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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:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2000
Dan Dalton, Greeley, CO (US);
James C Dow, Ft Collins, CO (US);
Andrew C Goris, Loveland, CO (US);
Barry K Hansen, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Eugene A Miksch, Loveland, CO (US);
Mary E Moses, Windsor, CO (US);
Thomas C Oliver, Windsor, CO (US);
Scott Henderson, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Daniel Formosa, Montvale, NJ (US);
Davin Stowell, New York, NY (US);
Anthony Di Bitonto, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A smart charger that includes a housing with an interface for power and data transmission and adapted for connection to a communication device, with a second interface adapted for connection to a power source, and with a third interface adapted for connection to a second communication device. A charger within the housing is connected to the second interface to receive power, and connected to the first interface to provide charging power. A control module within the housing provides for communication between the first interface and the third interface.