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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2007
George M. Cintra, Holliston, MA (US);
Kirakodu S. Nanjundaswamy, Sharon, MA (US);
Alexander Kaplan, Providence, RI (US);
David C. Batson, Winchester, MA (US);
David Leigh Demuth, Maynard, MA (US);
Leslie J. Pinnell, Framingham, MA (US);
Frank Kressmann, Eschborn, DE;
Joern Riemer, Friedrichsdorf, DE;
Leo Faranda, Rodgau, DE;
George M. Cintra, Holliston, MA (US);
Kirakodu S. Nanjundaswamy, Sharon, MA (US);
Alexander Kaplan, Providence, RI (US);
David C. Batson, Winchester, MA (US);
David Leigh DeMuth, Maynard, MA (US);
Leslie J. Pinnell, Framingham, MA (US);
Frank Kressmann, Eschborn, DE;
Joern Riemer, Friedrichsdorf, DE;
Leo Faranda, Rodgau, DE;
The Gillette Company, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
A battery that includes an electrochemical cell having an internal bore therethrough is described herein. The battery also includes a voltage converter module electrically coupled to the electrochemical cell and disposed within a portion of the internal bore The voltage converter is configured to convert a first voltage produced by the electrochemical cell into a second, different voltage.