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  • System and method for battery removal in a mobile device
    Publication number: 20080007209
    Abstract: Described is a system and method for battery removal in a mobile device. The system comprises a battery receiving chamber receiving a battery to power the device and a suspension mechanism holding the battery in the battery receiving chamber, the suspension mechanism releasing the battery after receiving a signal. The method comprises determining if a mobile device is shut down and releasing a power supply from a suspension mechanism after the mobile device is shut down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventor: Thomas Wulff
  • BATTERY CHARGING DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130221903
    Abstract: A battery charger, including: a sensor for monitoring a degree of deterioration of a secondary battery; a current driver for applying a current to the secondary battery; and a controller for controlling the current applied to the secondary battery from the current driver, receiving the degree of deterioration of the secondary battery from the sensor, and determining whether to change or maintain the current applied to the secondary battery according to the degree of deterioration of the secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
  • LIMITING EXCESSIVE CURRENTS DURING CONNECTION OF A BATTERY OR CELL IN PARALLEL WITH OTHER BATTERIES, CELLS OR CAPACITIVE LOADS
    Publication number: 20140009106
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery and load equalization circuit that prevents the in-rush of current when batteries and/or loads are initially connected in parallel. Various techniques are used including charging, discharging and use of DC to DC converters to equalize charges between batteries and between batteries and capacitive loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventor: Davide Andrea
  • Battery system
    Patent number: 6384574
    Abstract: A battery cartridge includes a casing, a battery in the casing, and a slide moveably engaged with the casing. The battery has an opening, and the slide has an opening alignable with the opening of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: William T. McHugh, Robert A. Scalisi, Gary M. Searle, Robert Theriault
  • Camera battery adapter system
    Patent number: 6166519
    Abstract: A camera battery adapter system having a battery clip attachable to a standard 9 volt battery. The clip provides a conductive path to the bottom side of the battery from one of the battery terminals on the top side of the battery. A bottom holder cap receives the clip and battery and attaches to the second battery terminal providing a second conductive path to the top side of the cap from the second battery terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Inventor: Bibb T. Gault
  • Devices for testing a battery and methods for testing a battery
    Patent number: 9551759
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a device for testing a battery may be provided. The device for testing a battery may include: a determination circuit configured to determine at least one of a differential enthalpy of the battery and a differential entropy of the battery; and an evaluation circuit configured to evaluate a health state of the battery based on the determined at least one of the differential enthalpy and the differential entropy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Nanyang Technological University
    Inventors: Rachid Yazami, Kenza Maher
  • Battery monitoring system with integrated battery holder
    Publication number: 20010005123
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring the condition of a battery. The apparatus includes a battery clip that is used to secure a battery to a battery connection and a battery monitoring IC. The battery monitoring IC takes a “load vs. no-load measurement” and the results are recorded in a register. When the battery reaches a certain low voltage state, register bits are set and an output is generated. Furthermore, the exemplary embodiment includes a removal detection circuit for detecting removal and replacement of the battery and for preventing voltage floating on the battery output line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Publication date: June 28, 2001
    Inventors: Brian W. Jones, Scott E. Jones
  • BATTERY MODULE THAT FURTHER SERVES AS A HANDLE FOR A PORTABLE COMPUTER
    Publication number: 20020158601
    Abstract: A battery module for a portable computer includes a tubular battery casing and a pair of battery contacts. The battery casing is adapted to receive a set of battery cells therein. The battery casing is adapted to be mounted on one side of the portable computer and is configured so as to form a finger hole with the portable computer, thereby permitting gripping of the battery casing for carrying the portable computer. The battery contacts are mounted on the battery casing and are adapted to establish electrical connection between the portable computer and the set of battery cells in the battery casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ming-Chih Kuo, Ming-Hsun Chou
  • DEVICE FOR HEATING A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY, CHARGER, AND ACCESSORY ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20110052944
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for heating a rechargeable battery in which the rechargeable battery is supplied with voltage in such a way that the current flowing in the rechargeable battery heats the rechargeable battery without essentially charging the rechargeable battery. The invention also relates to a charger for carrying out the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Wolf MATTHIAS, Jochen Bertsch, Cornelius Liebenow
  • Battery pack having a plurality of battery slots
    Patent number: 6507170
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a case and an adapter contoured to mate with a battery socket of a power-consuming device. The battery socket is formed to receive an intended, standard-sized battery. The battery pack includes positive and negative leads electrically connecting the adapter to the case and two battery slots formed to receive intended, standard-sized batteries in parallel electrical communication with the positive and the negative leads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Quartex
    Inventors: Terrence J. O'Neill, Fred Koermer
  • Battery boost apparatus
    Patent number: 8610396
    Abstract: A battery boost apparatus is described. The battery boost apparatus monitors that amount of voltage in the vehicle battery and the current flowing to the vehicle battery to determine an existence of a fault condition. If a fault condition exists, a vehicle battery is cutoff from the boost battery and the charge of the boost battery is maintained until the fault condition is remedied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Inventors: Murray D. Hunter, David M. Shaver
  • Detecting a battery within a battery charger
    Publication number: 20070182366
    Abstract: A device for detecting a battery within a charger includes a battery detector and a regulation voltage controller that limits a battery charging terminal voltage to a battery regulation voltage. The battery detector generates a battery existence signal if a battery charging terminal voltage is not greater than a battery detection reference voltage at an end of a predetermined time period. The battery charging terminal voltage is limited to a normal mode value of the battery regulation voltage if the battery existence signal is generated. The battery detector also detects for removal of the battery after the battery regulation voltage is set to the normal mode value during charging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventor: Won-Woo Lee
  • Apparatus for detecting thermal runaway of battery for electric vehicle
    Patent number: 11799144
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a thermal runaway of a battery for an electric vehicle includes an exterior case, a plurality of battery cells provided inside the exterior case, a sensing module provided in one of the plurality of battery cells and detecting pressure of the battery cell, and a printed circuit board transmitting a voltage and a temperature of the battery cell, and the pressure of the battery cell detected by the sensing module, to a battery management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hyunchang Kang
  • Battery module having coupled cases of adjacent unit batteries
    Patent number: 7612526
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of unit batteries and a coupling unit for coupling the cases of adjacent unit batteries to each other. The coupling unit includes coupling members formed on an outer surface of a case of each unit battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong-Sam Kim
  • Battery Charger
    Publication number: 20090051313
    Abstract: A battery charger capable of improving a visibility to a light emitting display portion for facilitating recognition of a charge state of a battery. The battery charger has a housing and a display unit including the light emitting portion protruding from an outer surface of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Kazunobu Yoshimura, Haruhisa Fujisawa, Keita Saitou
  • METHOD OF CHARGING BATTERY AND BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150130417
    Abstract: A method of charging batteries and a battery charging system are disclosed. One inventive aspect includes a battery pack and a charging unit. The battery pack further comprises a battery cell, a voltage sensor and a current sensor. The charging unit is configured to charge the battery cell with a constant current or a constant voltage at least partially based on the voltage of the battery cell sensed by the voltage sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Subin SONG, Joosick Jung, Myoungseok Lee, Dmitry Golovanov
  • Battery charger
    Publication number: 20020074970
    Abstract: A battery charger can avoid possibility of output shorting while the secondary battery is not connected and prevent use of a secondary battery other than dedicated one. The battery charger includes battery charging control means for supplying a charge current to a predetermined secondary battery via an output terminal, and output cut-off means for cutting off connection between the output terminal and the battery charging control means when the predetermined secondary battery is not loaded and for establishing connection between the output terminal and the battery charging control means when the predetermined secondary battery is loaded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventor: Nobuhiro Kawashima
  • Battery charger
    Publication number: 20070247111
    Abstract: A charger configured to charge batteries includes a housing including a plurality of battery storage chambers accommodating the batteries, the battery storage chambers being aligned in a horizontal direction such that depth directions of the battery storage chambers are parallel to each other; openings formed on first ends of the battery chambers in the depth direction, the batteries being attached to and detached from the battery storage chambers through the openings; and charger-side terminals provided on the battery storage chambers, the charger-side terminals being connect to and disconnect from battery-side terminals of the batteries stored in the battery storage chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Eiji Kaji, Hideki Kikuchi, Masayuki Enari
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD TO CHARGE A BATTERY
    Publication number: 20120019197
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method to charge a battery, the battery charging apparatus including: a battery unit which is chargeable; a battery charging unit which charges the battery unit; and a controller which adjusts a preset charge voltage of the battery unit based on a charge allowance capacity of the battery unit to have a predetermined value, and controls the battery charging unit to output the adjusted charge voltage and to charge the battery unit. Accordingly, the apparatus and method are capable of charging a battery based on a charge allowance capacity decreased owing to deterioration of the battery to safely use the battery and to extend a life of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Chang-hum LEE, Jeong-gyu Park, Hyung-wook Choi
  • RECHARGEABLE BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY-POWERED ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND BATTERY-CHARING METHOD
    Publication number: 20130257350
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery module includes a battery cell, a load detector, a temperature sensor, a power consumption classifier and a battery charging controller. The power consumption classifier classifies a power consumption of the battery cell based on the load detected by the load detector and the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor. The battery charging controller collects a series of classified results output from the power consumption classifier to control a charging rate of the battery cell accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventor: Wei-Ting Yen