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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:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
May. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin I. Bertness, Batavia, IL (US);
Stephen J. McShane, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Assignee:
Midtronics, Inc., Willowbrook, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 ; H01M 1/044 ; G01N 2/7416 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 ; H01M 1/044 ; G01N 2/7416 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for charging a battery, includes a first electrical connector configured to couple to a positive terminal of the battery and a second electrical connector configured to couple to a negative terminal of the battery. The first and second connectors are used to charge the battery. A microprocessor is configured to test the battery and provide an encrypted output related to the battery test.