Patent SG-11201407202P-A (SG)
Title: Underwater charging station
Inventor: MILLER GREGORY L
IPC: H01M6/00
Filed: 2013-08-07
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 1 May 2014 (01.05.2014) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2014/065926 A3 (51) International Patent Classification: H01M 2/Id (2006,01) H01M 6/50 (2006.01) H01M10/46 (2006.01) H01M10/42 (2006.01) H01M 6/30 (2006.01) HO 1M16/00 (2006.01) H01M 6/34 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: (22) International Filing Date: (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: PCT/US2013/053936 7 August 2013 (07.08.2013) English English (30) Priority Data: 61/680,518 7 August 2012 (07.08.2012) US (71) Applicant: EAGLEPICHER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC [US/US]; C & Porter Streets, Joplin, Missouri 64801 (US). (72) Inventors: MILLER, Gregory L.; Eaglepicher Technolo­ gies, LLC, C & Porter Streets, Joplin, Missouri 64801 (US). PARROT, Michael A.; Eaglepicher Technologies, LLC, C & Porter Streets, Joplin, Missouri 64801 (US). DERMOTT, Jeffrey C.; Eaglepicher Technologies, LLC, C & Porter Streets, Joplin, Missouri 64801 (US). BHAKTA, Dharmesh H.; Eaglepicher Technologies, LLC, C & Porter Streets, Joplin, Missouri 64801 (US). DI­ VINE, Dennis; c/o EAGLEPICHER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, C & Porter Streets, Joplin, Missouri 64801 (US). (74) Agent: ARMSTRONG, Joel S.; Oliff & Berridge, PLC, 277 South Washington Street, Suite 500, Alexandria, Vir­ ginia 22314 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available)'. AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available)'. ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, [Continued on next page] (54) Title: UNDERWATER CHARGING STATION FIG. 1 10 CJ o\ o o CJ (57) Abstract: A submersible power supply apparatus provides the ability to provide power for recharging batteries used to operate underwater vehicles, manned and unmanned. A battery charging station apparatus containing at least one modular reserve battery magazine with plurality of compartments a is provided. A plurality of reserve battery modules may be respectively provided in the plurality of compartments, each of the plurality of reserve battery modules being configured provide power to when a reserve battery provided therein activated. is WO 2014/065926 A3 I lllll llllllll II llllll III III lllll llll lllll lllll lllll III III lllll lllll llll lllllll llll llll llll TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, , , t , . t . , tU t . t , ' ' ' ' T ' ' •<' — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). /. , . , . f .. f 7 claims and to be republished in the event oj receipt oj Published: amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (88) Date of publication of the international search report: 26 June 2014