The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Dec. 02, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1995
Shizuo Morioka, Hanno, JP;
Nobuyuki Hosoya, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiaki Ukiya, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuo Ozawa, Tokyo, JP;
Masayasu Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A system comprises a rechargeable battery charged with a constant voltage and a charger. The battery includes a storage unit storing charge voltage data. The charger reads the charge voltage data from the storage unit and charges the battery in accordance with the read charge voltage data. In one aspect, the charger is assigned identification data to identify the charger and charge the battery. In another aspect, a charge controller includes a full-charge detecting means for detecting that the battery is fully charged based upon current measured from the battery.