AUTOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM

• US 20160011271A1
• Filed: 07/14/2015
• Published: 01/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Midtronics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Midtronics Incorporated
• Inventors: Bertness, Kevin I.
• Granted Patent: US 10,473,555 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01M 17/007 Wheeled or endless-tracked vehicles G01M17/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 21/14 Compensating for temperature change
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/385 Arrangements for measuring battery or accumulator variables for monitoring G01R31/382
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• 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: H01M 10/4285 Testing apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A maintenance system for use with an electrical system of an automotive vehicle includes an electronic battery tester configured to test a battery of the automotive vehicle. The electronic battery tester includes tracking circuitry carried therein. A base station is configured to receive the electronic battery tester and includes a microprocessor configured to detect positioning of the electronic battery tester in the base station using the battery tester tracking circuitry.

Claims

1. A maintenance device for use with an electrical system of an automotive vehicle, comprising:

an electronic battery tester configured to test a battery of the automotive vehicle, the electronic battery tester including tracking circuitry carried therein; and

a base station configured to receive the electronic battery tester having a microprocessor configured to detect positioning of the electronic battery tester in the base station using the battery tester tracking circuitry.