Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging inventions 06/07

20070145943 - Charging apparatus and charging apparatus for self-propelled apparatus: Disclosed is a charging apparatus which supplies electricity to a device, including: a contact terminal which comes into contact with a terminal provided on the device to supply electricity, when the device is detachably attached; a moving member on which the contact terminal is mounted and which is supported movably... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070145942 - Electric power supply system for vehicle: To enable a circuit configuration to be easily changed over depending on whether a recoil starter is present or absent. A battery charged by a generator driven by an engine, a charging circuit for charging the battery by the generator, and a drive electric power supply circuit for supplying engine... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070145944 - Redundant battery protection system and method: An enhanced battery pack having an enhanced protection system addresses a potential weakness of the conventional protection system of a conventional battery pack. The enhanced protection system includes both the convention protection circuit and a redundant protection circuit. The redundant protection circuit is either a duplicate copy of the conventional... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP

20070145945 - Method and apparatus to authenticate battery charging device: A method and system for validating whether a battery charging device is authorized to charge a battery. An identifier from the battery charging device is received. It is evaluated whether the identifier meets at least one predetermined criteria. The battery charging device is allowed to charge the battery if the... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20070145946 - Intelligent equalizing battery charger having equalization charging circuitry: An intelligent equalizing battery charger having equalization charging circuitry is disclosed, comprising an insulating switch-type DC to DC converting circuit, a microprocessor monitoring/calculating control circuit, and a charging battery set wherein the insulating switch-type DC to DC converting circuit is composed of a power supply switch circuit, an insulating transformer,... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070145948 - Method for compensating state of charge of battery, battery management system using the method, and hybrid vehicle having the battery management system: In an SOC compensation method, a first SOC having at least two sections is detected, and a first OCV corresponding to the first SOC is calculated; a second OCV is calculated by using the measured pack current and voltage, and an internal resistance, and a second SOC corresponding to the... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070145947 - Battery device: Provided are a battery state monitoring circuit in which charging of a secondary battery in an over-charge detection state is prevented to improve safety, and a battery device including the battery state monitoring circuit. A circuit for consuming a leakage current is provided in the battery state monitoring circuit to... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070145949 - Secondary-battery management apparatuses, secondary-battery management method, and secondary-battery management program: A secondary-battery management apparatus calculates the possible discharge duration of a secondary battery correctly even after a load current changes. The secondary-battery management apparatus calculates the remaining capacity and the remaining lifetime of the secondary battery in accordance with a measured temperature of the battery in a standby state, calculates... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070145951 - Battery-voltage monitoring integrated-circuit and battery-voltage monitoring system: A first voltage source terminal, to which a first voltage is input, is connected to a maximum voltage terminal of serially-connected secondary batteries to be monitored. A second voltage source terminal, to which a second voltage is input, is connected to a minimum voltage terminal of the secondary batteries. A... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070145950 - Method and device for vehicle battery protection with battery power source noise pattern analysis: An electric source noise pattern analysis method for vehicle battery protection and power management and device thereof provides ignition status recognized against battery discharge due to electric equipment requirement. Such battery discharge includes normal use of electric appliances and inadvertent use of electric devices. This invention is connected in parallel... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070145952 - Efficient power system: A power system and method make highly efficient use of power supplied from a utility to a facility. A 110-volt line will commonly supply between 107 to 120 volts. A power system couples energy from the utility to a load circuit and may interface with further sources to supply the... Agent: Nath & Associates

20070145953 - Device and method for estimating the inputtable/outputtable power of a secondary battery: An inputtable/outputtable power estimating device and method that can correctly estimate maximum inputtable and/or outputtable power of a secondary battery that can continue for a prescribed period of time. When the secondary battery is continuously charged or discharged for a prescribed period of time, the estimated value of a maximum... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070145954 - Battery management system: A battery management system which can output a battery state enabling optimum charge and discharge control to be performed even when a temperature variation occurs among individual single cells. A plurality of temperature sensors measure temperature values of a battery. A measurement unit measures a voltage and a current of... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070145955 - System for detecting battery voltage with high precision: The present invention discloses a system for detecting a battery voltage with high precision, of which a RC filter circuit or a PI type circuit is applied to a handheld hardware device for eliminating the effect of a power noise on a battery voltage detector of the handheld device, while... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070138996 - Charger, dc/dc converter including that charger, and control circuit thereof: A new charger wherein a reference voltage can be set therein. The charger charges a secondary battery via a DC/DC converter that has an arrangement in which a fuel cell, a solar cell or the like having a relatively large output impedance during power supply is used as an input... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070138998 - Device and method for controlling output of rechargeable battery: A controller and method for controlling output of a rechargeable battery that prevents the life span of the rechargeable battery from being shortened while ensuring starting of the engine. The rechargeable battery controller is mounted on a vehicle including an engine functioning as a power source. The controller includes a... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070138997 - Motor vehicle charging system with remote temperature compensation: A motor vehicle charging system wherein at least one diode is electrically connected between the rechargeable battery and the voltage regulator. The diode(s) is/are biased to permit current flow from the battery to the voltage regulator. The diode(s) and the battery are arranged so that the diode(s) and the battery... Agent: Ice Miller LLP

20070138999 - Protecting electronic devices from extended unauthorized use: When unauthorized use of a device is suspected, a recharging mechanism (e.g., recharge-circuit) of the device is disabled in order to guard against extended unauthorized use of the device. The recharging mechanism normally recharges the rechargeable-power-supply that powers the device. Consequently, normal use and enjoyment of the device can be... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070139000 - System, apparatus and method for supplying electric power, apparatus and method for receiving electric power, storage medium and program: An electric power supply system includes an electric power reception apparatus and an electric power supply apparatus adapted to supply electric power to the electric power reception apparatus when the electric power reception apparatus is placed on the electric power supply apparatus. The electric power supply apparatus includes a plurality... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070139002 - Battery charger for a personal electronic device: A battery charger for a personal electronic device comprising: a housing, a battery energy storage unit, a battery charging circuit, an electric power converting circuit, at least one power input portion and at least one power output portion. The at least one power input portion includes a plug or socket... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070139001 - Battery, especially a microbattery, and the production thereof using wafer-level technology: The invention relates to a battery comprising an electrically non-conductive substrate (1) on which it is arranged, in addition to at least one cathode (4), one anode (6), and a separator/electrolyte layer (5) in the form of layers or films that are pre-formed from an electrochemically active or activatable material... Agent: Duane Morris LLPIPDepartment

20070139004 - Charger: A charger comprises a first charging terminal that contacts one of positive and negative terminals of a rechargeable battery to charge the battery; and a second charging terminal that is opposite in polarity to the first charging terminal electrically connected to a charging circuit. The first charging terminal has a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070139003 - Wearable battery complements wearable terminal at cold temperatures: Described is a system and, in particular, to a wearable battery system for a terminal. The system may include a battery and a harness holding the battery in proximity to a body of a wearer of the harness. The battery and harness are worn underneath an outer garment thereby preventing... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20070139005 - Power supply device and method of controlling the same: A power supply device and a method for controlling the power supply device in which a fusion checking process for the cathode side relay and the anode side relay is easily performed within a short period of time. A battery ECU (controller) measures a first voltage between a high potential... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070139007 - Battery management system and method: A battery management system is provided. A voltage of a first battery cell is charged to a capacitor. Then, the voltage of the capacitor is measured, the measured voltage being the voltage of the first battery cell. Subsequently, a voltage of a second battery cell is again charged to the... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070139006 - Multi battery pack system, control method thereof, and battery pack using the same: A multi battery pack system is composed of a plurality of battery packs. The master battery pack receives a total voltage from each slave battery pack and calculates a target total voltage using its total voltage and total voltages of all slave battery pack whenever a predetermined time period passes,... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070139009 - Battery charge circuit with multi-charge stage and method thereof: A charge method for charging a battery is provided. The method involves, in a first charge stage, applying a first charge power having a first charge current in pulse form with a first frequency and a first charge voltage to charge the battery; in a second charge stage following the... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070139008 - Method and system for charge rate adjustment to enhance battery cycle life: Methods and systems are disclosed for charge current adjustment to enhance battery cycle life thereby allowing batteries to be charged quickly without accelerating the aging process of the battery. As the charge capacity of the battery degrades over time, the charge current for the battery charging cycles is also reduced... Agent: O'keefe, Egan, Peterman & Enders LLP

20070139010 - Systems and methods for charging a battery: A system for charging a battery is described. The system includes a direct current (DC) power source configured to supply a DC power source output signal, a converter configured to convert the DC power source output signal into a converter output signal, a battery coupled to the converter and having... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (12552)

20070139011 - 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 at least one battery; a... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070139012 - Motive power dual battery pack: A fast charge configuration for a power supply includes a serial connection to a pair of batteries each having an output that is half that required by the device, such as the electric vehicle, in which the batteries are to be used. When the batteries in then connected to the... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20070139013 - Method for compensating state of charge of battery and battery management system using the same: The present invention relates to a state of charge (SOC) compensation method of a battery and a battery management system using the SOC compensation method. The charge and discharge current of the battery is used to calculate a first SOC and a first voltage corresponding to the first SOC, the... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070139014 - Method and apparatus for optimizing performance and battery life of electronic devices based on system and application parameters: An electronic device (e.g., computer system, etc.) employing dynamic power management of the present invention adjusts power consumption in accordance with an analysis of parameters and events occurring over one or more time-periods. Preferably, the electronic device monitors microprocessor, operating system, peripheral and/or device-level events and adjusts run-time parameters, such... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20070139015 - Method for compensating state of charge of battery and battery management system using the same: The present invention relates to a state of charge (SOC) compensation method for a vehicle using electrical energy, and a battery management system using the SOC compensation method. To determine the SOC of the battery, charge and discharge current of the battery is used to calculate a first SOC of... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070139016 - Battery charging system and methods: A method for determining whether a battery is electrically and physically connected to a battery charger includes monitoring a battery charging voltage supplied by a battery charger that has superimposed a known signal on the battery charging voltage, and determining that the battery charger is connected when the known superimposed... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (12552)

20070139017 - System and method for determining battery temperature: A system for approximating a temperature of a battery includes a sensor configured to provide a temperature measurement of the ambient air, a sensor configured to provide a voltage measurement of the battery, a sensor configured to provide a current measurement of the battery, and signal processing circuitry configured to... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20070139018 - Back up power supply: A device, system and method for a backup power supply are disclosed herein. The backup power supply may use at least one ultra capacitor to store a voltage. The backup power supply may also have a multiphase boost converter to provide a relatively constant voltage from the stored voltage and... Agent: Bourque & Associates Intellectual Property Attorneys, P.A.

20070132425 - Fuel cell-electrolyzer system controlled by a single bi-directional dc-to-dc converter: A self-contained regenerative power system includes a fuel cell operative to generate electric energy from hydrogen and oxygen, generating water as a byproduct, and an electrolyzer operative to generate hydrogen and oxygen from water by consumption of electric energy. A bi-directional DC-to-DC converter interfaces between the fuel cell and the... Agent: Paul J. Esatto, Jr. Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070132426 - Power source device for sensor nodes of ubiquitous sensor network: Provided is a power source device for sensor nodes of a ubiquitous sensor network (USN), including a solar cell having a self-powering function, a secondary battery storing electricity generated by the solar cell and supplying the electricity to the sensor nodes of the USN, and an interface circuit interfacing the... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070132427 - Charging and power supply for mobile devices: Charging and power supply for mobile devices is disclosed. A USB-compliant charging and power supply circuit includes switch-mode battery charging circuitry for receiving power from an external power source and for supplying output power through an output node to an electronic system of an electronic communication device and a battery.... Agent: Ridout & Maybee Suite 2400

20070132428 - Holstered cordless power tool: The invention comprises a cordless power tool that has a power umbilical in the form of a coiled cord that connects the power tool to a power source, which in the preferred embodiment is a battery pack. In contrast to prior art approaches, the invention integrates the power tool with... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20070132429 - Assembled battery: The present invention provides an assembled battery with reduced weight and high reliability that can achieve improvement of assembling easiness at low cost. An assembled battery is provided with a frame holding a plurality of unit cells 14 having positive polarity at one end and negative polarity at the other... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070132430 - Battery and system power selector integration scheme: For operating each smart battery included in a smart battery system, the smart battery is initialized prior to the smart battery being electrically coupled to the smart battery system. The smart battery system or an external power source is selected to provide power to an information handling system device. The... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070132431 - Physical key to facilitate an inactive mode for a state-of-charge indicator within a battery: The invention provides a system and battery including a state-of-charge indicator (SOCI) to monitor and display the amount of charge within the battery. The SOCI is capable of operating in a hibernate mode, an active mode, and/or a sleep mode. The battery may be manufactured, shipped and/or stored with the... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20070126394 - Method of preparing battery core pack: Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a battery core pack having a plurality of unit cells, especially a plurality of cylindrical batteries, which are connected with each other by connecting members. According to the present invention, the structure of the battery core pack can be easily modified by merely... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070126393 - 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 data communication unit and an associated battery, and a pair of device capacitive electrodes,... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20070126395 - Automatic recharging docking station for electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles: An automatic recharging docking station for electric vehicles or hybrid electric vehicles in which standardized uniform charging stations are positioned in public parking facilities, private parking facilities, rest stops, or the like, and by means of a retractable vehicle probe, allow the owner/user of the vehicle to attach to the... Agent: Clifford G. Frayne

20070126396 - Battery module of high cooling efficiency: Disclosed herein is a battery module including a plurality of unit cells stacked one on another. The battery module has a cooling system that accomplishes contact type cooling by a coolant flowing through gaps (flow channels) defined between the unit cells, and the flow channels defined between the unit cells... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070126397 - Battery pack with built in communication port: A system and method for providing a communication port integral with a battery pack assembly is disclosed. The system provides a pathway between an external unit and a host unit via a printed circuit board of the battery pack. The battery pack can include communication ports mounted on the printed... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070126398 - Charging cradle, power supply components for providing said charging cradle with power, connector for said power supply component for connection of said charging cradle and charging system constituted of aforementioned components: The present disclosure relates to a charging cradle, a power supply component for providing the charging cradle with power, a connector for the power supply component for connection to the charging cradle; and to a charging system which is constituted of the aforementioned components. The aim of the present disclosure... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070126400 - Battery pack control module: A battery pack control module for balancing a plurality of cells or groups of cells connected in series includes a controller assembly, a disconnect circuit, a pack sensing circuit, a balancing circuit, and computer instructions for instructing the controller assembly to control the disconnect circuit and the balancing circuit. The... Agent: Buskop Law Group, P.C.

20070126399 - Method for balancing cells or groups of cells in a battery pack: A method for balancing cells or groups of cells connected in parallel and in series for a battery pack by providing a continuously balanced state of charge while in a discharge phase, a charge phase, a quiescent phase, a storage phase, or combinations of these phases.... Agent: Buskop Law Group, P.C.

20070126401 - Power supply system with power storage device: A power supply system with a power storage device includes an AC-to-DC power supply, a power storage device, a DC-to-DC converter, and a power management device, to construct three different aspects for executing alternating and direct currents in a system.... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070126402 - Battery detection system and related method: A battery detection system and related method are provided. The battery detection system according to the invention is coupled to a battery for detecting the type and remaining power of the battery, and includes a processor coupled to an A/D converter and an I/O control; a circuit, comprising a switch... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070126403 - Protective circuits for secondary battery packs: This invention discloses a charging/discharging protective circuit for a secondary battery pack, having an over-charging/discharging voltage comparator, a reference voltage source and a battery status decision circuit. There is also a sampling circuit having a sequential pulse generator for generating pulses for selecting one of the batteries in the battery... Agent: Emil Chang Law Offices Of Emil Chang

20070126404 - Device and method for controlling output from a rechargeable battery: A controller for a rechargeable vehicle battery that prevents drivability from being lowered. The controller includes a voltage measurement unit for measuring terminal voltage of the rechargeable battery and a control unit for setting a plurality of output maximum voltages, each indicating an upper limit for discharge power allowed to... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070126405 - Battery charging system and related method for preventing overheating while charging: A battery charging system charges a battery using a charging circuit. The battery has an input port for receiving a charging current and a thermistor electrically connected to an output port. For battery temperatures above a threshold temperature, a resistance produced by the thermistor increases as the battery temperature increases.... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation