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Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017

Filed:

Sep. 01, 2011
Applicants:

Nathan Hale, Denver, CO (US);

Paul Langer, Westminster, CO (US);

Jeremy Mickelsen, Denver, CO (US);

Tom Monikowski, Centennial, CO (US);

Adam Schafer, Littleton, CO (US);

Inventors:

Nathan Hale, Denver, CO (US);

Paul Langer, Westminster, CO (US);

Jeremy Mickelsen, Denver, CO (US);

Tom Monikowski, Centennial, CO (US);

Adam Schafer, Littleton, CO (US);

Assignee:

EchoStar Technologies L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); H02J 2007/0067 (2013.01); Y10T 307/685 (2015.04);
Abstract

A remote control is powered by multiple batteries connected in series. The remote control includes a voltage comparison circuit configured to compare a midpoint voltage from a node connecting two of the batteries to a reference voltage. The remote control is able to determine if there is a non-uniform drain rate in the batteries based on the comparison.


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