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Battery with integrated voltage converter

US7932700B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15References

20Claims

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Assignee

The Gillette Company LLC · US

Inventors

George Cintra · Holliston, US
Kirakodu S. Nanjundaswamy · Sharon, US
Alexander Kaplan · Providence, US
David C. Batson · Melrose, US
David DeMuth · Maynard, US
Leslie J. Pinnell · Framingham, US
Frank Kressmann · Eschborn, DE
Joern Riemer · Santa Clara, US
Leo Faranda · Rodgau, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 11, 2007
Grant date	Apr 26, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 18, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P70/50
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A battery that includes an electrochemical cell having an internal bore therethrough is described herein. The battery also includes a voltage converter module electrically coupled to the electrochemical cell and disposed within a portion of the internal bore The voltage converter is configured to convert a first voltage produced by the electrochemical cell into a second, different voltage.

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