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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jan Postma, Drachten, NL;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Phillips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 1/046 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 1/046 ;
Abstract
A battery-powered apparatus is provided having a battery (B ), detection means (IC ) for detecting a discharge condition of the battery, and signaling means (D) for indicating the discharge condition of the battery, as well as discharge means (R T ) which are activated by the detection means when a predetermined first discharge condition of the battery is reached, in order to discharge the battery in a controlled manner until a predetermined second discharge condition of the battery has been reached.