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Granted Patent B2

US 10,587,144 · App. 15/700,286 · Granted Mar 10, 2020

Battery with electronic compartment

Inventor: David G. Wright (Woodinville, WA)

Assignee: Monterey Research, LLC

H02J7/025 G01R31/382 G08B21/025 G08B21/0219 G08C17/02 G08C23/04 H02J7/0052 H02J50/12 H02J50/23 H02J50/30 H02J50/80 H01M2/1022 H01M10/482 H02J2007/0096

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Patent No.: US 10,587,144
App. No.: 15/700,286
Granted: Mar 10, 2020
Kind: B2

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Abstract

An electronic module includes wireless data transmission circuitry configured to receive from a base station a signal corresponding uniquely to a battery device, wireless charging circuitry coupled with the wireless data transmission circuitry and configured to receive energy wirelessly transmitted from the base station, and a controller configured to, in response to the wireless data transmission circuitry receiving the signal, cause the wireless charging circuitry to charge a battery module of the battery device corresponding to the signal using the received wirelessly transmitted energy.

Claims (46)

1. A battery operated device, comprising:

a battery compartment;

a battery module configured to provide current to the battery operated device through a terminal in the battery compartment;

a secondary power source;

an electronic module electrically connected to the battery module via a wired connection, the electronic module configured to wirelessly receive energy; and

a controller configured to cause the electronic module to charge the battery module using the wirelessly received energy while the secondary power source discharges current to the battery operated device.

2. The battery operated device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to cause the electronic module to charge the secondary power source while the battery module discharges current to the battery operated device.

3. The battery operated device of claim 1 , wherein the secondary power source comprises a battery cell.

4. The battery operated device of claim 1 , wherein the secondary power source is an auxiliary power source.

5. The battery operated device of claim 4 , wherein the auxiliary power source is further configured to provide a current sufficient to retain data.

6. The battery operated device of claim 4 , wherein the auxiliary power source comprises a capacitor.

7. The battery operated device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a battery shaped device having a shape that corresponds to a battery form factor, the battery shaped device being insertable into the battery compartment of the battery operated device, the battery shaped device comprising the battery module.

8. The battery operated device of claim 7 , wherein the battery shaped device further comprises the electronic module.

9. The battery operated device of claim 8 , wherein the battery shaped device further comprises the controller.

10. The battery operated device of claim 9 , wherein the battery shaped device further comprises the secondary power source.

11. The battery operated device of claim 2 , further comprising:

12. The battery operated device of claim 11 , wherein the battery shaped device further comprises the electronic module.

13. The battery operated device of claim 12 , wherein the battery shaped device further comprises the controller.

14. The battery operated device of claim 13 , wherein the battery shaped device further comprises the secondary power source.

15. The battery operated device of claim 3 , further comprising:

16. The battery operated device of claim 15 , wherein the battery shaped device further comprises the electronic module.

17. The battery operated device of claim 16 , wherein the battery shaped device further comprises the controller.

18. The battery operated device of claim 17 , wherein the battery shaped device further comprises the secondary power source.

19. The battery operated device of claim 4 , further comprising:

20. The battery operated device of claim 19 , wherein the battery shaped device further comprises the electronic module.

21. The battery operated device of claim 20 , wherein the battery shaped device further comprises the controller.

22. The battery operated device of claim 21 , wherein the battery shaped device further comprises the secondary power source.

23. The battery operated device of claim 5 , further comprising:

24. The battery operated device of claim 23 , wherein the battery shaped device further comprises the electronic module.

25. The battery operated device of claim 24 , wherein the battery shaped device further comprises the controller.

26. The battery operated device of claim 25 , wherein the battery shaped device further comprises the secondary power source.

27. The battery operated device of claim 6 , further comprising:

28. The battery operated device of claim 27 , wherein the battery shaped device further comprises the electronic module.

29. The battery operated device of claim 28 , wherein the battery shaped device further comprises the controller.

30. The battery operated device of claim 29 , wherein the battery shaped device further comprises the secondary power source.

31. The battery operated device of claim 1 , wherein the battery operated device is a mobile device.

32. The battery operated device of claim 31 , wherein the mobile device is a cell phone.

33. The battery operated device of claim 32 , wherein the secondary power source is an auxiliary power source.

34. The battery operated device of claim 33 , wherein the auxiliary power source is further configured to provide a current sufficient to retain data.

35. The battery operated device of claim 33 , wherein the auxiliary power source comprises a capacitor.