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US 11,456,606 B2Granted
Battery charging case
AssigneeIyo Inc.
InventorsJason Rugolo, Haden Cory
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Abstract
A system for charging in-ear device battery packages includes a housing with a lid and a body, and a hinge system attaching the lid to the body. A charging unit is shaped to fit in the body, and includes a battery. One or more slots are disposed in the body that are exposed when the lid is open. The one or more slots are shaped to receive one or more of the in-ear device battery packages, and charge the one or more in-ear device battery packages with energy stored in the battery.
Claims18
A system for charging in-ear device battery packages, comprising:
- a housing including a lid and a body;
- a hinge system attaching the lid to the body;
- a charging unit shaped to fit in the body, including:
- a battery shaped to fit in the body;
- one or more slots disposed in the body that are exposed when the lid is open and shaped to receive one or more of the in-ear device battery packages and charge the one or more in-ear device battery packages with energy stored in the battery when the lid is closed;
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- wherein the one or more in-ear device battery packages includes at least one of a controller, communication circuitry, one or more electrodes, or memory.
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A method, comprising:
- removing one or more battery packages from an in-ear device;
- placing the one or more battery packages into one or more slots disposed in a housing, wherein the housing includes a lid and a body, and a charging unit shaped to fit in the body, and wherein placing the one or more battery packages into the one or more slots includes placing the one or more battery packages into first one or more slots disposed in an insert shaped to fit into the lid;
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- closing the lid to supply charge to the one or more battery packages.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.