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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:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
David C. Batson, Winchester, MA (US);
Assignee:
PowerSmart, Inc., Needham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 1/046 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 1/046 ;
Abstract
A device for monitoring current flowing through an electrical circuit includes a current shunt plate connected between at least one terminal of the electrical circuit and an electrical load; a circuit board mounted to the current shunt plate at at least two connection points; and a current measuring device mounted on the circuit board, the current measuring device being adapted for measuring a voltage drop between the at least two connection points and determining the current flowing the current flowing through the electrical circuit.