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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2011
David A. Carrier, Aberdeen, MD (US);
Andrew E. Seman, Jr., White Marsh, MD (US);
Geoffrey S. Howard, Columbia, MD (US);
Daniele C. Brotto, Baltimore, MD (US);
Danh T. Trinh, Parkville, MD (US);
Fred S. Watts, New Freedom, PA (US);
Snehal S. Choksi, Owings Mills, MD (US);
Qiang J. Zhang, Baltimore, MD (US);
David A. Carrier, Aberdeen, MD (US);
Andrew E. Seman, Jr., White Marsh, MD (US);
Geoffrey S. Howard, Columbia, MD (US);
Daniele C. Brotto, Baltimore, MD (US);
Danh T. Trinh, Parkville, MD (US);
Fred S. Watts, New Freedom, PA (US);
Snehal S. Choksi, Owings Mills, MD (US);
Qiang J. Zhang, Baltimore, MD (US);
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A battery pack which includes a battery pack electronic control circuit adapted to control an attached power tool and/or an attached charger. The battery pack includes additional protection circuits, methodologies and devices to protect against fault conditions within the pack, as the pack is operatively attached to and providing power to the power tool, and/or as the pack is operatively attached to and being charged by the charger.