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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:
Jan. 21, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
David M deMuro, Snellville, GA (US);
Vernon Meadows, Lilburn, GA (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
320-5 ; 320 48 ; 429 90 ;
Abstract
A battery charger (12) and battery pack (14) are each provided with a wireless communications device, (24) and (28) respectively, to communicate over a wireless channel (32). The battery charger (12) receives charging information from a memory (30) housed in the battery pack (14), and commences a recharge process in accordance with the received information when the battery pack (14) is electrically coupled to the charger (12). The charger may update the information contained in the battery's memory (30) during the recharge process.