Patents by Inventor Jack Robert Colton

Jack Robert Colton has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Current regulated mobile battery booster
    Patent number: 6377029
    Abstract: A portable, rechargeable device for boost-charging a discharged target battery is equipped with current sensing and regulation circuitry. The device may be used, for example, for boost-charging through a cigarette lighter socket or directly. Such circuitry permits very rapid charging using voltages greater than the nominal voltage of the target battery without blowing a fuse of the cigarette lighter socket or damaging sensitive onboard electronics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Vector Manufacturing, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Krieger, Jack Robert Colton, Henry Shum