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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. 18, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Chaojiong Zhang, College Station, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 ;
Abstract
A circuit assembly for the formation and charging of secondary batteries, such as lithium ion and lithium-polymer cells, is provided. A parallel arrangement of cells eliminates the need for current regulation for each, thereby providing a mechanism for self-equalization of the cells configured in this way. Cells in parallel are governed by the same voltage profile, and each cell draws current from a voltage-regulating channel according to its state of health. A holder is also provided for connecting cells to the electronic instrument containing the voltage-regulating channel. This holder provides for reliable termination at the terminal tabs.