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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8125185 | Method for charging non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery A method for charging a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including the step of repeating pulse charging and charging pause, in which a pulse charging time is arbitrarily set between a lower limit value and an upper limit value, the lower limit value being a... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8084995 | Intelligent lithium-battery-activating charging device An intelligent lithium-battery-activating charging device is connectable between a charging power source and an application electrical device and contains an internal circuit that builds up a charging/discharging mode to correspond the charging power source to a lit... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7982432 | Method and system for monitoring an electrical energy storage device An electrical energy storage device is monitored by cyclically applying an electrical load thereto and monitoring voltage and current at transient portions of the cyclically applied electrical load. ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7973515 | Power management systems with controllable adapter output A power management system includes a battery pack having a battery controller and includes an adapter operable for charging the battery pack and powering a system load. The adapter generates a power recognition signal indicative of a maximum adapter power and receiv... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7884574 | Hybrid vehicle and control method therefor An HV-ECU executes refresh-discharging of a battery before the battery is charged from a commercial power source using an AC/DC converter. After the battery is refresh-discharged, the HV-ECU outputs a control signal to the AC/DC converter such that the battery is ch... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7859225 | Method and system for monitoring an electrical energy storage device An electrical energy storage device is monitored by cyclically applying an electrical load thereto and monitoring voltage and current at transient portions of the cyclically applied electrical load. ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7750603 | Method of regenerating lead battery cells and regenerative agent for performing of this method A regenerative agent for lead battery cells includes, for each liter of aqueous solution 40% of hydrogen peroxide, 1 ml to 70 ml of sulfuric acid with a density of 1 to 1.32 g·cm−3, 0.1 g to 10 g of saccharides in solids and/or aldehydes or their deriv... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7646170 | Method of selecting replacement indicating voltage for an implantable electrochemical cell A method for providing an elective replacement indicator (ERI) voltage for a first implantable electrochemical cell, comprising the steps of providing a second, substantially identical exemplary electrochemical cell; repeatedly connecting and disconnecting the secon... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7570021 | Rechargeable battery controller and method for controlling output of rechargeable battery A rechargeable battery controller for controlling output of a rechargeable battery mounted on a vehicle having a power source including an internal combustion engine, a starter motor for starting the internal combustion engine, and a vehicle controller. The recharge... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7456611 | Multi-current battery charger circuit and method therefor In one embodiment, a battery charger is configured to provide a normal charge current during a first time period and to supply a maintenance current after the first time period expires. ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7444192 | Reactive replenishable device management Reactive replenishable device management comprises receiving device measurement data from at least one device, updating one or more device usage profiles associated with the at least one device, and if an analysis of the one or more device usage profiles indicates u... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7425815 | Modulation charging circuitry for battery charging Circuitry for charging a battery includes a switch for coupling the power source to the battery. The switch is turned on and off in accordance with a periodic control signal including a plurality of periods. Each period includes a first duration during which the con... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7358701 | Method and system for modeling energy transfer A method and system for modeling or simulating an application environment so as to evaluate the effect of a selected battery and charger in the application environment. Sensors are used to gather data regarding the energy consumption needs of the application environ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7336004 | Topologies for using multiple energy sources for power conversions A boost converter and a buck-boost converter supply power to a load from a series connection between a first and a second power source. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7319304 | Shunt connection to a PCB of an energy management system employed in an automotive vehicle A method of coupling a shunt to a printed circuit board (PCB) of an energy management system is provided. The method includes coupling flexible electrical connectors to the shunt and soldering the flexible electrical connectors to connection points on the PCB of the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7301307 | Method and apparatus to charge a battery using determination of battery load current By determining charging current Ichar and then subsequently utilising that determination of charging current Ichar in relation to battery current Ibat and load current Iload as a result of operation of a phone or other ele... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295936 | Electronic battery tester with relative test output An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery determines a condition of the battery. The condition is a relative condition and is a function of a dynamic parameter of the battery and an empirical input variable. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7246015 | Alternator tester An alternator tester is provided for testing an alternator of a vehicle while the alternator is coupled to the vehicle. A sensor is configured to couple to the vehicle and sense a signal related to operation of the alternator. A memory contains data related to opera... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7239146 | Indicator of remaining energy in storage cell of implantable medical device A manganese dioxide (MnO2) or silver vanadium oxide (SVO) or other battery of an implantable medical device having a relatively flat quiescent battery voltage during a beginning portion of the battery's useful life, makes it difficult to use quiescent battery voltag... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236087 | On-premises pager and charging unit, and methods for using same On-premises pager loss is reduced by alerting patrons they are out of range. Pagers include an LCD with messages or promotions. An LED on the pager emits different colors indicating the level of battery charge. Circuitry in the pager causes a higher charge to be del... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7205747 | System and method for monitoring a charging period in a battery charger An apparatus and method for disabling a charging counter circuitry within a battery charger is disclosed. The apparatus includes circuitry connected to a pin associated with the charging counter circuitry of the battery charger, said circuitry receiving a signal fro... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7170194 | Configurable multiple power source system A system for supplying additional power to a module having an internal power supply, the system comprising: a module having an associated power supply, the power supply not being designed to accommodate power sharing; at least one load associated with the module, th... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167756 | Battery recharge management for an implantable medical device An implantable medical device having an implantable power source such as a rechargeable lithium ion battery. The implantable medical device includes a recharge module that regulates the recharging process of the implantable power source using closed-loop feedback co... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7154276 | Method and apparatus for measuring a parameter of a vehicle electrical system An apparatus for measuring electrical parameters for an electrical system measures a first and second parameters of the electrical system between connections to the electrical system. A processor determines a third electrical parameter of the electrical system as a ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151378 | Implantable energy management system and method An implantable energy supply system having at least two cells is disclosed. The system may have a switch with a first state in which the cells are electrically connected to a load, and a second state in which each cell is electrically connected with its own charger.... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146258 | Direct current power pooling The present invention provides for a DC power pooling system comprising: a plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing entities, each of the plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing entities having at least a first operative mode in whic... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7142951 | Direct current power pooling for an ethernet network The present invention provides for a DC power pooling system for an Ethernet network comprising: a plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes, each of the plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes having at ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135839 | Battery pack and method of charging and discharging the same Disclosed are a battery package and a method for charging and discharging secondary batteries including nickel hydrogen batteries by refreshing and suppressing inactivity of the batteries. More concretely, battery package (101) comprises a group of batteries ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132950 | Power management method and system The present invention provides a new application for an inductive coupler (12) used proximate a power transmission line (14). The magnetic field based power measurement method and system discussed herein in unique and differs from the prior technology ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7129675 | System and method for battery charging A method for charging a lead acid storage battery to advantageously extend its life is described. The termination of a charging process is based upon an evaluation of the first derivative (dv/dt) and second derivative (d2v/dt2) of the applied charging voltage. By ut... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7119686 | Theft prevention device for automotive vehicle service centers An apparatus and method for preventing theft in automotive vehicle service centers. A transmitter transmits a wireless security signal which defines a perimeter. At least one portable tool for use in automotive vehicle service centers includes a receiver configured ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7109684 | Secondary cell charger and charging method An equipment and method for charging a secondary battery are provided to quickly and surely charge a secondary battery (secondary batteries) while preventing the secondary battery (batteries) from overcharging or insufficient charging. Special charging voltage E | 09/19/2006 |
| 7111179 | Method and apparatus for optimizing performance and battery life of electronic devices based on system and application parameters An electronic device (e.g., computer system, etc.) employing dynamic power management of the present invention adjusts power consumption in accordance with an analysis of parameters and events occurring over one or more time-periods. Preferably, the electronic devic... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7106070 | Broad-band low-inductance cables for making Kelvin connections to electrochemical cells and batteries A broad-band technique for reducing the distributed inductance of a four-conductor Kelvin cable is disclosed. A special inductance-canceling cable section is connected in tandem with the cable section contacting the cell/battery. Connections between the two cable se... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7081737 | Battery cell monitoring and balancing circuit A monitoring circuit for accurately monitoring a voltage level from each of a plurality of battery cells of a battery pack includes an analog to digital converter (ADC) and a processor. The ADC is configured to accept an analog voltage signal from each of the plural... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7019506 | Charge-based switching power converter controller A control system and method for simultaneously regulating the operation of a plurality of different types of switching power converters. The system utilizes in regulating the power converters sampled data and nonlinear feedback control loops. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7009362 | Standalone implantable medical power module Disclosed is a medically implantable integrated biocompatible power module incorporating a power source (e.g., battery), a power management circuit (PMC), a magnetically inductive coupling system (MICS) for remote communication and/or inductive charging and a homing... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7002265 | Power supply methods and configurations A look-up table assists a source of logic of an apparatus in determining the power requirements of an unknown battery-powered device, so that a configurable power supply adjusts its output to provide the correct power to the device. The functions of the look-up tabl... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7003410 | Electronic battery tester with relative test output An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery determines a condition of the battery. The condition is a relative condition and is a function of a dynamic parameter of the battery and an empirical input variable. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998818 | Charging circuit with two levels of safety A battery charging circuit having two levels of safety protection is provided. The circuit is said to have “two levels” of safety because if any one component fails (either as a short circuit or as an open circuit) the remainder of the charging circuit ensures t... | 02/14/2006 |
