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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7403129 | Electrical switching apparatus and method employing acoustic and current signals to distinguish between parallel and series arc faults A circuit breaker includes a first lug and second and third acoustic lugs electrically connected to a power circuit. Separable contacts are electrically connected in series between the first lug and the second acoustic lug. An operating mechanism opens and closes th... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7235326 | Method and device for judging the condition of secondary batteries and method for regenerating secondary batteries The reducing treatment of the negative electrode of which the battery capacity decreases slightly and the internal resistance increases slightly, does not affect the battery performance. Accordingly, by merely supplementing the electrolyte, the battery performance c... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7158041 | Electrical protection device and method for a communication circuit A protection device for a communication circuit that includes a sensor monitoring a protection device parameter and an indication module coupled to the sensor. The indication module generates an indication output as a function of the protection device parameter indi... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7123155 | Operational mode-based battery monitoring for a battery-powered electronic device A method and an electronic device monitor a battery of the device with respect to device operational mode in one or both of battery charge level monitoring and battery cut-off determination. Mode-based monitoring employs a mode-specific wait period prior to performi... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6329901 | Electronic vehicle key An electronic vehicle key has a radio receiver for receiving radio call information which is transmitted by a control center, and a key communication device for communicating with a vehicle communication device in an associated vehicle, signals transmitte... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6172431 | Vehicle entry transmitter with conformable switch tip The present invention provides an improved vehicle entry transmitter that can be used as a transmitter to lock and unlock vehicle doors, turn an alarm on and off, and/or disable and enable the vehicle. The present invention provides a vehicle entry transm... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6091341 | Remote control security system for determining that identification data has been repetitively received continuously during a period of time The remote control security system includes a receiver which receives communication data, including identification data, from a transmitter. The system also includes a device for locking and unlocking doors when the received identification data match pres... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6078293 | Antenna apparatus for vehicles An antenna apparatus for a keyless entry device is also used for receiving a radio wave transmitted by a remote control unit within a vehicular compartment. The keyless entry device and the remote control unit are configured to generate respective radio w... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5705912 | Circuit for preventing overdischarge of rechargeable battery pack consisting of a plurality of rechargeable batteries A rechargable battery pack is constituted by not connecting all of the terminals of a plurality of secondary batteries but extracting them outside. A charging circuit is constituted by a dedicated charging circuit which comprises a constant-voltage circui... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5705914 | Overvoltage detecting apparatus for combination battery An overvoltage detecting apparatus for a combination battery can easily detect whether an overvoltage detecting function is normal or not. In the overvoltage detecting apparatus, with respect to blocks of cells constituting the combination battery, refere... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5648764 | Apparatus for remotely controlling a door locking state and theft prevention alarm state of an automobile An apparatus remotely controls, for example, door locking/unlocking and alarm activation of an automobile. A transmitting device transmits communication data, which includes synchronization data and identification data. The communication data is received ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5608385 | Device for determining state of electricity generation of solar battery A device for determining a state of electricity generation of a solar battery and an apparatus, such as a camera, including such a device are disclosed. The device comprises a first circuit for connecting different loads to the solar battery, and a second... | 03/04/1997 |
| 4819116 | Fault indicator light control circuit A fault indicator light control circuit for a regulator controlled alternator/battery charging system has a first transistor connected with a light bulb in its conductive path to be turned "ON" when the transistor is conducting. Conduction of the transist... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4709202 | Battery powered system In an exemplary embodiment, a battery conditioning system monitors battery conditioning and includes a memory for storing data based thereon; for example, data may be stored representative of available battery capacity as measured during a deep discharge ... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4080560 | Method and apparatus for determining the maintenance and charge condition of lead storage batteries The maintenance condition of lead storage batteries is determined by measuring the no-load voltage, the voltage under a heavy current load and, subsequently thereto, measuring the recovery voltage at two instants spaced one second apart and by performing ... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4012681 | Battery control system for battery operated vehicles A system is disclosed for monitoring the state of charge of batteries in a fleet of electrically powered vehicles. Each battery has associated with it an integrator module which registers both the depletion and charging of the battery. While the battery i... | 03/15/1977 |
