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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:
Nov. 28, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
320108 ; 320109 ;
Abstract
An inductive charger coupling for charging batteries of electric vehicles which includes a paddle having a circuit board comprising a communication circuit for receiving electrical signals regarding the battery charging state, and an antenna formed as a conductive print pattern on the paddle circuit board; the communication circuit converts radio signals received by the antenna into electrical signals; the receptacle receiving the paddle during charging includes a communication circuit and an antenna formed as a conductive print pattern on the receptacle circuit board.