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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2005
Steven J. Phillips, Ellicott City, MD (US);
David A. Carrier, Aberdeen, MD (US);
Danh Thanh Trinh, Parkville, MD (US);
Andrew E. Seman, Jr., White Marsh, MD (US);
Daniele C. Brotto, Baltimore, MD (US);
Christopher R. Yahnker, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jeff Francis, Nottingham, MD (US);
Harry J. Campbell, Glen Rock, PA (US);
Steven J. Phillips, Ellicott City, MD (US);
David A. Carrier, Aberdeen, MD (US);
Danh Thanh Trinh, Parkville, MD (US);
Andrew E. Seman, Jr., White Marsh, MD (US);
Daniele C. Brotto, Baltimore, MD (US);
Christopher R. Yahnker, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jeff Francis, Nottingham, MD (US);
Harry J. Campbell, Glen Rock, PA (US);
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A battery pack with a first battery and a second battery, wherein each battery is a plurality of cells connected in series, and operable in a storage mode and a use mode, a storage mode defined by isolating the first battery from the second battery, and a use mode defined by electrically connecting the first battery to the second battery. The storage mode may include: electrically isolating said first plurality of cells from said second plurality of cells or physically isolating said first plurality of cells from said second plurality of cells.