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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:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Osamu Kaite, Tsuna-gun, JP;
Toshiharu Kokuga, Tsuna-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
320119 ; 320125 ;
Abstract
The battery charging apparatus is provided with a charging power supply for electric power to charge rechargeable batteries, a first battery attachment section positioned close to the power supply, a second battery attachment section positioned further away from the power supply, and a charging controller which fully charges a rechargeable battery in the first battery attachment section faster than a rechargeable battery in the second battery attachment section.