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US 2017/0324121 A1Published application
System and method for identifying batteries
AssigneeTricopian, LLC
InventorChi W. Yau
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a system and method for identifying a battery are generally described. In some embodiments, the battery identification system comprises a battery with a portion of exposed can and electrodes configured to measure an electrical property of the battery. In some embodiments, the measured electrical property is the voltage between the can and a first terminal of the battery. In some embodiments, a battery is identified based on an identification mark such as a ringed barcode or two-dimensional barcode.
Claims12
A rechargeable power unit comprising:
- one or more battery cells;
- a power module electrically connected to the one or more battery cells;
- an output port electrically connected to the power module, the output port configured to engage a connector, the power module configured to provide power from the one or more battery cells to the connector;
- a casing enclosing the one or more battery cells;
- and
- a cap removably attached to the casing, wherein, when the cap is removed, an opening is created in the casing, and wherein the battery cells are removable from the casing via the opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.