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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:
Nov. 10, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2004
Applicants:
Vlad Mihail Popescu-stanesti, San Jose, CA (US);
Jiwei Chen, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Oleg Kobildjanov, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Vlad Mihail Popescu-Stanesti, San Jose, CA (US);
Jiwei Chen, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Oleg Kobildjanov, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
O2Micro 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 according to one embodiment may include selecting at least one power supply, among a plurality of different power supplies, and coupling at least one available power supply to a load. The method may also include selecting at least one charging mode, among a plurality of different charging modes, to charge a rechargeable battery. Of course, many alternatives, variations, and modifications are possible without departing from this embodiment.