Patents Assigned to Kendrick Products Corporation
  • Battery booster
    Patent number: 5637978
    Abstract: A self-contained emergency battery charger for use in motor vehicles for charging a fully or partially discharged starter storage battery which delivers current to a starter motor of the vehicle. The batter charger contains a 12 volt, sealed lead acid charging battery and a boost converter deriving its energy from the charging battery. The charging battery has a nominal terminal voltage equal to or less than the vehicle's battery. The boost converter circuit provides an additional 2 to 3 volts to the charging battery output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Kendrick Products Corporation
    Inventors: I. Peter Kellett, John R. Erickson, Edward T. Cline, III