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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2020
Hand Held Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Jiaqi Liu, Jiangsu, CN;
Janna Yu, Jiangsu, CN;
Lei Wang, Jiangsu, CN;
Larry Ramsey-Macomber, Fairport, NY (US);
Stephen J. Colavito, Garnet Valley, PA (US);
Derrick Cheng, Jiangsu, CN;
Charles Joseph Cunningham, IV, Broomall, PA (US);
Ka Man Au, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Joseph Livingston, Camillus, NY (US);
HongJian Jin, Jiangsu, CN;
David Wilz, Sr., Sewell, NJ (US);
Gavin Di, Jiangsu, CN;
HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC., Fort Mill, SC (US);
Abstract
Charging/recharging systems and charge status indicators are provided. In one implementation, a charge status indicator includes a charge sensing device configured to sense the charge of a rechargeable power supply. The charge status indicator further includes a detection device configured to compare the sensed charge with a plurality of predetermined levels in order to determine one of a plurality of capacity ranges of the rechargeable power supply. The charge status indicator also includes a first light emitting diode (LED), a second LED, and a switching circuit configured to switch the first and second LEDs on and off using a plurality of predefined illumination patterns to indicate the capacity range of the rechargeable power supply.