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  • Battery module and insulation inspecting method of battery module
    Patent number: 9312578
    Abstract: A battery module includes a metal casing and a battery cell accommodated in the casing. The casing is provided on its outer surface with an insulation layer and a conductive portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Suguru Moriguchi, Hirohisa Toritani, Yoshihiro Masuda, Hironori Aida
  • BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120212176
    Abstract: A battery management system (BMS) in which a battery protection circuit controls a main switch using hardware without software control, thereby coping with troubles in the BMS or software errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventor: Jong-Doo Park
  • BATTERY CHARGER
    Publication number: 20120013291
    Abstract: A battery charger includes a rotatable top cover for exposing electrical connectors for physically coupling and electrically communicating with a battery or other device and providing electrical energy for charging a battery or device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tero Juhani LAHTI, Timo Tapani TOIVOLA, Heikki Olavi SUURONEN, Per BRICKSTAD, Kalevi Antero Salo
  • Battery Charger with Integrated Cell Balancing
    Publication number: 20080309286
    Abstract: A battery charger containing circuitry including integrated cell balancing and automatic cell configuration determination is presented. The charger automatically adapts output current to different battery configurations. The charger also ensures that all the cells within a battery configuration are at roughly the same voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventor: Michael Hoff
  • Battery booster with preconditioning and temperature compensation
    Publication number: 20010035733
    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 preconditioning circuit to preconditions a discharged battery before applying a full charging current from a charged second battery to the discharged battery. The battery charger also contains a temperature circuit which adjusts the time of charging whereby the time for providing power from the second battery is increased or decreased in relation to the second battery's temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Murphy, Curtis Quinter
  • Battery pack for sterile transfer battery container
    Publication number: 20030205987
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery pack for a surgical powered instrument. The battery pack is an assembly of individual cylindrical battery cells and has its electrical terminals in the form of sockets recessed within the body of the pack in the interstices between the cells. The terminal sockets are adapted to receive elongated plugs and enable the pack to be handled while minimizing the risk of shorting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2002
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: B. Alex Barlev, Eric N. Stubkjaer
  • Battery module
    Patent number: 11557806
    Abstract: A battery module including: a battery stack of battery cells having opposite ends to which a plurality of electrode tabs are connected; end-side bus bar assemblies formed at opposite ends of the battery stack, respectively, and electrically connecting the electrode tabs of the battery cells; and a case accommodating the battery stack and the end-side bus bar assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: SK ON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gyu Jin Chung, Seok Min Kim, Ji Seok Lee
  • Battery-magazine
    Patent number: 8228024
    Abstract: A battery container is presented which provides multiple configurations that allow the storage of cylindrical or rectangular batteries in a magazine and ensures the maintenance of a consistent orientation, easy access, and physical protection of the batteries. The battery container is further adaptable to provide easy recharging of the batteries. The battery container is additionally configurable to be connectable with other battery containers, allowing the easy storage and distinguishability of charged and discharged batteries. The convenient storage for discharged batteries increases the likelihood that more batteries will be retained for proper disposal, rather than being discarded on the ground or in an improper location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Inventor: Christopher Zander
  • BATTERY CHARGER AND CHARGING TERMINAL STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20130328523
    Abstract: The battery charger has a socket that is tubular, has a bottom, and accepts a rechargeable battery inserted to the socket. At least one side wall of the socket is an inclined surface that is inclined to the vertical when a bottom of the battery charger is placed on a horizontal surface. A charging terminal of the battery charger is disposed on this side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Toshihiro OTA, Yoshiki KINOSHITA, Akira KOYABU, Hiroki GODO
  • Battery pack
    Patent number: 8487586
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules that house a plurality of unit cells in a case; and a protection circuit board that controls the charge and discharge of a plurality of the battery modules at once. The battery pack is highly flexible in series and parallel connection, high in assembly productivity and excellent in energy density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: NEC Energy Devices, Ltd.
    Inventor: Masakatsu Kasai
  • Rechargeable Battery Assembly Having Data and Power Connector Plug
    Publication number: 20080197803
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery assembly comprises a rechargeable battery unit and a data and power connector plug. The battery assembly has a deployed configuration in which the battery assembly has the general form of and functions as a conventional battery format, and a recharge configuration in which the data and power connector plug is made accessible to enable said connector to be connected to a suitable receptacle on a computing or peripheral device for recharging of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: MOIXA ENERGY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Simon R. Daniel, Christopher V. Wright
  • Battery charger configuration reducing thermal conduction
    Patent number: 7576513
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for separating a housing containing circuit charging components from a housing containing battery charging contacts and a rechargeable battery for the purpose of minimizing heat transfer from the components of the battery charging circuit to the rechargeable battery. This is accomplished by utilizing a thermally resistant bridge between the charging circuit components generating heat and the battery(s) under charge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Inventor: David S. Nierescher
  • System and method for balancing voltage of individual battery cells within a battery pack
    Patent number: 8541979
    Abstract: Systems and methods for actively balancing battery cells are disclosed. In one example, a charge is supplied to different battery cells at different times during a battery discharge cycle. The method may reduce instantaneous current draw within a battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: A123 Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul W. Firehammer, Benjamin Sinsheimer
  • Battery pack
    Patent number: 6504342
    Abstract: A battery pack comprises at least one pair of battery modules, each of the battery modules including a plurality of battery cells connected in series, in which the at least one pair of the battery modules are connected in parallel and are positioned in close vicinity to each other such that radiant heat can be transferred between the battery modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignees: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiwamu Inui, Toshiaki Nakanishi
  • BATTERY CHARGE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130076303
    Abstract: The present invention is a control system for charging a lead-acid battery based on the knowledge of the state of charge of the battery to provide a more consistent percent return target across the range of discharge levels and life of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: LESTER ELECTRICAL OF NEBRASKA, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Beckham, Jamie Jesse
  • MOBILE TERMINALS AND BATTERY PACKS FOR MOBILE TERMINALS
    Publication number: 20100295505
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a battery pack, a mobile terminal having such a battery pack, and related methods are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, a battery pack for a mobile terminal may include a battery cell, a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the battery cell, a charge detector configured to detect whether the battery cell is charged above a predetermined level, and a first connector terminal configured to electrically connect to the mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Chun-Kil JUNG, Yoon-Sang Kook
  • Battery Charger with Mechanism to Automatically Load and Unload Batteries
    Publication number: 20080238360
    Abstract: 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 position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Matthew R. Stone, Leslie J. Pinnell
  • BATTERY CHARGER
    Publication number: 20140253039
    Abstract: A battery charger can include a charger controller configured to determine a total charge time that characterizes a time needed to charge a battery, the total charge time being based on a received state of charge (SOC) of the battery that characterizes a present SOC of the battery. The charger controller can also be configured to determine a charging start time for the battery based on a predetermined full charge time and the total charge time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: YEVGEN BARSUKOV
  • Rechargeable flashlight, battery and charger adapter and protector therefor
    Patent number: 8356910
    Abstract: An adapter for replacing an original battery, light or battery powered device utilizing a battery of a first type with a replacement battery light or battery powered device utilizing a battery of a second and different type may comprise first terminals configured similarly to terminals of an original battery, light or battery powered device, second terminals for connecting to a replacement battery, light or battery powered device, and an electronic circuit for controlling charging of the battery of the replacement battery, light or battery powered device connected to the second terminals when a battery charging device for a battery of the first type is connected to the first terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Streamlight, Inc.
    Inventors: Norman A. Messinger, Thomas D. Boris, Lawrence H. Bennett, III
  • Battery module having improved safety and operational lifespan
    Patent number: 10522804
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a battery module capable of preventing a battery cell from being damaged by vibration or impact. The battery module according to the present disclosure is characterized such that it includes a battery cell, a first cover disposed adjacent to the battery cell to cover one surface of the battery cell, and a first elastic member having elasticity, which is interposed between the battery cell and the first cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventor: Chul-Kyu Lee