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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183823 | Selective powering of medical device depending on authentication of power adapter system In an embodiment, a medical device can be used with a power adapter system. In addition, it can receive a data set from the power adapter system, and examine the data set to determine whether the data set confirms or not an authentication of the power adapter for us... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183822 | Digital cassette charging apparatus, digital cassette charging system, and digital cassette charging method There is provided a digital cassette charging apparatus including: a charging unit loadable with plural types of digital cassette each comprising a rechargeable battery, the charging unit capable of charging the rechargeable batteries of the plural types of digital ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179087 | Selective recharging of medical device depending on authentication of power adapter system In an embodiment, a medical device can be used with a power adapter system. In addition, it can receive a data set from the power adapter system, and examine the data set to determine whether the data set confirms or not an authentication of the power adapter for us... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8169184 | Self-adaptable recharger A self-adaptable recharger includes a control circuit connected to a power-supply circuit, a current-sampling circuit and a pulse-based recharge circuit. The control circuit includes a microprocessor. The pulse-based recharge circuit includes parallel recharge branc... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8120311 | Inductive power supply system with battery type detection An inductive power supply system to wirelessly charge a remote device based on detected battery characteristics. The system includes an inductive power supply with a primary coil capable of inductively providing power to a secondary coil in a remote device. The indu... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8120314 | 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... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8120313 | 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... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8120312 | Power management topologies to control power between a DC power source and one or more batteries to a system load A power supply topology according to one embodiment includes a first path coupled to a controllable DC power source, a second path coupled to a rechargeable battery, and a third path coupled to a system load, the three paths coupled to a common node. The topology ma... | 02/21/2012 |
| 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 |
