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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. 28, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2009
Applicants:
Allan Roy Gale, Livonia, MI (US);
Michael W. Degner, Novi, MI (US);
Michael Alan Tamor, Toledo, OH (US);
Larry Dean Elie, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Inventors:
Allan Roy Gale, Livonia, MI (US);
Michael W. Degner, Novi, MI (US);
Michael Alan Tamor, Toledo, OH (US);
Larry Dean Elie, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A battery charger may be capable of receiving power from a power distribution circuit. The charger may be configured to receive a request for reactive power and, in response, cause the requested reactive power to be present on the power distribution circuit.