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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:
Sep. 06, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 25, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshitsugu Mito, Kanagawa, JP;
Leopoldo L Suarez, Bota Raton, FL (US);
Shaun Astarabadi, Irvine, CA (US);
Marcus G Calescibetta, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; H02J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364483 ; 324431 ; 340636 ; 364481 ;
Abstract
A charge monitor for a battery operated computer includes a processor electrically connected to a plurality of signal generating circuits. The generated signals represent the temperature, voltage and current characteristics of the battery being monitored. The level of remaining battery energy is ascertained by utilizing a predetermined discharge table which is dependent upon the battery temperature, voltage and current.