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| 20090195216 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROTECTION OF A LITHIUM-BASED MULTICELL BATTERY PACK INCLUDING A HEAT SINK - A system and method for battery protection. In some aspects, a battery pack includes a housing, a cell supported by the housing, a circuit supported by the housing and operable to control a function of the battery pack, and a heat sink in heat transfer relationship with the circuit and operable to dissipate heat from the circuit. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090197152 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BATTERY PROTECTION - A method and system for battery protection. In some aspects, a battery pack configured to be interfaced with a power tool includes a housing, a cell, a controller, and a circuit. The circuit is operable to enable the controller to operate when the voltage supplied by the cell to the controller is below an operating voltage threshold of the controller. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100039068 | ELECTRICAL COMPONENT, SUCH AS A RADIO, MP3 PLAYER, AUDIO COMPONENT, BATTERY CHARGER, RADIO/CHARGER, MP3 PLAYER/RADIO, MP3 PLAYER/CHARGER OR MP3 PLAYER/RADIO/CHARGER, HAVING A SELECTIVELY CONNECTABLE BATTERY CHARGER - An electrical component, such as, for example, a radio, MP3 player, audio component, battery charger, radio/charger, MP3 player/radio, MP3 player/charger, or MP3 player/radio/charger. The electrical component includes a housing and an electrical circuit supported by the housing. In some aspects, the electrical component is an audio component and the electrical circuit is an audio circuit. In other aspects, the electrical component is a battery charger and the electrical circuit is a charging circuit. In further aspects, the electrical component is an MP3 player and the electrical circuit is a MP3 circuit. In yet further aspects, the electrical component is an combination of any or all of a radio, battery charger, and MP3 player and the electrical component can include any combination or all of the audio, radio, and MP3 circuits. A battery may be connectable to the housing and electrically connectable the electrical circuit. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100148729 | BATTERY PACK - A system and method for battery protection. In some aspects, a battery pack includes a housing, a cell supported by the housing, a circuit supported by the housing and operable to control a function of the battery pack, and a heat sink in heat transfer relationship with the circuit and operable to dissipate heat from the circuit. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100167110 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BATTERY PROTECTION - A battery pack. The battery pack includes a housing, a plurality of terminals, a plurality of lithium-based battery cells, and a controller. The plurality of terminals electrically connect to an electrical device. The electrical device is able to support the battery pack. Each of the plurality of battery cells are individually tapped and have an individual state of charge. The plurality of terminals includes a sense terminal. The controller is operable to monitor a characteristic of each of the plurality of battery cells and to communicate the monitored characteristic of each of the plurality of battery cells to the electrical device via the sense terminal. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100236807 | BATTERY PACK - An electrical combination including a driver drill capable of producing an average current draw of approximately 20-amps, a circular saw capable of producing an average current draw of approximately 20-amps, and a power tool battery pack operable to supply power to the driver drill and to the circular saw, the battery pack including a plurality of battery cells, the plurality of battery cells each having a lithium-based chemistry. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100327815 | BATTERY PACK - A system and method for battery protection. In some aspects, a battery pack includes a housing, a cell supported by the housing, a circuit supported by a flexible circuit board. The circuit is operable to control a function of the battery pack. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110215767 | BATTERY PACK - A system and method for battery protection. In some aspects, a battery pack includes a housing, a cell supported by the housing, a circuit supported by a flexible circuit board. The circuit is operable to control a function of the battery pack. | 09-08-2011 |
