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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Kenneth Scott Seethaler, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Shigefumi Odaohhara, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromitsu Yamaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takumi Imai, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Kenneth Scott Seethaler, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Shigefumi Odaohhara, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromitsu Yamaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takumi Imai, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A apparatus includes an AC adapter input, a main battery charger coupled to the input to charge a main battery, system logic to execute code stored on storage devices, and an expansion battery connector coupled to the input to provide sufficient current to enable charging of an expansion battery at a rate higher than a maximum charge rate of the main battery charger.