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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2021
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US);
Douglas R. Fieldbinder, Greendale, WI (US);
Catherine K. Semon, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US);
Abstract
Communication systems described herein may include a wireless charging device with a plurality of charging stations. The wireless charging device may communicate with a first battery pack via at least one of a wireless communication device and a first battery pack detection sensor of a first charging station. The wireless charging device may communicate with a second battery pack via at least one of the wireless communication device and a second battery pack detection sensor of a second charging station. The wireless charging device may determine that the first battery pack was manufactured by a different manufacturer than the second battery pack. The wireless charging device may communicate status information to an external device for display by the external device. The status information may include a first manufacturer of the first battery pack and a second manufacturer of the second battery pack that is different than the first manufacturer.