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Optical battery recharger

  • US 6,707,274 B1
  • Filed: 04/29/2003
  • Issued: 03/16/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device for recharging one or more batteries of an electrical or electronic appliance, comprising:

  • a. an internal unit built integrally within said appliance and having at least one photovoltaic receptor connected to a battery charging circuit for converting optical power to electrical power to recharge said one or more batteries of said appliance;

    b. an external unit positioned adjacent to said internal unit and having a solid-state light source connected to and powered by an electrical power source for emitting a light beam to said at least one photovoltaic receptor;

    c. said internal unit having means for allowing said at least one photovoltaic receptor to receive said light beam emitted from said light source;

    d. said external unit having means for focusing said light beam emitted from said light source and to be received by said at least one photovoltaic receptor; and

    e. said external unit having a receptacle for housing said light source and having means for aligning said at least one photovoltaic receptor to said light source when said device is used to recharge said one or more batteries;

    f. whereby said device can be positioned adjacent to said internal unit with said at least one photovoltaic receptor of said external unit aligned to said light source of said internal unit for recharging said one or more batteries of said appliance.

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