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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:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Koehler-bright Star, Inc., Hanover Township, PA (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Bobbin, Nanticoke, PA (US);
Mark Dirsa, Shavertown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Koehler-Bright Star, Inc., Hanover Township, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); F21V 21/084 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0042 (2013.01); H02J 7/0031 (2013.01); H02J 7/0029 (2013.01);
Abstract
A battery pack features a housing with a battery cell positioned within the housing. A pair of terminals attached to the battery cell and are adapted to provide power to a cap lamp and/or other device(s). Charging circuitry is positioned within the housing and attached to the battery cell. The charging circuitry provides a charging current to the battery cell when the battery pack is connected to a charger. A microprocessor is positioned within the housing and operatively connected to the charging circuitry.