Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging – Cell or battery charger structure
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-27
2010-11-30
Tso, Edward (Department: 2858)
Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging
Cell or battery charger structure
C320S106000, C320S112000, C320S114000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07843165
ABSTRACT:
A charging device for charging battery packs includes charging terminals including a first charging terminal to be connected to an electrode of a first battery pack and a second charging terminal to be connected to an electrode of a second battery pack. Here, the first and the second battery pack are different in kind. Further, the charging device includes a conversion unit for supplying electricity to the first charging terminal when the electrode of the first battery pack is connected to the first charging terminal and supplying electricity to the second charging terminal when the electrode of the second battery pack is connected to the second charging terminal.
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Office Action issued in corresponding Japanese application 2006-051102, dated May 13, 2010.
Ohashi Toshiharu
Sakaue Masaaki
Bacon & Thomas PLLC
Diao M'Baye
Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
Tso Edward
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