Dual-charger system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8994338
APP PUB NO 20120181983A1
SERIAL NO

13330496

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A charger system for use in a vehicle to charge a vehicle battery includes a first charger and a second charger. The chargers are connected to a vehicle bus. Each charger has a master indication digital input and decodes the input to determine its role as master charger or slave charger. The master charger configures its connection to the vehicle bus to use a master node message set. The slave charger configures its connection to the vehicle bus to use a slave node message set.

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  • LEAR CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hardy, Michael Ypsilanti, US 58 766
Humphrey, Stephen Livonia, US 6 84
Khan, Aftab Ali Dearborn, US 10 168

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