ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,470,073, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to CPS Technology Holdings LLC (New York).
"System for identifying a battery based on a color of a part of the battery" was invented by Jason David Searl (Bayside, Wis.), Kathryn Marie Ciurlik (Racine, Wis.), Trish T. Haudricourt (Williamsburg, Va.) and Kathryn Ann Campbell (Whitefish Bay, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Battery life cycle management is facilited with distinct visual cues of colors and color-coded combinations. The color-codes enable battery types and characteristics over the course of the life of the battery to be determined. The color-codes are based on a color system that i...