Battery charger

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2006-03-08

2010-10-19

Vu, Bao Q (Department: 2838)

Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging

Cell or battery charger structure

For diverse sizes of cells, batteries, or battery packs

C320S112000, C320S113000, C320S115000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07816886

ABSTRACT:
A battery charger (100) includes a base (102) which selectively receives first (104a) and second (104b) battery pods. The battery pods (104a, 104b), which are adapted to receive one or more batteries (212) for charging, have a form factor which facilitates the handling of the pods (104) and the batteries (212) received therein. Charging energy may be allocated between the pods (104) as a function of the temporal sequence in which the pods (104) are received by the base (102). Charging energy may also be allocated among the batteries (212) so that the batteries (212) are substantially charged at about the same time.

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