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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:
Apr. 21, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Russell L Simpson, Miami, FL (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
320113 ; 320110 ; 320112 ; 320107 ;
Abstract
A charging system (100) includes a charger unit (102) having a charge pocket (110) within which a plurality of replaceable pockets (104, 106, 108) can be inserted to charge various battery types and various battery configurations. The replaceable pockets (104, 106, 108) each contain a memory chip (112) for storing battery parameter information. The charger unit (102) charges the battery (302) based on the battery parameter information stored in the memory chip (112) of the replaceable pockets (104, 106, 108).