Battery Charger With Code Reader

• US 20110187322A1
• Filed: 01/05/2011
• Published: 08/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mathew Inskeep
• Original Assignee: Mathew Inskeep
• Inventors: Inskeep, Mathew
• Application Number:
  US12/912,802
• Publication Number:
  US 20110187322A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/109
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0047 with monitoring or indicating devices or circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0048 Detection of remaining charge capacity or state of charge [SOC]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/005 Detection of state of health [SOH]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/04 Regulation of charging current or voltage

Abstract

A multi-purpose battery charger and reconditioner with diagnostic code reader. The device is portable and includes electronic circuitry for use is desulfating and charging lead acid batteries in automobiles. An internal diagnostic code reader displays automobile fault codes received from the automobile'"'"'s on board computer system. The charger, code reader, connecting cables are all integrated into a light weight compact housing.

Claims

1. A portable battery charger apparatus for charging a vehicle battery and an integrated automobile fault code reader

comprising:

A battery charger that couples with the vehicle battery;

A voltage monitoring module that monitors an amount of voltage in the vehicle battery and outputs a voltage reading indicative of an amount of voltage in the vehicle battery;

2. A battery charger that reconditions the automobile battery;

3. A fault code monitoring system that displays vehicle fault codes and definitions on an LCD Screen of the apparatus;

4. The portable battery charger comprising a connection monitoring module that interfaces with automobile on board computer to diagnose fault codes;

5. A method for vehicle battery charging and reading fault codes using an apparatus, the method comprising:

Coupling the battery charger to the vehicle battery;

Monitoring voltage in the vehicle battery and determining amount of voltage in the vehicle battery;

Coupling the battery charger apparatus with a vehicle'"'"'s on-board computer to obtain vehicle fault codes to diagnose vehicle problems.