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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:
Mar. 11, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Byung K Oh, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Goldstar Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ; H01M / ; H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
320 39 ; 320 48 ;
Abstract
A circuit for controlling the charging of a battery and a method thereof, which are capable of discriminating residual voltage and charged voltage of a respective battery and an adapter by means of a central processing unit. Such circuit for controlling the charging of a battery requires less hardware compared to conventional circuitry, so that the net cost for the product is reduced and power is conserved. Also malfunctions thereof are advantageously prevented, thereby enhancing product reliability.