Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging inventions 04/09

20090108799 - Driving device and energy management module: A driving device for driving a load and including a secondary cell, a fuel cell, and an energy management module. The energy management module is coupled to the secondary cell and the fuel cell and generates a first current or a second current to the load according to the voltage... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20090108800 - Case battery: A case battery for a personal digital assistant is provided. The case battery includes a holding portion and a charging portion. The holding portion holds the personal digital assistant detachably. The charging portion is disposed in the holding portion and configured to be electrically connected to the power input. The... Agent: Park Law Firm

20090108801 - Device integrated headset charger and holder: A device integrated charger and holder for wireless headsets are provided in the illustrative embodiments. An electronic device integrated holder and charger includes a first holder built into the electronic device to hold an object. A second holder is built into a wireless headset to couple to the first holder.... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090108802 - Portable power supply module with automatic winding mechanism: A portable power supply module with winding mechanism is disclosed, which includes a shell body, a battery room formed at the shell body for accommodating at least one battery, a connection line, a pulling compartment in the shell body for accommodation of the connection line and a winding mechanism located... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090108803 - User interface system and method for jump assist of hybrid vehicles: The present disclosure is a system and method for charging a high voltage battery of a hybrid automotive vehicle which contemporaneously provides a user with a visual display of diagnostic hybrid system information, including but not limited to, battery data and state of charge data through a user interface located... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20090108804 - Charging device: A charging device has a charging unit and a control unit. The charging unit charges a battery pack the battery pack being either a first type or a second type of battery pack. The first type of battery pack includes a single battery cell or a first plurality of battery... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090108805 - Localized charging, load identification and bi-directional communication methods for a planar inductive battery charging system: Methods and principles are described for systematizing localized charging, load identification and bi-directional communication in a planar battery charging system. Also described is control circuitry for selectively energizing a primary winding when a load is placed on the platform. The optimization of the size of the receiver winding compared to... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20090108806 - Adaptor, assembly of battery pack and adaptor, and electric tool with the same: When a battery pack having an output voltage of 14.4 V that is connectable to an electric tool in a sliding manner is used as a power supply source for the electric tool that is connectable to a battery pack in an insertion manner and has a rated voltage of... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20090108807 - Systems and methods for ubiquitous charging: A device is provided that includes a battery, a positive node and a negative node and logic configured to send a first signal through the positive node into a charging surface; send a second signal through the negative node into the charging surface; receive current from the charging surface in... Agent: Harrity & Harrity, LLP

20090108808 - Battery protection mechanism: The present invention teaches methods and systems for detecting internal battery abnormalities during charging and discharging states. The embodiments of the invention includes a circuit for determining charging and/or discharging state of the battery, a circuit for sampling the battery voltage at sequential time points, a circuit for measuring the... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv)IPDocketing

20090108810 - Battery charging based on battery capacity: A method comprises dynamically updating a register in a battery pack to include a value that is indicative of a present capacity of the battery pack. The method also comprises reading the value from the register and setting a charge current level to charge the battery pack based on the... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20090108809 - Charging system and method for electronic device controlled by audio output: A charging system and method for an electronic device controlled by audio output are used for controlling an external charging power supply to charge the electronic device. An electric quantity detection software runs on the electronic device, for detecting an electric quantity of the electronic device and generating audio signals... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090108811 - Charge evaluating system and method for a mobile phone: A charge evaluating method for a mobile phone is provided. The method includes calculating a final charge value A of a mobile phone battery when charging is complete according to a charge value prior to the battery being charged by the battery charger, a charge current value, a power dissipation... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090108812 - Contact module for rechargeable battery, mobile electronic device having the same contact module and method of preventing rechargeable battery from exploding using the same contact module: A mobile electronic device having a contact module and a method of preventing a rechargeable battery from exploding using a contact module. The contact module includes a contact module body disposed inside a mobile electronic device; a plurality of contact terminals elastically fitted to the contact module body to be... Agent: Docket Clerk

20090108813 - Portable electronic device with chargeable circuit: The present invention relates to a portable electronic device with chargeable circuit, which comprises: a micro controller; a timer unit coupled to the micro controller; an input button coupled to the micro controller; a voltage converter coupled to the micro controller and input button; and an output interface coupled to... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090108814 - Battery switch sensor: The invention relates to a battery switch for use in a multi-battery vehicle to selectively connect or isolate batteries from each other. It includes a detector to monitor the voltage of at least a first battery to detect consistently present transient voltages and on detection of such voltages to connect... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20090108815 - Energy capture circuit: An energy capture circuit for capturing energy in response to an input pulse. The circuit is constructed and arranged to transfer input energy in time divided portions among subcircuits. This includes a storage means, a clock means, at least two subcircuits, and at least one transfer circuit. Each subcircuit includes... Agent: Atk C/o Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20090102414 - Solar-powered charger: A solar-powered charger includes a solar collector configured to generate electrical energy when exposed to light, a battery coupled to the solar collector configured to receive and store the electrical energy, a connector coupled to the solar collector and the battery to provide a pathway for discharging the electrical energy... Agent: Heller Ehrman LLP

20090102415 - Suitcase power system: A closeable case includes a power system stored in an interior of the closeable case. The closeable case includes a power system, and at least a portion of the power system is integral to the closeable case. The closeable case also includes at least one power generating device stored in... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090102416 - Induction charger for portable battery-powered devices: A charging apparatus for a portable battery-powered device, including one or more of the following: a receiver that inserts into a charging jack of the portable battery-powered device, an outer casing that removably receives the portable battery-powered device and the receiver, and a battery cell contained within the outer casing... Agent: Kramer & Amado, P.C.

20090102417 - Method and apparatus for charging batteries: A method and apparatus for charging batteries includes using an input rectifier to receive an ac input and provide a dc signal. A converter receives the dc signal and provides a converter output. An output circuit receives the converter output and provides a battery charging signal. A controller preferably controls... Agent: Corrigan Law Office

20090102418 - Manual dynamo charger for recharging portable electronic devices: A manual dynamo recharging device including a roller disposed in a housing and arranged for manually pressing and rolling against a surface, a dynamo connected to the roller, wherein rotation of the roller operates the dynamo to create electricity, and a rechargeable battery electrically connected to the dynamo through electrical... Agent: David Klein Dekel Patent Ltd.

20090102419 - Wireless charger decreased in variation of charging efficiency: A wireless charger charges a storage battery of a portable electronic device in a wireless manner (non-contacting or contact-less) so that a variation of charging efficiency is not serious though the storage battery is placed any position of the wireless charger. The wireless charger is provided with a primary coil... Agent: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

20090102420 - Power tool, battery, charger and method of operating the same: A power tool battery, battery charger, and a method of operating the same. The battery and the charger can be lockingly engageable with each other. The battery can be electrically coupled to a charging circuit of the charger for charging the battery. One of the battery and the charger can... Agent: Michael, Best & Friedrich LLP

20090102421 - Apparatus and method for charging and discharging serially-connected batteries: An apparatus is provided that includes a plurality of serially-connected bypass circuits, a measurement/control element and a plurality of safety circuits. The bypass circuits are electrically connectable in parallel with a plurality of serially-connected batteries, each bypass circuit being connectable in parallel with a respective battery. The measurement/control element is... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090102422 - Discharge controller: There is provided a discharge controller for a multiple cell battery that has a plurality of storage cells connected in series with each other. A discharge path from the storage cell is connected a load. The discharge controller includes: cell voltage detection units for detecting respective cell voltages of the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090102423 - Apparatus and method to provide power to battery-backup assemblies disposed in an information storage and retrieval system: A method to supply power to one or more battery-backup assemblies, wherein the method supplies a first controller, a second controller, a first battery-backup assembly, and a second battery-backup assembly. The method further supplies a power bus interconnected to the first controller, the second controller, the first battery-backup assembly, and... Agent: Dale F. Regelman Quarles & Brady, LLP

20090102424 - High reliable smart parallel energy storage tank charge/discharge management system: The high reliable smart parallel energy storage tank charge/discharge system is composed of one or multiple identical Smart Energy Storage Unit. And each Smart Energy Storage Unit comprises an Energy Storage Management Module, an Energy Storage Device, a Sensor Switch Device and a Smart Identifier and Transmission Interface. All the... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090102425 - Vehicle-use power supply management apparatus: The vehicle-use power supply management apparatus includes a first function of detecting start of any of electrical loads mounted on a vehicle, a second function of detecting a battery voltage, a third function of determining whether or not load restriction should be performed on the basis of the battery voltage... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090102426 - Charging system and method for electronic device: A charging system and method for an electronic device are used for controlling an external charging power supply to charge the electronic device. Electric quantity detection software running on the electronic device is used to detect electric quantity of a battery of the electronic device and to generate a signal... Agent: Stevens & Showalter LLP

20090102427 - Selector circuit: A selector circuit outputs one of a first input voltage or a second input voltage via an output terminal. A first transistor and a second transistor are provided in series between a first input terminal and the output terminal A third transistor and a fourth transistor are provided in series... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090102428 - Battery charger: A setting current switching circuit 120 includes a comparator 127. A battery temperature signal corresponding to a battery temperature detected by a battery temperature detecting unit 8 is inputted to one input terminal (−) of the comparator 127 and a reference signal corresponding to a reference temperature is inputted to... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20090102430 - D.c./d.c. converter-regulator: A converter-regulator of a D.C. voltage into a D.C. voltage intended to connect a fuel cell to a filter capable of being connected to means of electrochemical storage of electric power in a charge operation of the storage means. The converter-regulator includes means capable of maintaining, during the charge operation,... Agent: Graybeal Jackson LLP

20090102429 - Input source detection for a battery charger: A system and method for determining if a USB port can source sufficient current to charge a rechargeable battery at a predetermined peak current level. Detection circuitry is disposed between the USB port and the battery. The detection circuitry includes a current source that is controlled to provide to the... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20090102431 - Universal serial bus charger circuit and charging method: The present invention discloses a universal serial bus (USB) charging circuit, comprising: a charging path for charging a battery from a USB host; a charging switch located on the charging path; a current sensing circuit for sensing current information on the charging path; a maximum available current detection circuit for... Agent: Tung & Associates / Randy W. Tung, Esq.

20090102432 - Battery charger: An exemplary battery charger includes an input interface arranged to connect to a DC power source, having a positive terminal and a negative terminal; an output interface arranged to connect to a battery, having a positive terminal and a negative terminal; a switch circuit connected between the positive terminals of... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090102433 - Charge control device for vehicle: A resistor is connected to first and second terminals included in a vehicle inlet. To the first terminal, a control pilot line used for transmitting a pilot signal is connected. In the case where the vehicle inlet is not connected to a connector, a switch is turned off. A voltage... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090102434 - Auxiliary power supply device for vehicle, power supply device for vehicle, having the auxiliary power supply device, and automobile: An auxiliary power supply device for vehicle includes a capacitor unit, a temperature detector, and a charge controller. The capacitor unit includes at least one electric double layer capacitor. The temperature detector detects temperature in vicinity of the capacitor unit. The charge controller controls charging voltage of the capacitor unit... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20090102435 - Control circuit and method for capacitor charging circuit: An output voltage monitoring circuit monitors an output voltage of a capacitor charging circuit. A first sample-and-hold circuit samples and holds a voltage of a connection point of a primary coil of a transformer and a switching transistor. A first monitoring comparator compares output of the first sample-and-hold circuit with... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090096409 - Electronic device including handheld electronic device with dual battery configuration, and associated method: An improved handheld electronic device in conjunction with an improved holder for the handheld electronic device together form an improved electronic device. The handheld electronic device includes a first battery, and the holder includes a second battery and a charging apparatus. When the handheld electronic device and the holder are... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20090096410 - Charging device for electric automobile: The present invention provides a charging device for an electric automobile that can reduce the number of connection terminals provided in a vehicle and respond to a plurality of charging methods including normal charging and fast charging. Fast charging lines, an in-vehicle charger, and a feeder unit are connected to... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090096411 - Charging stand: A charging stand 10 for an electronic device 20 with at least one motion sensor 22, 23 comprises a charging interface 13 arranged to enable a charging of an electronic device 20. In order to enable an extended use of the charger stand 10 and of the electronic device 20,... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20090096414 - Contact-less power transfer: A unit for transferring power in an inductive manner to at least one power-receiving device, and a system comprising such a unit and such a device. The unit includes at least one coil structure configured to allow various degrees of translational and rotational freedom of movement of the power-receiving device... Agent: Warner, Norcross & Judd In Re: Alticor Inc.

20090096412 - Inductive charging device: An induction charging device includes a charging pad and a battery set. The charging pad is composed of an inverting oscillating circuit connected with an emitting induction coil, and a charging room having the inside, the outside, the top or the bottom of its room wall installed with the emitting... Agent: J.c. Patents

20090096415 - Retention of rechargeable devices: There is disclosed a system and method for retaining portable rechargeable devices to recharging stations wherein one or other or both of the recharging station and the portable device are provided with connecting means adapted for temporary releasable connection of the two. This is particularly advantageous when used with recharging... Agent: Warner, Norcross & Judd In Re: Alticor Inc.

20090096413 - System and method for inductive charging of portable devices: A system and method for variable power transfer in an inductive charging or power system. In accordance with an embodiment the system comprises a pad or similar base unit that contains a primary, which creates an alternating magnetic field. A receiver comprises a means for receiving the energy from the... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20090096416 - Charging device, electric vehicle equipped with the charging device and charging control method: An HV-ECU acquires electric power information from an electricity transmission line by using a modem. The electric power information includes information regarding the amount of carbon dioxide having been emitted in the generating process of the commercial electric power supplied from an electricity transmission line. When the CO2 emission amount... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090096417 - Electronic device, including handheld electronic device with intelligent holster: A handheld electronic device that includes a first battery and a holster that includes a second battery and a charging apparatus. When the handheld electronic device and the holster are electrically connected together, the charging apparatus charges the first battery on the handheld electronic device from the second battery on... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20090096418 - Electrical energy storage device, in particular for equipping a motor vehicle: at least one electrical connection (4) connecting the at least one energy storage cell and the electronic unit to enable this electronic unit to have available information representing an electrical quantity, in particular an electrical potential, of the energy storage cell, the electrical connection comprising at least one substantially rigid... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20090096419 - Bottom based balancing in lithium ion system: A method comprises discharging each of a plurality of cells of a battery pack, stopping the discharging of a selected cell of the plurality of cells when the selected cell reaches a predetermined capacity, and charging the plurality of cells after the discharging has stopped for all of the plurality... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090096421 - Method for balancing cells in a battery pack: A method is provided for charging a plurality of cells in a battery pack to a target charging value. The method includes: delivering a charging current to the plurality of cells; monitoring cell voltage of each cell in the plurality of cells to determine when at least one of the... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090096420 - Systems and methods for cell balancing: A cell balancing circuit comprises a first cell having a first voltage, a second cell in series with the first cell and having a second voltage that is greater than the first voltage, and a bypass path in parallel with the second cell for enabling a bypass current for the... Agent: Patent Prosecution O2mirco , Inc.

20090096422 - Charge regulation assembly and method for charging a battery: A charging regulator arrangement (30) and a method for charging a battery (13) are specified. Current elements (11, 12) are produced by a DC/DC converter (14) and a series regulator (24). A control unit (15) controls the DC/DC converter (14) and the series regulator (24) as a function of the... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20090096423 - Method and system for pulse charging an automotive battery: A pulse charging profile for a vehicle battery is synchronized with driver or vehicle demanded current disturbances by phase tracking the fundamental frequency of the desired pulse charging profile to those driver or vehicle demanded current disturbances. When these driver or vehicle demanded disturbances are not active, the tracked charging... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20090096424 - Battery management and equalization system for batteries using power line carrier communications: A battery charging system uses power line carrier communications, for communicating battery state information associated with charging batteries, between a battery charger and a battery management system (BMS) located on the battery or battery pack. The power line carrier includes transmitters and receivers transmitting and receiving battery state information, such... Agent: Alfred M. Walker

20090096425 - Method for charging rechargeable lithium accumulators: A method and a charging device serve for charging rechargeable lithium accumulators. A charging current is injected into the accumulator, and the voltage is monitored on the accumulator during the injection process. Additionally, the variation in time of at least one state variable characteristic of the accumulator is monitored and... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20090096427 - Apparatus for detecting end-of-charge for a battery charger: An apparatus and method for accurate end-of-charge (EOC) detection in a battery charger is provided. An EOC circuit determines that a battery has been fully charged when two conditions are met. The first condition for EOC detection is that the battery has reached a predetermined voltage and, as a result,... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20090096428 - Battery charging method and device thereof: A battery charging method and device thereof are disclosed. The method includes the following steps. First, a charging current is supplied into a plurality of cell blocks of a battery module for charging, and the terminal voltages of the cell blocks are detected, when one of said terminal voltages exceeds... Agent: Hudak, Shunk & Farine, Co., L.p.a.

20090096426 - Generator controller: A generator controller, in its various embodiments, displays genset fault messages, a genset elapsed time hour meter, service countdown reminder, monitors battery voltage changes over multiple periods of time to establish and display the “battery level,” uses the “battery level” to automatically start and stop the genset, and accepts multiple... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20090096429 - Control unit for triggering a personal protection arrangement: A control unit for triggering the personal protection arrangement, including a first semiconductor module that is configured to make available various supply voltages and to charge an energy reserve, and including at least one second semiconductor module that is likewise configured to charge the energy reserve, the first and the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090096430 - Charging and rechargable devices: A capacitor-based (supercapacitor, ultracapictor or psudeocapcitor) electrical charger, rechargeable device and energy storage pack for use with a rechargeable power tool. The rechargeable device includes a storage capacitor. The electrical charger includes a supply capacitor electrically connected to an electrical contact, the supply capacitor being charged when the electrical charger... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090091290 - Convenient recharging of a charge storage device: The convenient recharging of a charge storage device is disclosed. In one embodiment, a system comprises a portable device accessory with a charge storage device holding mechanism and a recharging circuit. The system also comprises a portable device with an interface at which the portable device and the portable device... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090091291 - Power grid load management for plug-in vehicles: Methods and systems are provided for controlling the charging of an onboard energy storage system of a plug-in vehicle using a remote command center, such as a vehicle telematics service. An embodiment of such a method involves the transmission of a charge request for the onboard energy storage system to... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gm)

20090091292 - Motor cycle cell phone power adapter charging system: The invention provides a portable power adaptor charging system and kit comprising wire connectors having specialized ends to create a variety of configurations for charging batteries and consumer electronic devices using motorcycles and other recreational vehicles not equipped with traditional cigarette lighter sockets. The invention provides a portable power adaptor... Agent: Bullivant Houser Bailey PC

20090091293 - System and method for balancing cells in a battery pack with selective bypass paths: A system and method for cell balancing with smart low-voltage control circuit. The cell balancing system comprises a plurality of battery cells, an external bypass path for each cell, an internal bypass path for each cell, an input terminal receiving an enable signal for each cell, an input terminal receiving... Agent: O2micro Inc C/o Murabito, Hao & Barnes LLP

20090091294 - Battery cell balancing systems using current regulators: According to one embodiment of the invention, there is provided a cell balancing circuit used for balancing a cell. The cell balancing circuit includes a bypass path coupled to the cell, a current regulator coupled to the bypass path, and a bleeding control switch. The current regulator is operable for... Agent: Patent Prosecution O2mirco , Inc.

20090091295 - Balanced charging/discharging circuit for lithium battery set: A balanced charging/discharging circuit for a lithium battery set, including a plurality of serially connected lithium batteries each having a positive electrode controlled by a corresponding control signal to selectively establish connection with a positive electrode of a battery charging circuit, and a negative electrode controlled by a corresponding control... Agent: Leong C Lei

20090091297 - Battery voltage adjusting device: The battery voltage adjusting device includes: a voltage detecting means provided corresponding to a block including at least one unit cell of an on-vehicle high voltage battery consisting of a plurality of the unit cells connected in series and detecting a terminal voltage of the unit cell in the block;... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

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20090091299 - Dynamically adaptive method for determining the state of charge of a battery: A method for determining the state of charge (SOC) of a lithium ion battery is provided. The method leverages a circuit model of the lithium ion battery, and generates four battery parameters from which the SOC is derived.... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gm)

20090091298 - Household device battery charger: Charging at least one rechargeable battery includes regulating a voltage applied to the at least one rechargeable battery by coupling a circuit between an output of a rectifier circuit and the at least one rechargeable battery, limiting the charging current to be within a first predetermined range and when a... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090091300 - Collapsing adaptor battery charger: A method and apparatus is disclosed to charge a battery. A wall adapter may provide a power to a battery charger in a collapsed mode of operation. In the collapsed mode of operation, the wall adapter may provide the battery charger with a collapsed power. The battery charger may provide... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20090091301 - Load lowering regenerative energy system with capacitor charge and discharge circuit and method of operating the same: An operating system for an electric motor associated with a hydraulic pump for moving a load and method of operating the same. The operating system includes a power source that is electrically connected to the electric motor wherein a capacitor charge and discharge circuit is used in association with a... Agent: Zarley Law Firm P.L.C

20090091302 - Method of charging and discharging of supercapacitors without the use of converters or chargers: An electrical power system may be provided with temporary power from a bank of supercapacitors connected to a bus of the power system. The supercapacitors may be charged from an output from a primary power source of the system during start-up of the power source. Output voltage of the primary... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090085512 - Apparatus for charging a battery of a portable electronic device: A power source (212) is disclosed for charging a battery (330) within a portable electronic device (310). An apparatus (422), such as a photovoltaic or thermoelectric cell, for charging the battery (330) is disposed contiguous to and within a transparent housing (412) of the portable electronic device (310). A fluorescent... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (mot)

20090085513 - Portable electronic device: A portable electronic device comprises a main body, a lens module and a solar panel. The main body comprises a battery pack and a photosensitive element. The lens module is connected with the main body. The solar panel is disposed between the photosensitive element and the lens module, and the... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20090085514 - Battery charger: The problem of the present invention is to configure a battery charger such that water intruded into a gap between a plugging portion of a battery connection part in the battery charger and a battery pack does not contact the circuit substrate, with a simple and low-cost configuration, and improving... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20090085515 - Circuit arrangement with multiple batteries: Disclosed is a circuit arrangement. The circuit arrangement includes a plurality of rechargeable batteries each having at least one rechargeable electrochemical cell, and current-carrying members connecting the plurality of batteries such that when the plurality of batteries are charging the plurality of batteries are in a series electrical circuit arrangement... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090085516 - Automotive power supply system: An automotive power supply system comprises a battery module that includes serially connected battery groups each constituted with serially connected battery cells, integrated circuits each disposed in correspondence to one of the battery groups, a control circuit, a transmission path through which the integrated circuits are connected to the control... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090085517 - Method and apparatus of charge management for battery in mobile terminal: The present invention provides a charge management method for a battery in a mobile terminal having the steps of: setting an initial charge start point; setting a statistic analysis interval for gathering the remaining capacity of the battery at time of start and creating a statistic array for recording the... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20090085519 - Protection circuit for battery pack, battery pack including the protection circuit, and method of operating the battery pack: A protection circuit controls charging/discharging of a battery pack in both a high temperature region and a low temperature region. The battery pack is protected from the risk of firing, burning or explosion which occurs in a high temperature region, to secure its safety. Furthermore, the charging and discharging of... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell & Law Firm

20090085518 - Protective circuit board and battery pack using the same: A protective circuit board and a battery pack using the same, which includes a groove formed at one side and receives an external connection terminal in the groove, is provided. The protective circuit board for a battery, which is formed by mounting a number of electrical devices on a board... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell & Law Firm

20090085521 - 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 fuse to open and interrupt the electric... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20090085520 - State of charge optimizing device and assembled battery system including same: A state of charge optimizing device according to the present invention optimizes a state of charge of each of a plurality of cells which are connected in series to form an assembled battery, and conducts the optimization by discharging or charging a part or all of the plurality of cells... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20090085522 - Charging system: A charging system and method is capable of starting or stopping charging a battery of a vehicle at a convenient time. A portable device and a vehicle unit can communicate with each other. A user is determined to be away from the vehicle based on a result of communication between... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090085523 - Adaptive battery holder, battery recharging system including the same, and battery recharging method using the same: An adaptive battery holder, a battery recharging system, and a battery charging method are provided. The battery recharging condition is set according to the type of externally connected device connected to the battery holder, so that the battery can be rapidly and optimally recharged and the externally connected device can... Agent: JeffersonIPLaw, LLP

20090085524 - Battery charging circuit: A circuit charges and maintains a battery. The circuit includes a microprocessor for receiving a current sense signal and a voltage sense signal. The microprocessor generates control signals for selectively operating the circuit in a charging mode and in a maintenance mode. The circuit includes a current sense circuit for... Agent: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Intellectual Property Section

20090085526 - Circuit for generating triangular waveform having relatively short linear rise time and substantially long linear fall time: A circuit includes a pulse transformer having primary and secondary windings. An oscillating waveform is applied to the primary winding to induce an oscillating waveform at the secondary winding. A transistor in series with a first resistor is coupled between the secondary winding and the ground. An R-C network formed... Agent: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Intellectual Property Section

20090085525 - Method for charging battery: A method for charging a battery includes measuring the battery's voltage and comparing the battery voltage to a first threshold voltage. The method includes operating the battery in a charging mode if the measured battery voltage is less than the first threshold voltage, wherein operating in the charging mode comprises... Agent: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Intellectual Property Section

20090085527 - Surface temperature dependent battery cell charging system: A charging system capable of charging a battery cell so that the surface temperature of the battery cell does not exceed an upper temperature limit, is provided. A battery charger is configured in a manner such that a setting current is variable during charging. The battery charger starts charging of... Agent: Ference & Associates LLC

20090085528 - Charging circuit and its charge method: A charging circuit and a charging method by the charging circuit that allow a stable charging operation are provided. The charging method of charging a battery from a charging power supply according to a constant current constant voltage charging system includes the steps of increasing a charging current for each... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20090085530 - Power generator and electronic apparatus: A power generator capable of improving power generation efficiency is obtained. This power generator includes a movable portion moving by kinetic energy acting on a power generator body, a first conversion portion converting kinetic energy of the movable portion to electric energy and a movement direction changing portion changing a... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20090085529 - Power source: An electronics system module is provided. The electronics system module includes an electronics device and a power source. The power source includes a capacitor coupling to the electronics device and providing power thereto and an adjustable resistance connected in series between the capacitor and the electronics device. The resistance is... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.