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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8049469 | Safety circuit and battery pack using the same A safety circuit includes a thermal fuse electrically connected in a main current path so that an electric current flowing in the main current path flows through the thermal fuse; a switching element electrically connected to the thermal fuse to cause the thermal fu... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7960946 | Power supply circuit, power supply control circuit, and power supply control method A power supply circuit charging a secondary battery by a DC-DC converter using a switching element and an inductance element includes a current adjustment circuit. The current adjustment circuit adjusts a charging current of the secondary battery by turning on/off t... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7808212 | Temperature-based charge and discharge control for a battery A protection circuit for a battery pack, comprising: a thermistor for indicating a temperature of a cell in the battery pack; a first comparator coupled to the thermistor for determining whether the temperature has exceeded a charge cut-off temperature threshold for... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7741816 | System and method for battery preheating Some embodiments include a system, that includes an electric motor coupled to propel an electrical vehicle, a battery coupled to power the motor, a preheating system coupled to preheat the battery, a battery temperature comparator to compare a temperature of the bat... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7728559 | Charging apparatus having a switching element for controlling charging power A charging device that may perform charging with larger current is provided. The charging device comprises a switching element for increasing or decreasing charging power, a PWM controlling circuit for intermittently turning the switching element on and off, a curre... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7649342 | System and method of charging a battery in a power management unit Exemplary methods and systems for charging a battery in a power management unit include a power regulator having an input power supply and a processor that regulates a charging rate of the battery based on measured parameters of the power regulator and the battery. ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7595611 | Electrochemical thermodynamic measurement system The present invention provides systems and methods for accurately characterizing thermodynamic and materials properties of electrodes and electrochemical energy storage and conversion systems. Systems and methods of the present invention are configured for simultane... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7411373 | Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying apparatus and method, power supplying system and method, program storing medium, and program In the present invention, a battery pack type discriminating or deciding concave portion (131) is formed at a position corresponding to a battery pack type deciding switch (214) of an SQ battery pack (1) and when the SQ battery pack (1) i... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7402982 | Energy storage type feeder voltage compensation apparatus and method of controlling feeder voltage An energy saving type feeder voltage compensation apparatus improved in availability at low temperatures, wherein when a secondary battery is lower in temperature than a predetermined value, an output voltage output to a feeder side is made equal to or higher than a... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7394224 | Charge control device A charge control device of a secondary battery that allows the use of an electronic apparatus for a long period using a single initial charging, and is capable of extending battery life. The charging device includes a charge circuit for supplying charging current to... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7391183 | System for controlling charging of secondary battery To provide a system for controlling the charging of a secondary battery (battery), which is capable of keeping an initial charging/discharging characteristic of the battery in consideration of a change in environmental temperature and deterioration of the battery wi... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7363175 | Query based electronic battery tester An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery provides a test output indicative of a condition of the battery. Electronic measurement circuitry provides a measurement output related to a condition of the battery. The battery condition is determined base... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7336055 | Method for detecting abnormality of temperature sensors, and power supply apparatus A power supply apparatus includes an assembled battery including a plurality of cells, a plurality of temperature sensors sensing temperatures of the plurality of cells, respectively, a current sensor sensing a current flowing through the assembled battery, and a st... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332893 | Battery pack with internal charge/power switching A battery pack includes a switching control port, a battery stack, an output power port, and switch circuitry. The switching control port receives a switch control signal from a battery pack port. The switch circuitry selectively couples the battery stack to the out... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330013 | Apparatus and method for charging and discharging a battery A method and apparatus for controlling the charge and discharge currents in a battery (2) as a function of temperature. When a battery (2) is charged or discharged in an environment that approaches its design operating temperature extreme, the currents... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7316700 | Self optimizing lancing device with adaptation means to temporal variations in cutaneous properties A lancing device, an embodiment of which controls the advancement and retraction of a lancet by monitoring the position of the lancet in conjunction with a lancet controller which incorporates a feedback loop for modulating the lancet driver to follow a predetermine... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7285936 | Charging system for battery-set An object is to provide a charging system in which a battery can be charged in a fully charged state or close to the fully charged state while preventing performance deterioration of a battery due to heat generated during charge. A charging system 1 for a bat... | 10/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7245109 | Temperature sensitive power converter The present invention provides a power converter for recreational vehicle (RV) batteries that uses time and ambient temperature to control output voltage. By employing a remote temperature sensor attached to the battery post, temperature information is sent to an ou... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238443 | Battery packs suitable for use with battery powered appliances Cooling air intake port (52), cooling air exhaust port (55), and securing walls (86, 87), which contact and secure the side surfaces of one or more battery cells (72), may be defined within two battery pack housing halves (50, 80).... | 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 |
| 7221124 | Battery charger with protection circuitry The charger includes a controller, a battery power source having at least two power settings connected to the controller, a power supply connectable to an outside power source, the power supply receiving a current and voltage from the outside power source for provid... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218077 | Systems and methods for signal generation using limited power A signal generator provides an output signal having a series of pulses and a pulse repetition rate. The signal generator includes an energy storage circuit and a switch control circuit. The energy storage circuit includes a switch operated by the switch control circ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7208914 | Apparatus and method for predicting the remaining discharge time of a battery A method and apparatus for predicting the remaining discharge time of a battery are provided. The method includes measuring a dynamic parameter of the battery, obtaining a discharge current of the battery, measuring a voltage of the battery and obtaining a temperatu... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7141954 | Li-ion/Li-polymer battery charger configured to be DC-powered from multiple types of wall adapters A battery charger controller is coupled to DC output terminals of an AC-DC (or DC-DC) adapter containing an AC-DC (or DC-DC) converter. A controlled current flow path between input and output terminals of the battery charger controller circuit is controlled to provi... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7126341 | Automotive vehicle electrical system diagnostic device An automotive vehicle electrical system diagnostic apparatus includes first and second electrical connections configured to electrically couple to an electrical system of an automotive vehicle which includes a battery. Digital samples are obtained during operation o... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7126310 | Apparatus and method for balanced charging of a multiple-cell battery pack An apparatus and method for charging a multiple-cell battery pack provides a balanced charge to each cell in a series by providing a cell charge monitor/regulator for (1) monitoring the charge (potential, for example) of each cell and, when a state is attained, defi... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7116109 | Apparatus and method for simulating a battery tester with a fixed resistance load A method and apparatus for simulating a battery tester with a fixed resistance load, such as a widely used Japanese load tester that rates the strength of Japanese batteries that are categorized under the Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS), are provided. This invent... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112942 | Battery charger with protection circuitry The charger includes a controller, a battery power source having at least two power settings connected to the controller, a power supply connectable to an outside power source, the power supply receiving a current and voltage from the outside power source for provid... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7105936 | Generator control apparatus and method for automotive vehicle In a generator control apparatus for a vehicle, the control apparatus includes an engine; an intake air temperature sensing section configured to sense a temperature of intake air of the engine; an engine startup temperature-state determining section configured to d... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7106027 | Battery changers Battery pack (50) may include rechargeable batteries (55) and first temperature sensor TM1 for detecting the temperature of batteries (55). Battery charger (10) may include power source circuit (32) for supplying charging cu... | 09/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7096130 | Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying apparatus and method, program storing medium, and program In case of the present invention, a microcomputer (271) controls a charging mode changeover switch (275) and connects the switch to a terminal (275d) to change the terminal (275d) to an initial charging mode power source ( | 08/22/2006 |
| 7061209 | Battery chargers Battery pack (10) may include rechargeable battery cells (12). Battery charger (20) may include power source circuit (100). Power source circuit (100) may be connected with an external power source and battery cells (12). Th... | 06/13/2006 |
