O[2]Micro Granted Patent for Battery Pack Monitoring System

O[2]Micro^® International Limited

, a global leader in the design, development and marketing of high-performance integrated circuits and solutions, today announced that it was issued 14 claims under United States patent number 8,278,876 for its Battery Pack Current Monitoring system. O[2]Micro's patented system monitors battery packs to protect against high current fault conditions, eliminating the typical, more costly current shunt monitoring method.