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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188712 | Power supply controller and mechanical apparatus using the same There is a need for improving switching regulator characteristics and providing a stable power supply controller. The power supply controller uses a battery and either or both functions of stepping up and stepping down a battery voltage. The power supply controller ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8188711 | Charger for battery packs and combination of battery packs and a charger A charger is adopted to charge a first-type battery pack and a second-type battery pack, each type of battery packs having an insertion portion whose shapes are different. The charger is provided with a housing having a battery pack socket for inserting the battery ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8183830 | Adjustable charger An adjustable charger for compatibly charging at least one rechargeable alkaline battery and at least one first rechargeable battery includes a charger housing and an adjustable charging arrangement. The adjustable charging arrangement includes an upper charging pla... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8120318 | Battery charger for two types of rectangular battery packs The battery charger is provided with a holding cavity 2 that allows a first rectangular battery pack 30 and a second rectangular battery pack 40 to be loaded in a detachable fashion. The holding cavity has a rectangular opening and has first cha... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8098045 | Connector device, method of manufacturing the same, and battery pack using the same A connector device includes a circuit board and a connector body, and the connector body includes a housing and a connection terminal provided inside the housing. A silicon resin is applied to fill a gap between the connector body and the circuit board. The applicat... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8067922 | Universal battery charger with adjustable pocket A universal battery charger having an adjustable pocket for receiving batteries having differing dimensions. Each battery, regardless of their differing dimensions, may be firmly supported within the adjustable pocket and receive an electrical charge from a single s... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8008889 | Charging circuit for secondary battery, power supply switching method in charging circuit for secondary battery, and power supply unit A charging circuit charges a secondary battery by using a first direct current power supply that generates and outputs a first voltage. A highest voltage among the first voltage of the first direct current power supply, a second voltage generated from power supplied... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7956573 | Battery charging system with discharging means The invention is a battery charging system with discharging means that includes a housing containing a plurality of charging units. The charging units come in a variety of sizes as well as in multiples of each size. The invention also includes a plurality of dischar... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7884573 | Flexible size and orientation battery system A battery receptacle system is provided to accept various types or sizes of batteries in different orientations. The battery receptacle system includes a first radial notch for positioning a first positive terminal of a first battery to electrically connect with the... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7816887 | Battery charger for portable equipment The present invention relates to a battery charger for charging multiple types of portable equipments, comprising a charging pin housing including a plurality of charging spring pins having a predetermined distance therebetween; a moving motor for detecting an inser... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7816886 | Battery charger A battery charger (100) includes a base (102) which selectively receives first (104a) and second (104b) battery pods. The battery pods (104a, 104b), which are adapted to receive one or more batter... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7812566 | Battery charging device A battery charging device (100) includes an adapter (10), at least one regulating circuit (30) and an attaching mechanism (40). The adapter is configured for connecting power supplies. The regulating circuit is electronically connected to... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7626357 | Battery charger having a spring loaded plunger contact mechanism An apparatus includes a housing having a first wall and a sliding tray having a second wall that is generally parallel to the first wall. The sliding tray slides between a retracted position and an extended position in which the first and second walls define a batte... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7579810 | Portable power supplying device A portable power supplying device includes: a base; a terminal unit including first, second and third terminal sets disposed at first, second and third mounts in the base, respectively; a circuit switch operable in a selected one of a series connection state, where ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7576516 | Battery adapter system The battery adapter system includes a housing having a body portion and a reversible cap adapted to screw on and off of the body portion. The body portion has an interior sized to accommodate the whole of a relatively short and wide 3-volt lithium battery or to part... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7576515 | Battery adapter system and night-vision scope using same A battery adapter system and night-vision scope using same is disclosed. The system includes a housing having a body portion and a reversible cap adapted to screw on and off of the body portion. The body portion has an interior sized to accommodate the whole of a re... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7554289 | Apparatus and method for the power management of operatively connected batteries respectively on a handheld electronic device and a holder for the handheld electronic device A handheld electronic device in conjunction with a holder for the handheld electronic device that together form an electronic device. The handheld electronic device includes a first battery and the holder includes a second battery and a charging apparatus. When the ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7541770 | Battery module having structural strength and efficient cooling A battery module includes a plurality of unit batteries disposed apart at intervals and a plurality of barriers interposed between the unit batteries. Each of the barriers includes a base supported on the unit battery and a plurality of protrusions extending from th... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7528572 | Power system for managing power from multiple power sources A power source system including a power distribution apparatus has an energy management system for managing the provision of power from multiple power sources to multiple electrical devices. The power distribution apparatus may have a combination of primary and seco... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7468596 | Battery charger for various sizes of batteries with selection of appropriate charging power A battery charger includes a housing for accommodating batteries to be recharged, and a plurality of charging channels, each configured to charge batteries of different sizes. Electrical connectors are located within the housing for receiving one or more batteries i... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7446502 | Battery charger for batteries of different types A battery charger for charging batteries of different types, the charger comprising: a seat for receiving a battery; first and second electrical contacts, the first and second contacts independently movable relative to the seat. The charger further includes a back s... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7425814 | Battery pack and remaining battery power calculation method The temperature of a battery cell measured by a temperature measurement means is stored into a measured temperature history storage means for storing a history of temperature. An in-cell temperature inference means extracts a minimum temperature from the history of ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7417403 | Compartment adaptor assembly for receiving an alternate sized battery into night vision goggles An assembly of components for modifying a battery compartment to allow the use of batteries of a size other than originally designed. The assembly includes a hollow, electrically conductive, cylindrical adaptor, a first end of which is internally threaded for attach... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7375494 | Rechargeable battery assembly having a data and power connector plug A rechargeable battery assembly comprises a rechargeable battery unit and a data and power connector plug. The battery assembly has a deployed configuration in which the battery assembly has the general form of and functions as a conventional battery format, and a r... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375491 | Battery charge circuit with multi-charge stage and method thereof A charge circuit having multi charge stages for charging at least one battery includes: a first current generating circuit for generating a first charge power having a first charge current in pulse form with a first frequency and a first charge voltage to charge the... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7365514 | Battery charger A universal battery charger is described for accommodating a range of batteries. An adapter or connector is provided for each different type of battery which engages the standard housing including the main power supply. The adapter includes electronics which control... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360004 | Powering a notebook across a USB interface A laptop computer and mating docking station where the docking station provides power to the laptop computer over power rails of the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface. The laptop computer has laptop docking logic that both provides power in accordance with standa... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351934 | Low voltage warming blanket A low voltage warming blanket adapted for use in vehicles powered by the vehicles DC power source is provided with a control selectively actuatable to activate the blanket for one of a plurality of preset time periods at at least one pre-set temperature, the control... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7345455 | Staggered backup battery charging system A battery backup system includes a control device including a power sensing device, a discharge circuit, a charging circuit, and a plurality of battery packs. A lower threshold is established representative of a minimum acceptable effective energy capacity. Each bat... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7339349 | Battery replacement mechanism for mobile device A mobile device including a battery mechanism that maintains power to the device when an old battery is replaced by a new battery. The device includes at least first and second pins that engage selected recesses defined by the old battery to control mechanically the... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339350 | Electrical combination including a battery pack An electrical combination, a method and a power tool. An electrical combination may includes an electrical component including a component housing, and an electrical circuit supported by the component housing, a first terminal assembly at least electrically connecta... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336005 | System and method for brownout protection of a FET based battery switch A switching circuit operative to switch between a first and second power source to an output is disclosed. The circuit comprises a MOSFET switch electrically connected to the first and second power sources and operative to provide power from either one of the power ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7327120 | Charger assembly for a power cell for an electrical tool A power cell and charger assembly for an electrical tool has a power cell with two locking devices and a charger base with a sliding cover. The power cell and the charger base slidably engage each other. By setting the locking devices composed of push buttons and bi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323847 | Method and system of charging multi-cell lithium-based batteries A method and system for battery charging. In some aspects, a battery charger includes a controller and a charging circuit that is operable to charge Lithium-based batteries of varying nominal voltages and/or number of battery cells. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323846 | Battery having an extended terminal A battery, a battery charger, an electrical system, and a method of charging a battery. In one aspect, the battery includes a housing, a battery cell supported by the housing, a first terminal electrically connected to the battery cell and having a first terminal en... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7310739 | Universal serial bus and method for transmitting serial clock and serial data signals during power-saving mode A universal serial bus (USB) with a power-saving mode and an operating method thereof are provided. When the USB peripheral is coupled to the USB host, the USB host core logic of the USB host transmits an inquiry request via a USB transceiver to inquire whether or n... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7298113 | Battery pack A detecting switch which is turned on/off in accordance with whether or not primary batteries have been attached to a primary battery holder is provided. In a normal state where no primary battery is attached, terminals (a, c) of a charge change-over switch are conn... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7291041 | Dual purpose mini-charger A dual purpose mini-charger includes: a main charging body having a USB-plug at the front end thereof, the USB-plug being connected to a USB-socket for obtaining the direct current for the charging purpose; two charging grooves adapted to accommodate batteries, the ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289778 | Power circuit and communication device provided with same A power circuit in a battery powered portable communication terminal, having a battery and a transmission power amplifier for TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) or TDD (Time Division Duplex) signals includes a power accumulator, a battery output current limiter, a... | 10/30/2007 |
