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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2020
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Kevin W. Eberman, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jason A. Graves, Darlington, GB;
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); A61F 11/14 (2006.01); A62B 7/10 (2006.01); A62B 9/00 (2006.01); A62B 18/00 (2006.01); G10K 11/178 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0048 (2020.01); A61F 11/145 (2022.01); A62B 9/006 (2013.01); A62B 18/006 (2013.01); G10K 11/178 (2013.01); H02J 7/00712 (2020.01); A62B 7/10 (2013.01); G10K 2210/1081 (2013.01); H02J 2310/54 (2020.01);
Abstract
There is provided a system having an electronic device powered by at least one battery, a controller communicably coupled to at least one battery, wherein the controller is configured to: determine a state of charge of the at least one battery; and interrupt a function of the electronic device for at least one predefined time period based on the state of charge of the at least one battery, where the interruption is indicative of a state of charge of the at least one battery. There is also provided an electronic device for use in the system.