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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8097355 | Protecting against incorrect battery polarity Embodiments of battery holders with dual-contact assemblies are disclosed. One embodiment comprises a battery holder with a substrate and a spring dual-contact assembly, wherein the spring dual-contact assembly comprises a positive contact configured to contact a po... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8084157 | Battery and portable electronic device employing same A portable electronic device (100) includes a main body (10), two connecters (20), and a battery (30). The main body includes a battery receiving portion (13) defined therein. The two connecters are mounted to the main body, and ar... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8034476 | Battery module, and middle or large-sized battery pack containing the same Disclosed herein are a battery module constructed in a structure in which a plurality of plate-shaped secondary battery cells (‘battery cells’), which can be charged and discharged, are sequentially stacked on a lower plate, and an upper plate is coupled to the ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7897278 | Battery module for power hand tool A battery module includes a top cover and a bottom cover affixed together to accommodate a battery set, which has conducting terminals positioned in respective bottom side holes of the bottom cover for the contact of respective metal contacts of a battery charger or... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887943 | Power device coupling a plurality of cells A power device includes a battery module for fixing a connecting terminal to an end and a bus bar connected to the connecting terminal of the battery module. The connecting terminal includes a fixing plate portion fixed to the end of the cell, an outer cylindrical p... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7871720 | Battery assembly for use in an electronic device A battery assembly for use in an electronic device is provided. The battery assembly may include a battery cell (e.g., a rechargeable battery cell), a battery connector for providing power from the battery cell to the electronic device, and a flex circuit electrical... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7428145 | Electronic apparatus The present invention provides an electronic apparatus typified by a personal computer for example. The electronic apparatus has: a main unit; and an openable and closable display unit that is attached to the main unit. The main unit has a battery-attachment section... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7416812 | Battery provided with terminals An electrical apparatus for attaching a battery to a printed circuit board which includes a battery body containing terminals, a portion of each of the terminals defining a fixing portion, a circuit board containing conductive portions and at least one through hole ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7393608 | Rechargeable battery and battery module using the same The present invention relates to a rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween. The battery further comprises a case accommodating the electrode assembly and a pl... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7358702 | Storage battery with auxiliary terminals There is provided a storage battery for supplying power to an engine starting circuit and plural electrical parts and accessories, which is structured to prevent all the cords for various circuits and the like from being jammed to a single pair of terminals of the s... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348762 | Battery pack and method for producing battery pack A battery element is housed and sealed in a package body, and further, packed together with a connecting board and a frame by the package body. A laminate material for sealing the battery element is used as an outer package material of a battery pack. Thus, the incr... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7333325 | Battery for dockable electronic device A battery for a dockable electronic device is provided. The battery includes a housing having a recess, and at least one battery cell disposed in the housing. The recess of the housing is operable to receive a docking station platform when the dockable electronic de... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316863 | Battery pack having thin terminal board A battery pack housing a plurality of battery cells in a case and respectively connecting the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes of the plurality of battery cells to conductive terminal boards to be led out to outside terminals is provided. The conducti... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7306822 | Products comprising nano-precision engineered electronic components Electronic devices prepared from nanoscale powders are described. Methods for utilizing nanoscale powders and related nanotechnology to prepare capacitors, inductors, resistors, thermistors, varistors, filters, arrays, interconnects, optical components, batteries, f... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7306878 | Battery device and electronic apparatus A battery apparatus and electronic equipment, in which the battery apparatus having a characteristic compatible with the electronic equipment can be suitably attached to the electronic equipment, and which are advantageous in miniaturizing themselves and improving t... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7301303 | Portable battery jump start in a soft-sided carrying case A portable battery jump start having a case having soft sides and a soft top cover configured to be selectively closed and opened. The sides of the case are joined to one another by seams that may be taped to become watertight. A first seal is configured for selecti... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7280347 | Universal battery pack According to one embodiment, a system is disclosed. The system includes a chassis including a printed circuit board (PCB) and a battery pack. The battery pack includes a connector to enable the battery pack to couple to a PCB which is mounted either above the center... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273676 | Battery pack for cordless device A battery pack 13 (FIG. 2) comprises an elongated cylindrical, metal casing 35, a plurality of cells 41, 43 in casing 35 and three coaxial pack terminals 46, 54, 61. For enhanced convenience, pack terminals 46, 54, 61... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270576 | Modular battery with connector interconnecting terminals of adjacent unit cells The present invention provides a battery module including a plurality of a unit cell having a terminal and a connection member, whose both ends are respectively fastened to the terminals of at least a pair of adjacent unit cells and has a joint in the middle. The co... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264760 | Method for producing a battery pack and a battery pack produced therein Tips of the lug portions of a board touch the bottom of the opening between projecting portions and step portions, when the upper mold and the lower mold are fit together with a battery and board inserted. Thus the board is retained in position in the molds certainl... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262956 | Battery pack and method for manufacturing the same A battery pack and method of manufacturing same are provided. The battery pack can stabilize bending of a lead housed in a space defined by an external package. Leads 2, 3 of a battery element are bonded to a circuit board housed in a top cover 6. A ho... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252904 | Battery cooling system A cordless power tool has a housing which includes a mechanism to couple with a removable battery pack. The battery pack includes one or more battery cells as well as a vent system in the battery pack housing which enables fluid to move through the housing. A mechan... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7223494 | Method for preventing erroneous mounting of mounting part on main body device, mounting part and battery pack used for this Contact of terminals of a component to be loaded on a device and terminals on the device are avoided, even if the component is similar to, but differs from, a component intended to be loaded on that device. A discriminating tab is provided in the vicinity of the com... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7211504 | Process and arrangement for the selective metallization of 3D structures A process is provided for the selective metallization of 3D structures, particularly for the selective gold-plating of 3D contact structures on wafers, such as contact bumps, which are electrically connected to a bond pad on the wafer via a three-dimensional, mechan... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205745 | Portable power source system In a portable power source system comprising a battery pack for accommodating at least one secondary battery and a mounting part for mounting the battery pack, the mounting part is disposed in power using equipment, the battery pack comprises a charge circuit having... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7175677 | Methodology for making electrical contact from a button cell battery to a printed circuit board and a process for manufacturing the same A button-type battery unit comprising an upper housing, a battery coupled to the upper housing, a printed circuit board and a lower housing. A positive battery terminal and a negative battery terminal are reflow soldered to the printed circuit board. The upper housi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172832 | Sealed battery and battery pack A sealed battery (100) includes a power generation element (120), a battery case (110), and an external positive terminal (150) fixed to a first case wall (110a). Case side faces (110c, 110d) serv... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7153333 | Fuel reforming system of a fuel cell In a reforming reactor (31), a partial oxidation reaction is performed between a hydrocarbon fuel and air, and in a mixer (32), water is injected into hot gas heated by the partial oxidation reaction to vaporize the water, and the vaporized water is mi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7136682 | Portable electronic system equipped with a spare battery device A portable electronic system equipped with a spare battery device. The portable electronic system includes a spare battery device and a portable device. The spare battery device includes a first fixer unit, a power storage unit and a sensory control unit. The sensor... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125628 | Battery pack with pressurized terminal plates A battery pack comprises a plurality of rectangular shaped batteries, wherein each of the plurality of rectangular shaped batteries is formed into a thin rectangular-parallelepiped shape, and wherein the plurality of rectangular shaped batteries are stacked side-by-... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122274 | Receptacle for battery-using equipment In a receptacle of the invention for battery using apparatuses, when mounting it to a circuit board 30, an electrode contact portion 15 of a contact for a battery 5 disposed on an electrode disposing portion 7 is disposed so that its forw... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118825 | Conformal power supplies A device including: a structure for housing or supporting at least one power consuming element; and a power supply integrated into the structure, the power supply being electrically connected to the at least one power consuming element for supplying power to the sam... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112388 | Battery provided with terminals An electrical apparatus for attaching a battery to a printed circuit board which includes a battery body containing terminals, a portion of each of said terminal defining a fixing portion, a circuit board containing conductive portions and at least one through hole ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108943 | Structure of connecting battery terminals to bus bars In a structure of connecting battery terminals 101 and 102 to bus bars 16 and 17 wherein the plus terminal 102 and the minus terminal 101, projecting from an upper surface of a battery 100, are connected respectively ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7092746 | Slim line battery pack A battery pack is configured to reduce weight, enhance battery identification, ensure proper placement of a lid retaining the battery, and facilitate battery pack removal. The battery pack has one or more cells that lack an outer coverage except for a polymer sheath... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7081015 | Rechargeable battery with integrated protection circuit A rechargeable battery with an integrated protection circuit is made to have a high rigidity to withstand an external impact. The rechargeable battery comprises a case having an enclosed internal space for housing a battery cell, a circuit board having the protectio... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7056616 | Battery cooling system A cordless power tool has a housing which includes a mechanism to couple with a removable battery pack. The battery pack includes one or more battery cells as well as a vent system in the battery pack housing which enables fluid to move through the housing. A mechan... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7049027 | Single battery housing assembly A battery housing for use with a night vision device. The housing is arranged to carry a single, easily replaceable battery and is carried by an electronic device such as a night vision device. ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7036673 | Lot management production method and product carrying container A lot management production method in which the lot size is reduced in order to respond to an order for small volume of large variety, without increasing the intermediate inventory and reducing lead-time, however without reducing the productivity of a production of ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7012434 | Method for determining the amount of charge which can be drawn from a storage battery and monitoring device A method for determining the amount of charge which can be drawn from a storage battery and a monitoring device are provided that measure at least one of battery currents and battery voltages at at least two points in time before or during a rise phase and during or... | 03/14/2006 |
