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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:
Feb. 22, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Larry Eccleston, Marshall, MI (US);
Assignee:
Tekonsha Engineering Company, Tekonsha, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
320 32 ; 320 35 ; 320 39 ;
Abstract
A battery charger is disclosed for charging a battery from a vehicle electrical system. The battery charger includes switching devices and a storage element for providing a supply from the vehicle electrical system. The regulator is connected to the switching devices and the storage element for regulating a voltage applied to the battery. The regulated voltage is controlled to have a first value during charging and a second value after the battery is charged.