US Patent 7176655 Battery pack with built in communication port

Patent 7176655 was granted and assigned to Symbol Technologies on February, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Symbol Technologies

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7176655

Date of Patent

February 13, 2007

Patent Application Number

11337748

Date Filed

January 23, 2006

Patent Primary Examiner

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Pia Tibbits

Patent abstract

A system and method for providing a communication port integral with a battery pack assembly is disclosed. The system provides a pathway between an external unit and a host unit via a printed circuit board of the battery pack. The battery pack can include communication ports mounted on the printed circuit board for interfacing with external units. The printed circuit board further includes a substrate(s) formed with a predetermined wiring pattern electrically and/or mechanically joined to the CPU of the host unit, as well as the battery cell(s).