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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 1979
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edward A Leffingwell, Gainesville, FL (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Worthington, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ; H02J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
429-1 ; 429178 ; 320-2 ;
Abstract
A separate charging terminal on a rechargeable battery permits the battery to be recharged in an appliance fitted with a cooperating contact. In this manner only a rechargeable battery may be electrically coupled to the charging circuit of the appliance.