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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. 03, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
David B Bell, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Linear Technology Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
320 30 ; 320 39 ;
Abstract
A power supply is disclosed for use in battery powered electronic devices. The power supply includes a power source which supplies power to the electronic device itself as well as to battery charging circuitry integral to the power supply. The battery charging circuitry monitors an output current, or other parameter, of the power source output. Feedback circuitry regulates the output of the battery charging circuitry so that output current, or other parameter of the power source output, is kept within predetermined limits.