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Rechargeable battery manager

  • US 5,274,319 A
  • Filed: 09/29/1992
  • Issued: 12/28/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A battery conditioner comprises a plurality of differing programming means representing a plurality of batteries of differing characterisitcs, the programming means including a signature tailored to the characteristics of each of the batteries for automatically programming the battery conditioner to supply to the batteries individually programmed optimal levels of charge;

  • an attaching means for attaching the programming means to the batteries to match each of the batteries with each of the programming means tailored to the characteristics of each of the respective batteries;

    a housing for individually receiving each of the batteries and attached programming means, the housing including electrical circuits for discharging and recharging the batteries;

    a sensing means associated with the housing for sensing the presence of one of the programming means;

    an electrical connection between battery terminals and the housing; and

    control means including the sensing means and the electrical connection for recognizing the signature of said one of the programming means and discharging the respective battery to a voltage level tailored to the voltage characteristics of the respective battery and then automatically recharging the respective battery to a predetermined programmed level according to said one of the programming means.

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