, a battery pack and a charger. The battery pack is mated with either the cordless device to provide power to operate the cordless device or to the charger ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7868589 | Portable media player cordless charger Various embodiments of a cordless charging device and a method for charging a portable media player are provided. Among other things, the charging device is compact and portable so that it can easily be stowed for transport, greatly enhancing a customer's ability to... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7863862 | Handheld electronic device with holster having a notification device A handheld electronic device that includes a first battery and a holster that includes a second battery and a charging apparatus. When the handheld electronic device and the holster are electrically connected together, the charging apparatus charges the first batter... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7825626 | Integrated charger and holder for one or more wireless devices A device integrated charger and holder for wireless headsets are provided in the illustrative embodiments. An electronic device integrated holder and charger includes a first holder built into the electronic device to hold an object. A second holder is built into a ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7821228 | Mobile phone charger A charger includes a battery module, a boosting and charging circuit, a low voltage boosting circuit, and a charging interface. The battery module provides an operating voltage for the boosting and charging circuit and the low voltage boosting circuit. When the oper... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7816888 | Battery pack lockable with a cordless power tool A battery pack with a device for locking said battery pack to a cordless power tool has a guide configured to guide the battery pack in a predetermined movement direction as it moves between a locking position in which it is locked to the cordless power tool and a r... | 10/19/2010 |
