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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2019
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Lior Ben-Yehoshua, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian R. Luc, Milpitas, CA (US);
Glenn D. Henshaw, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael B. Vaughn, Cupertino, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A battery case is operable with an electronic device such as a cellular telephone. The battery case has a battery that can be used to supply power to the electronic device. The battery case is configured to receive power from a power supply that is coupled to a mains power supply using a wired path or to receive power from a wireless charging mat or other wireless power transmitting device. Circuitry in the battery case may include direct-current-to-direct-current power converter circuitry, current sensor circuitry, switching circuitry, and other circuitry for controlling currents and voltages in the battery case and communicating with other electronic devices.