US 11,750,020 B2
Portable charger
Patrick Tagtow, Houston, TX (US); Daniel Craig Tagtow, Austin, TX (US); and Jeffrey William Bull, Naperville, IL (US)
Filed by Patrick Tagtow, Houston, TX (US); Daniel Craig Tagtow, Austin, TX (US); and Jeffrey William Bull, Naperville, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/819,617.
Application 17/819,617 is a continuation of application No. 17/248,379, filed on Jan. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,451,083.
Application 17/248,379 is a continuation of application No. 16/787,468, filed on Feb. 11, 2020, granted, now 10,910,871, issued on Feb. 2, 2021.
Application 16/787,468 is a continuation of application No. 15/786,439, filed on Oct. 17, 2017, granted, now 10,574,072, issued on Feb. 25, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0385098 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02J 7/34 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 7/342 (2020.01) [H02J 7/00 (2013.01); H02J 7/0042 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a first connector port;
a second connector port configured to be directly coupled to an external device without an intervening cable or an adapter connected between the apparatus and the external device; and
an internal battery coupled to the first connector port and the second connector port and wherein the internal battery is configured to be charged via the first connector port from an external power source and configured to provide power via the second connector port to the external device.