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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:
Oct. 20, 1981
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Henry R Mallory, Greenwich, CT (US);
Steven J Nichols, North Tarrytown, NY (US);
Assignee:
Duracell International Inc., Bethel, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M / ; H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
363 22 ; 363133 ; 307150 ; 429-7 ;
Abstract
A battery package having a casing which contains at least one electrochemical cell electrically connected to a DC to DC converter. A pair of electrical connections are located on the casing to electrically connect the battery package to a load. The converter conducts and the cell discharges only when a load is present across the electrical connection.