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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Flow-rite Controls, Ltd., Byron Center, MI (US);
Inventor:
Daniel N. Campau, Ada, MI (US);
Assignee:
FLOW-RITE CONTROLS, LTD., Byron Center, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/06 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H01M 2/12 (2006.01); H01M 2/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/484 (2013.01); H01M 2/12 (2013.01); H01M 2/36 (2013.01); H01M 10/482 (2013.01);
Abstract
The specification discloses a system and a method for powering electrical devices using the voltage difference between the cells of a wet cell battery. The system includes probes inserted into the electrolyte in different cells of the battery. The probes are electrically connected to the devices to power the devices. The probes, the devices, and/or the connecting wires may be incorporated into, or otherwise installed with, vent caps or single-point watering systems.