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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Warren Taylor Whitmire, Shalimar, FL (US);
Assignee:
Batcon, Inc., Fort Walton Beach, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340636 ; 340635 ; 324433 ; 324434 ; 320126 ; 320116 ; 320112 ; 3201 / ; 3201 / ; 3201 / ; 320D / ; 320D / ; 320D / ;
Abstract
A modification to existing mono-block battery design for positively indicating the operating condition of the battery. The voltage of two groups of internal series connected cells are measured and compared. An indicator of one color indicates the battery is operating normally, an indicator of a contrasting color indicates the battery is defective.