Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging inventions 10/08

20080258678 - Mobile type power supply, connection device, and carried type electronic equipment: A battery and a DC-to-DC converter are contained in a battery pack. When the battery pack is connected to a load by means of a connector and an output voltage reference value, corresponding to the power supply voltage of the load, the output voltage of the battery is converted according... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080258675 - Multimode power module: A multimode power module system automatically selects one of multiple operating modes to maximize power transfer in varying conditions by using direct energy transfer, boost peak power tracking, buck peak power tracking, charge limit, and eclipse standby modes with reduced switching losses, reduced component count, and scalability through connections of... Agent: Carole A. Mulchinski, M1/040 The Aerospace Corporation

20080258677 - Power supply for portable apparatuses: A power supply for portable apparatuses includes a plurality of power supplies and at least one charging station. Each power supply has a housing, a power input portion, a plurality of power output portions, a storage battery, and a first circuit board. The first circuit board is electrically connected with... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080258674 - Quickly charging power supply apparatus: A power supply apparatus includes a power source; and at least a capacitor module formed by connecting a plurality of capacitors in series, having an input connector connected to a municipal power source supply or connected to a cigarette-lighter receptacle of a car for inputting direct current for quickly charging... Agent: David Hui

20080258676 - Toy vehicle capable of collecting solar power: A toy vehicle includes axles disposed rotatably on a base plate, and wheels mounted respectively on ends of the axles. A drive unit is mounted on the base plate and includes a first gear sleeved fixedly on a motor shaft of a motor and meshing with a second gear sleeved... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080258679 - Charging display system: A charging display system and method for operating a display system are provided with the method comprising sensing the presence of a wirelessly rechargeable device proximate to or on a surface through which a presentation area of a display can present image information; identifying a type of the wirelessly rechargeable... Agent: Patent Legal Staff Eastman Kodak Company

20080258680 - Portable battery recharge station: A system and method for recharging secondary batteries. One embodiment of the present invention comprises a supervisory circuit, a voltage converter, a portable power source, and one or more of a holder and a socket. The holder is adapted to receive a specific type of secondary battery of a portable... Agent: Withers & Keys For Bell South

20080258681 - Implement rack and system for energizing implements: An inductive charging rack for providing electrical power to an implement includes a back, an inductive primary attached to the back, and a hanger for holding the implement. The rack may include a control for energizing the inductive primary and a transceiver for providing communication to and from the implement.... Agent: Warner, Norcross & Judd In Re: Alticor Inc.

20080258682 - Electric public transit system: The present invention relates to an electric public transit system, comprising electric driven buses with a cassette battery set and bus-mounted control system, a charge station and a loading and unloading apparatus. When said bus needs change the cassette battery set, said loading and unloading apparatus takes said cassette battery... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080258683 - Rechargeable battery assembly and power system using same: A rechargeable battery, battery set or battery pack having a circuit or a plurality of circuits for providing self-discharging thereof electrically connected in parallel are used to form rechargeable battery assemblies and electric power supply systems for use in electric and hybrid vehicles and the like.... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080258684 - Battery system: A battery system capable of inhibiting a reverse voltage applied to a unit cell that has lost the electromotive force without active control is provided. The battery system include two or more unit cells electrically connected in series, and a rectification section that is composed of at least one of... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080258685 - Battery discharge current sharing in a tightly regulated power system: In a high power system, plural batteries provide back-up power when primary power is unavailable. Each battery has an associated discharge controller which is controlled by a local bus control amplifier which regulates the power bus voltage set-point lower than the main bus voltage set-point. A single main bus control... Agent: Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon LLP And The Boeing Company

20080258686 - Method for detecting removal of a battery from a battery charger: A method for detecting removal of a battery from a battery charger includes 1) incrementing an event counter and resetting an interval counter each time the voltage present at the output node exceeds a predetermined voltage; 2) resetting the event counter each time the interval counter exceeds a predetermined maximum... Agent: Advanced Analogic Technologies

20080258688 - Battery charging systems and methods with adjustable current limit: Embodiments of the present invention include techniques for charging a battery using a regulator. In one embodiment, the present invention includes an electronic circuit comprising a regulator having an input coupled to a power source for receiving a voltage and a current and an output for providing an output current,... Agent: Fountainhead Law Group, PC

20080258687 - High efficiency pwm switching mode with high accuracy linear mode li-ion battery charger: A battery charger includes: a step-down switching converter connected to provide power at a predetermined average current from an input voltage V+ to an output node VOUT; a regulating switch connected to provide power at a predetermined voltage from the input node V+ to the output node VOUT; a mixed... Agent: Advanced Analogic Technologies

20080258689 - Charging method and circuit using indirect current sensing: The present invention relates to a charging circuit and method for generating a charging current supplied to an output terminal (15) to which a battery (40) to be charged is connected. The charging current is indirectly sensed to generate a sensing current having a predetermined relation to the charging current.... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20080258690 - Thermal switching element and method for manufacturing the same: The present invention provides a thermal switching element that has a quite different configuration from that of a conventional technique and can control heat transfer by the application of energy, and a method for manufacturing the thermal switching element. The thermal switching element includes a first electrode, a second electrode,... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson P.C.

20080258691 - Over voltage and over current protection integrated circuit: An integrated circuit is disclosed including a primary input for receiving an input voltage, a battery voltage input for receiving a battery voltage signal and an output for providing an output voltage higher than the battery voltage. First circuitry responsive to the input voltage is provided for turning off the... Agent: Howison & Arnott, L.l.p

20080258678 - Mobile type power supply, connection device, and carried type electronic equipment: A battery and a DC-to-DC converter are contained in a battery pack. When the battery pack is connected to a load by means of a connector and an output voltage reference value, corresponding to the power supply voltage of the load, the output voltage of the battery is converted according... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080258675 - Multimode power module: A multimode power module system automatically selects one of multiple operating modes to maximize power transfer in varying conditions by using direct energy transfer, boost peak power tracking, buck peak power tracking, charge limit, and eclipse standby modes with reduced switching losses, reduced component count, and scalability through connections of... Agent: Carole A. Mulchinski, M1/040 The Aerospace Corporation

20080258677 - Power supply for portable apparatuses: A power supply for portable apparatuses includes a plurality of power supplies and at least one charging station. Each power supply has a housing, a power input portion, a plurality of power output portions, a storage battery, and a first circuit board. The first circuit board is electrically connected with... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080258674 - Quickly charging power supply apparatus: A power supply apparatus includes a power source; and at least a capacitor module formed by connecting a plurality of capacitors in series, having an input connector connected to a municipal power source supply or connected to a cigarette-lighter receptacle of a car for inputting direct current for quickly charging... Agent: David Hui

20080258676 - Toy vehicle capable of collecting solar power: A toy vehicle includes axles disposed rotatably on a base plate, and wheels mounted respectively on ends of the axles. A drive unit is mounted on the base plate and includes a first gear sleeved fixedly on a motor shaft of a motor and meshing with a second gear sleeved... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080258679 - Charging display system: A charging display system and method for operating a display system are provided with the method comprising sensing the presence of a wirelessly rechargeable device proximate to or on a surface through which a presentation area of a display can present image information; identifying a type of the wirelessly rechargeable... Agent: Patent Legal Staff Eastman Kodak Company

20080258680 - Portable battery recharge station: A system and method for recharging secondary batteries. One embodiment of the present invention comprises a supervisory circuit, a voltage converter, a portable power source, and one or more of a holder and a socket. The holder is adapted to receive a specific type of secondary battery of a portable... Agent: Withers & Keys For Bell South

20080258681 - Implement rack and system for energizing implements: An inductive charging rack for providing electrical power to an implement includes a back, an inductive primary attached to the back, and a hanger for holding the implement. The rack may include a control for energizing the inductive primary and a transceiver for providing communication to and from the implement.... Agent: Warner, Norcross & Judd In Re: Alticor Inc.

20080258682 - Electric public transit system: The present invention relates to an electric public transit system, comprising electric driven buses with a cassette battery set and bus-mounted control system, a charge station and a loading and unloading apparatus. When said bus needs change the cassette battery set, said loading and unloading apparatus takes said cassette battery... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080258683 - Rechargeable battery assembly and power system using same: A rechargeable battery, battery set or battery pack having a circuit or a plurality of circuits for providing self-discharging thereof electrically connected in parallel are used to form rechargeable battery assemblies and electric power supply systems for use in electric and hybrid vehicles and the like.... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080258684 - Battery system: A battery system capable of inhibiting a reverse voltage applied to a unit cell that has lost the electromotive force without active control is provided. The battery system include two or more unit cells electrically connected in series, and a rectification section that is composed of at least one of... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080258685 - Battery discharge current sharing in a tightly regulated power system: In a high power system, plural batteries provide back-up power when primary power is unavailable. Each battery has an associated discharge controller which is controlled by a local bus control amplifier which regulates the power bus voltage set-point lower than the main bus voltage set-point. A single main bus control... Agent: Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon LLP And The Boeing Company

20080258686 - Method for detecting removal of a battery from a battery charger: A method for detecting removal of a battery from a battery charger includes 1) incrementing an event counter and resetting an interval counter each time the voltage present at the output node exceeds a predetermined voltage; 2) resetting the event counter each time the interval counter exceeds a predetermined maximum... Agent: Advanced Analogic Technologies

20080258688 - Battery charging systems and methods with adjustable current limit: Embodiments of the present invention include techniques for charging a battery using a regulator. In one embodiment, the present invention includes an electronic circuit comprising a regulator having an input coupled to a power source for receiving a voltage and a current and an output for providing an output current,... Agent: Fountainhead Law Group, PC

20080258687 - High efficiency pwm switching mode with high accuracy linear mode li-ion battery charger: A battery charger includes: a step-down switching converter connected to provide power at a predetermined average current from an input voltage V+ to an output node VOUT; a regulating switch connected to provide power at a predetermined voltage from the input node V+ to the output node VOUT; a mixed... Agent: Advanced Analogic Technologies

20080258689 - Charging method and circuit using indirect current sensing: The present invention relates to a charging circuit and method for generating a charging current supplied to an output terminal (15) to which a battery (40) to be charged is connected. The charging current is indirectly sensed to generate a sensing current having a predetermined relation to the charging current.... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20080258690 - Thermal switching element and method for manufacturing the same: The present invention provides a thermal switching element that has a quite different configuration from that of a conventional technique and can control heat transfer by the application of energy, and a method for manufacturing the thermal switching element. The thermal switching element includes a first electrode, a second electrode,... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson P.C.

20080258691 - Over voltage and over current protection integrated circuit: An integrated circuit is disclosed including a primary input for receiving an input voltage, a battery voltage input for receiving a battery voltage signal and an output for providing an output voltage higher than the battery voltage. First circuitry responsive to the input voltage is provided for turning off the... Agent: Howison & Arnott, L.l.p

20080252251 - System for recharging battery-operated devices: A system for charging rechargeable devices is provided. This system includes a base, wherein the base further includes: a plurality of power sources; at least one rechargeable battery in electrical communication with the plurality of power sources; and a plurality of recharging ports in electrical communication with the at least... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20080252253 - Battery replaceable pack and electronic device with battery replaceable pack: A battery replaceable pack for a portable electronic device is provided. The battery replaceable pack includes a containing casing, at least one battery, a protecting circuit board, and a connector. The protecting circuit board has a charging circuit and a detecting circuit electrically connected with each other. When the portable... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080252252 - Cradle charger controller with below ground level biasing: A cradle charging system comprises a charging cradle defining a space for a battery of an electronic device. Transformer charging circuitry for charging the battery in the electronic device includes a primary side circuitry for receiving a charging voltage. Secondary side circuitry inductively couples the charging voltage to the battery.... Agent: Howison & Arnott, L.l.p

20080252254 - Power storage device and semiconductor device provided with the power storage device: An object is to provide a power storage device provided with a battery that is a power storage means, for safe and accurate supply of electric power in a short period of time for drive power supply voltage without checking remaining capacity of the battery or changing batteries with deterioration... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080252255 - Charger with input and output voltages adjustable by means of single circuit mated plug-in card type switch: The present invention provides a charger whose input and output voltages are adjusted by means of a single circuit mated plug-in card type switches, in particular relates to a charger that is suited for various input voltages adjusted by various plug-in cards to achieve charging, which has a function of... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080252256 - Multi-battery charging system and method: A multi-battery charging system comprises a computing device having a controller configured to control a plurality of power regulators, each of the plurality of power regulators for regulating charging power to a respective battery, at least one of the power regulators disposed external to the computing device.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080252257 - Multiplexer and switch-based electrochemical cell monitor and management system and method: A system for monitoring a plurality of battery cells using the switch and multiplexing circuits with the plurality of monitored signal indicating the battery voltage levels for each cell by switching the measured voltage of each cell and using switching of the monitored cell voltage to selectively measure each selected... Agent: Seldon & Scillieri

20080252258 - Charging method for a lead-acid battery: A charging method for a lead-acid battery allows the lead-acid battery to finish charging within an hour, and keeps the temperature of the lead-acid battery below 40 C. The charging method comprises three important parts, which are charging period, rest period, and discharging period. The three parts cooperate together to... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20080252259 - Power supply unit and electric apparatus: The power supply unit comprises an introduction-detecting button for detecting introduction of an electric apparatus into vehicle previously, a voltage-detecting unit for detecting the voltage of the power source, a memory unit for storing a control-initiating voltage and a control-terminating voltage lower than the control-initiating voltage, and a control unit... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080252261 - Battery charging apparatus, battery pack, battery charging system, and battery charging method: A battery pack charging method and battery charging apparatus including: a plurality of charge units which charge respective battery cells of the battery pack, by outputting pulse currents, generated from a supplied DC voltage, in response to enable signal; and a plurality of signal detection units to detect a falling... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080252260 - System and method for charging and pulsating batteries: A battery charging and pulsating system including a battery having a positive terminal and a negative terminal, a charger connected to the positive and negative terminals of the battery, the charger including a controller, a pulsator connected to the positive and negative terminals of the battery and a filter positioned... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P. Intellectual Property Group

20080252262 - Device and method for charging and controlling the charge of a battery: An apparatus and a method for charging and for charge monitoring of a rechargeable battery. A charging circuit contains a rechargeable battery (B) and a charging device (L) for charging the rechargeable battery. A measurement device (M) is arranged in the charging circuit and contains a device for determining the... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20080252263 - Battery pack and electric tool: A battery pack includes a plurality of lithium battery cells, an analog thermo sensing member, and an analog switch. The analog thermo sensing member detects, in an analog form, a battery temperature of at least one of the plurality of lithium battery cells, and outputs an output preventing signal if... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080252264 - Battery charger for preventing charging currents from overshooting during mode transition and method thereof: A battery charger for charging a battery through controlling a charging regulation circuit is provided. The battery charger includes a constant voltage mode controller, a current sensing unit, and a reference voltage generator. The constant voltage mode controller is for comparing a battery voltage of the battery with a first... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080252265 - Detection circuit: A detection circuit that reduces circuit scale. A plurality of current amplifiers respectively generate a plurality of detection signals corresponding to current flowing to a plurality of resistors. An error amplifier coupled to the plurality of current amplifiers compares the plurality of detection signals with a plurality of reference signals,... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080252266 - Device and method for balancing charge between the individual cells of a double-layer capacitor: A device and a method for balancing charge between individual cells of a double-layer capacitor, in particular in a multi-voltage motor vehicle electrical system. Each individual cell of the double-layer capacitor is associated with a capacitor, the first terminal of which can be connected via a first switch to a... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080246432 - Fuel cell power supply system integrated with rechargeable batteries: A fuel cell power supply system integrated with rechargeable batteries comprises a fuel cell unit, a rechargeable battery device and a loop switching device. The fuel cell unit outputs DC power; the rechargeable battery device comprises a plurality of rechargeable batteries which are secondary cells and able to output or... Agent: G. Link Co., Ltd.

20080246433 - Apparatus and method for sensing attachment or detachment of battery in portable terminal: A method for sensing detachment of a external battery in a portable terminal including a connector with which the external battery is detachably assembled includes determining that the external battery is assembled with the connector when an output voltage is observed, connecting the connector and an internal battery of the... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, PLC

20080246435 - 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 partially accommodate the... Agent: OpticusIPLaw, PLLC

20080246434 - 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 relatively short and... Agent: OpticusIPLaw, PLLC

20080246436 - Energy management system of a transport device: An energy management system for a transport device, in particular for a motor vehicle running on fuel and electricity, includes an energy source, an intermediate energy store and an electric energy consumer, in particular an electric drive. Control and/or regulation of the provision of energy, which is dependent on information... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC Henry M Feiereisen

20080246437 - Electronic timepiece with generator function: An electronic timepiece with a generator function according to a first aspect of the invention has a generator, a storage unit that stores electrical energy produced by the generator, a timekeeping controller that is driven by the electrical energy stored in the storage unit, a time display that is controlled... Agent: Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20080246438 - Charging apparatus of portable devices: The present invention relates to a charging apparatus of portable device, which charges a battery module of the portable devices. The charging apparatus includes a sensing circuit, a control unit, and a linear charging circuit. The sensing circuit detects the voltage of a power adapter when the power adapter is... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080246439 - Power resource management: Systems and methods that recharge power supply units of portable electronic devices by leveraging energy harvesting or scavenging techniques. A recharge component accumulates energy from a plurality of sources, and supplies an electric current to the portable electronic device for a charge thereof. The sources of energy are based on... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080246440 - Adjustable input pulsation device: A battery pulsation system including a battery having a plurality of cells and a pulsation device connected to the battery to supply a pulsation energy to the plurality of cells, the pulsation energy having a pulsation amplitude and a pulsation frequency, wherein the pulsation device is adapted to control the... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P. Intellectual Property Group

20080246441 - Battery pack protection circuit and battery pack: A battery pack includes a first switching element which shuts off a discharging current flowing to a battery cell and a second switching element which shuts off a charging current. A positive temperature coefficient thermistor is inserted between a gate control terminal of a protective control circuit and a gate... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080246442 - Overvoltage protection utilized when a battery is removed from a system: A system and method are provided for safely recharging a battery. A current source is coupled to a node and configured to produce a current. The battery is coupled to the node, and is configured to recharge during a recharging cycle based on receiving the current through the node. An... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080246443 - System and method for boosting battery output: Electrical systems and methods are described.... Agent: King & Spalding, LLP

20080238355 - Fuel cell system and operation method therefor: A motorbike is mounted with a fuel cell system which includes a cell stack, a secondary battery which is charged by the cell stack and a controller which has a CPU. After receiving an operation stop command which is issued from a main switch, the CPU estimates a charging time... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080238354 - Solar energy charging device for computer: A solar energy charging device for a computer allows the computer to be combined with a simple charging circuit and a chargeable battery, use solar energy to charge the chargeable battery, provide power sufficiently provided by a solar energy battery through the chargeable battery and need not use a general... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20080238356 - Portable energy storage and charging device: Disclosed is a portable charger device that includes a chamber to hold at least one rechargeable charging battery, and at least one controller. The controller is configured to determine a first charging current level to apply to the at least one rechargeable charging battery such that the at least one... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080238358 - Electronic apparatus, charging method therefor, and battery: An electronic apparatus is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a battery, a main body, a charging section, an obtaining section, and a controlling section. The battery has first information with which charging of the battery is controlled. The main body operates with the battery as a power supply. The charging... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080238357 - Ultra fast battery charger with battery sensing: Disclosed is a method for charging a rechargeable battery having at least one rechargeable electrochemical cell. The method includes determining a corresponding battery capacity based on identification information received from the rechargeable battery, determining a charging current level to apply to the rechargeable battery based on the determined corresponding battery... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080238361 - Adaptive charger device and method: Disclosed is a method for charging a rechargeable battery that includes at least one rechargeable electrochemical cell is disclosed. The method includes measuring at least one electrical characteristic of the battery, and determining a charging current to be applied to the battery based on the at least one measured electrical... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080238360 - Battery charger with mechanism to automatically load and unload batteries: A mechanism is disclosed for loading/unloading one or more rechargeable batteries. The mechanism includes one or more charging compartments configured to receive one or more rechargeable batteries and a first actuator configured to cause the one or more rechargeable batteries to be displaced from a first position to a second... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080238363 - Compact ultra fast battery charger: Disclosed is a charger device. The charger device includes a housing, defining a volume, that includes a power conversion module to provide output power of between 3-300 W, and a controller configured to determine a current level to direct to one or more rechargeable batteries, and cause the output power... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080238362 - Fast battery charger device and method: Charging a rechargeable battery having one or more rechargeable cells includes determining a current level to apply to the battery such that the battery has a pre-determined charge that is reached within a specified period of time that is less than about 15 minutes and applying a charging current having... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080238359 - Lithium iron phosphate ultra fast battery charger: Chargers for charging a rechargeable battery determine a current level to apply to the rechargeable battery such that the battery has a pre-determined charge that is reached within a charging period of time of between 4-6 minutes and apply a charging current having substantially about the determined current level to... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080238364 - System for inductive power transfer: An inductive power transfer system including a synchronous drive system having a resonance control module. The resonance control module includes a primary coil module with a primary LC circuit. The resonance control module seeks and detects the resonant frequency of the primary LC circuit. The synchronous drive system further includes... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080238365 - Charging apparatus: An apparatus capable of charging a battery mounted on a robot while allowing the robot to remain stably still in the state of standing on its legs is provided. Driving a first connector backward while it is connected with a second connector would cause a body of the robot to... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080238366 - Portable terminal device, battery charger and adaptor to set portable terminal device thereon: The disclosure relates to a portable terminal device, such as a cell phone terminal device, and an adaptor in which the portable terminal device is disposed thereon. The portable terminal device includes a projection on an end of its bodies matching with a shape of a hook incorporated in the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080238367 - Rechargeable electrical power supply unit for an electronic device of a bicycle: A rechargeable electrical power supply unit for an electronic device of a bicycle, comprising three battery elements with a positive pole and a negative pole is provided. The battery elements are arranged in such a way that through switching means it is possible to realize a first operating configuration wherein... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080238369 - Battery with integrated voltage converter: Disclosed is a battery. The battery includes an electrochemical cell having an internal bore therethrough, and a voltage converter module electrically coupled to the electrochemical cell and disposed within a portion of the internal bore, the voltage converter configured to convert a first voltage produced by the electrochemical cell into... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080238368 - Voltage regulator in a battery cell: A battery cell assembly includes a standard size primary high energy density battery cell assembly and a voltage regulator integrated within the battery cell assembly. A method for providing a standard size primary high energy density battery cell assembly includes integrating a voltage regulator circuit into a standard size primary... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080238370 - Battery pack for cordless power tools: A battery pack which includes a battery pack electronic control circuit adapted to control an attached power tool and/or an attached charger. The battery pack includes additional protection circuits, methodologies and devices to protect against fault conditions within the pack, as the pack is operatively attached to and providing power... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080238371 - Fully-charged battery capacity detection method: A fully-charged battery capacity detection method includes a capacity variation detection step, an open-circuit voltage detection step, a remaining capacity determination step, a remaining capacity variation rate calculation step, and a fully-charged capacity calculation step. The capacity variation detection step calculates a capacity variation value (δAh) of a battery between... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080238372 - Battery with an integrated voltage converter having a bypass circuit: Disclosed is a battery having an internally integrated voltage converter module. The battery includes at least one electrochemical cell having an internal bore, a voltage converter module electrically coupled to the at least one electrochemical cell and disposed within a portion of the internal bore, the voltage converter configured to... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.