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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2005
Applicant:
Constantin Spiridon, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Constantin Spiridon, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
02Micro International Limited, Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is used for charging a battery. According to the method of the present invention, the battery is first charged to a predetermined voltage at a substantially constant current. Then, the charging current is disabled. A pulsing current is applied to the battery for charging the battery.