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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2012
John D. Crawford, Avon, OH (US);
Peter F. Hoffman, Avon, OH (US);
David A. Spartano, Brunswick, OH (US);
Frank F. Huang, Lakewood, OH (US);
Adam R. Jakubiak, Westlake, OH (US);
Stephen E. Osmialowski, Elyria, OH (US);
John D. Crawford, Avon, OH (US);
Peter F. Hoffman, Avon, OH (US);
David A. Spartano, Brunswick, OH (US);
Frank F. Huang, Lakewood, OH (US);
Adam R. Jakubiak, Westlake, OH (US);
Stephen E. Osmialowski, Elyria, OH (US);
Eveready Battery Company, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A lighting system () is provided that includes at least one lighting device (A,B,C), a plurality of external power sources () and an internal power source () applying a first electrical current to illuminate at least one lighting source (A,B,C), wherein the internal power source () supplies the first electrical current. Further, a fuel gauging system and method () detects an electrochemical composition of a power source (), which can be at least one of the internal power source () and the external power source (), and then determines a state of charge of the power source () based upon the determined electrochemical composition of the power source ().