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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Blackbird Tech Llc, Boston, MA (US);
Inventor:
Michael J. Meoli, Bridgewater, MA (US);
Assignee:
BLACKBIRD TECH LLC, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/027 (2013.01); H02J 7/0045 (2013.01); H02J 7/0055 (2013.01); H02J 7/0065 (2013.01); H02J 2007/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plurality of battery pack accessories are presented. The accessories include a battery power gauge adapted to be applied to a battery pack and provides a visual indication of the state of the charge in the battery pack, a light adapted to the battery pack such that the battery pack can be used as a flashlight when needed, a connector (e.g., a Universal Serial bus (USB) connector) that can be used for charging the battery pack or to allow the battery pack to charge a device.