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Dual sided reusable battery indicator

  • US 10,608,293 B2
  • Filed: 11/01/2016
  • Issued: 03/31/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A reusable battery indicator comprising:

  • a voltage sensor configured to convert sensed analog characteristics of a battery to digital information;

    a communication circuit communicatively connected to the voltage sensor;

    an antenna operatively coupled to the communication circuit; and

    a connection mechanism having at least a first connector comprising a first flexible spring wire and a second connector comprising a second flexible spring wire, the first and second flexible spring wires producing a spring force that biases the first and second flexible spring wires into an attached position, each of the first connector and the second connector being electrically connected to the voltage sensor, the first connector including a first end loop that is sized and shaped to removably capture a first battery terminal and the second connector including a second end loop that is sized and shaped to removably capture a second battery terminal, thereby completing an electrical circuit between the voltage sensor and the first and second battery terminals when the connection mechanism is coupled to the first battery terminal and to the second battery terminal,wherein the voltage sensor, the communication circuit, and the antenna are formed on a printed circuit board, andwherein the first connector includes first and second ends that are connected to the printed circuit board and the first connector extends from the printed circuit board in a first direction, and the second connector includes third and fourth ends that are connected to the printed circuit board and the second connector extends from the printed circuit board in a second direction, the second direction being opposite the first direction.

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