PORTABLE POWER MANAGER ENCLOSURE

• US 20110007491A1
• Filed: 06/15/2010
• Published: 01/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Revision Military Soldier Power, LLC
• Original Assignee: Protonex Technology Corporation (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Inventors: Cote, Tyler S., Kazmierczak, James D., Robinson, Philip T., Holigan, David J.
• Application Number:
  US12/816,325
• Publication Number:
  US 20110007491A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/810
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/263 Arrangements for using multiple switchable power supplies, e.g. battery and AC G06F1/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/266 Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3287 by switching off individual functional units in the computer system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4022 using switching circuits, e.g. switching matrix, connection or expansion network G06F13/4009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/22 The load being a portable electronic device
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 4/00 Circuit arrangements for mains or distribution networks not specified as ac or dc
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 5/00 Circuit arrangements for transfer of electric power between ac networks and dc networks H02J3/36 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00036 Charger exchanging data with battery
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00045 Authentication, i.e. circuits for checking compatibility between one component, e.g. a battery or a battery charger, and another component, e.g. a power source
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00047 with provisions for charging different types of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0013 acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially H02J7/1423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0048 Detection of remaining charge capacity or state of charge [SOC]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0068 Battery or charger load switching, e.g. concurrent charging and load supply H02J7/0013 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/02 for charging batteries from ac mains by converters
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/04 by static converters
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 5/04 by static converters controlling transformers, reactors or choke coils, e.g. by tap changing H02P13/00
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/04 by static converters
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

Various aspects of the invention provide power manager enclosures. One aspect of the invention provides a power manager enclosure including: a sealed housing comprising opposing substantially rectangular top and bottom faces, opposing substantially rectangular longitudinal front and back faces and opposing substantially rectangular transverse left and right side faces; and a plurality of device ports for operably connecting external power devices to the power manger disposed on one or more of the left and right side faces and on only one of the front and back faces.

Claims

1. A power manager enclosure comprising:

a sealed housing comprising opposing substantially rectangular top and bottom faces, opposing substantially rectangular longitudinal front and back faces and opposing substantially rectangular transverse left and right side faces; and

a plurality of device ports for operably connecting external power devices to the power manger disposed on one or more of the left and right side faces and on only one of the front and back faces.

2. The power manager enclosure of claim 1, further comprising a key pad disposed on one of the front and the back faces.

3. The power manager enclosure of claim 2, wherein the key pad comprises a single key.

4. The power manager enclosure of claim 2, wherein the front or back face that includes the key pad does not include any device ports disposed thereon.

5. The power manager enclosure of claim 2, further comprising one or more indicator lights associated with each device port for displaying a device port status.

6. The power manager enclosure of claim 2, further comprising one or more indicator lights associated with each device port for displaying a status of an external power device connected to the device port.

7. The power manager enclosure of claim 2, further comprising a visual display device disposed on the top face.

8. The power manager enclosure of claim 7, further comprising one or more indicator lights associated with each device port disposed on the top face proximate to corresponding device ports for displaying a device port status.

9. The power manager enclosure of claim 7, further comprising one or more indicator lights associated with each device port and disposed on the top face proximate to corresponding device ports for displaying a status of an external power device connected to the device port.

10. The power manager enclosure of claim 9, wherein the key pad comprises a plurality of keys.

11. The power manager enclosure of claim 1, comprising two device ports disposed on each of the transverse left and right side faces, two device ports disposed on the back face and a key pad disposed in the front face.

12. The power manager enclosure of claim 11, further comprising one or more indicator lights associated with each device port and disposed on the top face proximate to corresponding device ports for displaying a device port status.

13. The power manager enclosure of claim 12, further comprising one or more indicator lights associated with each device port and disposed on the top face proximate to corresponding device ports for displaying a status of an external power device connected to the device port.

14. The power manager enclosure of claim 13, further comprising a visual display device disposed on the top face.

18. The power manager enclosure of claim 13 having a weight of more than 500 grams.

19. The power manager enclosure of claim 13 having a weight of less than 500 grams.

20. The power manager enclosure of claim 18 wherein the plurality of device ports includes device ports disposed on each of the left and right side faces and only on one of the front and back faces.

15. A power manager enclosure comprising:

a sealed housing comprising opposing substantially rectangular top and bottom faces, opposing substantially rectangular longitudinal front and back faces and opposing substantially rectangular transverse left and right side faces; and

a plurality of device ports for operably connecting external power devices to the power manger disposed on one or more of the left and right side faces and on one or more of the front and back faces;

wherein the housing has a transverse width dimension corresponding with the left and right faces of 8.0 cm or less.

16. The power manager enclosure of claim 15, wherein the housing has a longitudinal length dimension corresponding with the front and back faces of 12.0 cm or less.

17. The power manager enclosure of claim 16, wherein the housing has a thickness dimension of 4.0 cm or less.