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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. 06, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard A Faulk, Cypress, TX (US);
Assignee:
Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ; H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
320125 ; 320136 ;
Abstract
A universal battery pack which contains an integral transformerless DC--DC switching power converter, with no DC connection between the battery and the power terminals. This provides inherent protection against overcurrent, and permits smaller fuse sizes to be used for a given current rating.