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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:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2006
Applicants:
Jody J. Nelson, W. Bloomfield, MI (US);
Franz Nietfeld, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jody J. Nelson, W. Bloomfield, MI (US);
Franz Nietfeld, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignees:
Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Daimler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/00 (2006.01); H02H 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A power device for use in a vehicle includes a housing, a voltage converter, and a charge-storing device. The housing carries the voltage converter and the charge-storing device. The voltage converter includes a circuit that converts a power signal having a first voltage level to a second voltage level. The charge-storing device electrically couples with the voltage converter and stores the power signal having the second voltage level.