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https://drivepatents.com/patents/990906 · 8 May 2013
A power management method with a portable electronic device (100) includes identifying, with a controller (202) of the portable electronic device, a power consumption event in the portable electronic device, the power consumption event having a power consu...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/991261 · 1 May 2013
According to one aspect, a mobile electronic device having a fuel cell configured to receive fuel and generate therefrom electrical power for the mobile electronic device, a fuel tank adapted to store fuel and provide fuel to the fuel cell, and an energy s...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/984994 · 24 Apr 2013
Various embodiments are described herein for an electrode assembly for a battery and a method of making the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly comprises an active material layer having a recess formed therein at an outer surface of the active mater...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/984993 · 24 Apr 2013
Various embodiments are described herein for an electrode assembly for a stacked-cell battery. The electrode assembly comprises a first active material layer; a first current collector layer adjacent to and in electrical contact with an outer surface of th...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/984995 · 24 Apr 2013
A method and system for programming rechargeable battery characteristics is provided. The system having: a memory component for storing user profiles; a power management integrated circuit; and a processor for retrieving the user profiles and directing pow...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/985106 · 17 Apr 2013
A power converter system for managing power between a power supply and a load, the system including: a first buck-boost circuit connected to the power supply; and a capacitor provided between the buck-boost circuit and the load to buffer power supply for t...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/985102 · 17 Apr 2013
The disclosure is directed at a method and system for improving the efficiency of fuel cells by removing impediments within the fuel cell channel. The system includes at least one sensor and a processor for determining when a gas, such as carbon dioxide, c...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/985099 · 17 Apr 2013
A charger for charging a battery of an electronic device is provided. The electronic device has a charging clip that clips to a structure of the charger. The structure has a plurality of conductive strips disposed thereon. The number of conductive strips c...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/985098 · 17 Apr 2013
Methods (400, 500) and systems (200, 300) for controlling a power pack charging circuit (210, 310). While a device (202, 302) is connected to an electrical charging source (204, 304), a determination (402, 502) is made that an operating condition of a devi...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/992203 · 10 Apr 2013
A battery charging circuit comprising: a semiconductor switch (Q1) having an output to a rechargeable battery (24); a battery charge controller (20) for receiving power from an external source, and supplying output power to a portable device (18) and the i...