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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:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2007
Applicant:
William J. Heinzen, Glenview, IL (US);
Inventor:
William J. Heinzen, Glenview, IL (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A battery for use with, and electronically connected to a power tool having at least one electronic tool contact. The battery includes a battery housing, at least one battery cell disposed in the battery housing, and at least one terminal socket disposed within the battery housing, wherein each terminal socket includes at least one terminal for grippingly engaging an associated one of the at least one tool contact.