Patents by Inventor Jake Lee Vander Ploeg

Jake Lee Vander Ploeg has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Coil driving in wireless charging system
    Patent number: 11750030
    Abstract: A wireless charging system is configured to charge one or more receiver devices simultaneously. The wireless charging system includes multiple coils that may be driven independently based on a feedback system with one or more feedback channels. Each coil is driven by a coil driving signal selected based on a set of target characteristics. A coil drive circuit receives an input of a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal and outputs the coil driving signal to a corresponding coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: AIRA, INC.
    Inventors: William Paul Abajian, Jules Marie Xavier Laffitte, John MacDonald, Viswajit Natarajan, Christopher William Sarli, Lixin Shi, Jake Lee Vander Ploeg, Xiaoping Zhu, Mark Huan Mekkittikul
  • Communication demodulation in wireless charging system
    Patent number: 11336117
    Abstract: A wireless charging system is configured to charge one or more receiver devices simultaneously. The wireless charging system includes multiple coils that may be driven independently based on a feedback system with one or more feedback channels. One of the feedback channels may be demodulated communication signals from the one or more receiver devices. The demodulation may be performed by a communication demodulation circuit with configurable gain. The demodulated communication signals are processed for error correction at a bit level and a packet level, which improves accuracy despite presence of multiple receiver devices and noisy conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: AIRA, INC.
    Inventors: William Paul Abajian, Jules Marie Xavier Laffitte, John MacDonald, Lixin Shi, Jake Lee Vander Ploeg, Xiaoping Zhu
  • High precision signal measurement in wireless charging system
    Patent number: 11336116
    Abstract: A wireless charging system is configured to charge one or more receiver devices simultaneously. The wireless charging system includes multiple coils that may be driven independently based on a feedback system with one or more feedback channels. One of the feedback channels may be a voltage and/or current measurement of coil driving signals from the coils that are indicative of receiver device presences on the wireless charging system. A coil driving signal may be sampled and processed using discrete Fourier transform to determine amplitude and phase information of the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: AIRA, INC.
    Inventors: William Paul Abajian, Jules Marie Xavier Laffitte, John MacDonald, Viswajit Natarajan, Lixin Shi, Jake Lee Vander Ploeg, Xiaoping Zhu
  • COMMUNICATION DEMODULATION IN WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200336009
    Abstract: A wireless charging system is configured to charge one or more receiver devices simultaneously. The wireless charging system includes multiple coils that may be driven independently based on a feedback system with one or more feedback channels. One of the feedback channels may be demodulated communication signals from the one or more receiver devices. The demodulation may be performed by a communication demodulation circuit with configurable gain. The demodulated communication signals are processed for error correction at a bit level and a packet level, which improves accuracy despite presence of multiple receiver devices and noisy conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: William Paul Abajian, Jules Marie Xavier Laffitte, John MacDonald, Lixin Shi, Jake Lee Vander Ploeg, Xiaoping Zhu
  • HIGH PRECISION SIGNAL MEASUREMENT IN WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200333387
    Abstract: A wireless charging system is configured to charge one or more receiver devices simultaneously. The wireless charging system includes multiple coils that may be driven independently based on a feedback system with one or more feedback channels. One of the feedback channels may be a voltage and/or current measurement of coil driving signals from the coils that are indicative of receiver device presences on the wireless charging system. A coil driving signal may be sampled and processed using discrete Fourier transform to determine amplitude and phase information of the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: William Paul Abajian, Jules Marie Xavier Laffitte, John MacDonald, Viswajit Natarajan, Lixin Shi, Jake Lee Vander Ploeg, Xiaoping Zhu
  • COIL DRIVING IN WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200336008
    Abstract: A wireless charging system is configured to charge one or more receiver devices simultaneously. The wireless charging system includes multiple coils that may be driven independently based on a feedback system with one or more feedback channels. Each coil is driven by a coil driving signal selected based on a set of target characteristics. A coil drive circuit receives an input of a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal and outputs the coil driving signal to a corresponding coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: William Paul Abajian, Jules Marie Xavier Laffitte, John MacDonald, Viswajit Natarajan, Christopher William Sarli, Lixin Shi, Jake Lee Vander Ploeg, Xiaoping Zhu, Mark Huan Mekkittikul