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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 17, 2024
Applicant:

Schumacher Electric Corporation, Fort Worth, TX (US);

Inventors:

Patrick J. Clarke, St. Charles, IL (US);

Brian F. Butler, Chicago, IL (US);

Xiao Ping Chen, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);

Barry O'dell, Fort Worth, TX (US);

Ronald Walkup, Palatine, IL (US);

John S. Whiting, Hampshire, IL (US);

Assignee:

Schumacher Electric Corporation, Fort Worth, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/34 (2006.01); B60R 16/033 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H02J 7/64 (2026.01); H02J 7/68 (2026.01); H02J 7/94 (2026.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/345 (2013.01); B60R 16/033 (2013.01); H01M 10/44 (2013.01); H02J 7/64 (2026.01); H02J 7/68 (2026.01); H02J 7/94 (2026.01); H02J 2207/50 (2020.01);
Abstract

Described is a battery booster for jumpstarting a vehicle having an external battery. The battery booster includes a set of electrical conductors, a power supply to supply a starting current to jump start the vehicle via the set of electrical conductors, a boost switch positioned in-line between the power supply and a set of battery clamps on one of the set of electrical conductors; and at least one processor to output a control signal to close the boost switch as a function of one or more parameters of the power supply, the external battery, and/or the vehicle. The set of electrical conductors couple with the external battery or with an engine that is electrically coupled with the external battery via the set of battery clamps. The set of electrical conductors includes a positive electrical conductor and a negative electrical conductor. The power supply includes a plurality of lithium battery cells arranged to form a lithium battery having a positive terminal and a negative terminal.


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