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Power supply, and associated method, exhibiting selectable electrical characteristics

  • US 7,166,937 B2
  • Filed: 02/26/2004
  • Issued: 01/23/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for facilitating supply of electrical energy, sourced at an energy source, of selected energy characteristics to power a load device that exhibits load characteristics, said apparatus comprising:

  • a tip member housing having a connector configured to connect with the load device;

    an energy-characteristic selection identifier embodied at said tip member housing, said energy characteristic selection identifier configured at least selectably to identify the selected energy characteristics of the electrical energy to power the load device;

    a command generator embodied at said tip member housing and adapted to receive indications of identifications made by said energy-characteristics selection identifier, said command generator configured to generate electrical commands of values responsive to the indications of the identifications made by said energy-characteristic selection identifier, the electrical commands for application to the energy source to instruct the energy source to generate energy of the selected energy characteristics.

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