Patents by Inventor Anlang Lu

Anlang Lu 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).

  • Patent number: 10804748
    Abstract: Wireless power transmitting equipment may transmit wireless power signals to wireless power receiving equipment. The wireless power transmitting equipment may have a wireless power transmitter coupled to a wireless power transmitting coil. The wireless power receiving equipment may have a wireless power receiving coil coupled to wireless power receiving circuitry such as a rectifier. Foreign object detection coil arrays may be formed from arrays of metal traces on printed circuit substrates that overlap the wireless power transfer coils. Control circuitry in the transmitting equipment and the receiving equipment may monitor signals from foreign object detection circuitry that is coupled to the coil arrays. The foreign object detection circuitry may produce in-phase and quadrature signals that are indicative of whether a foreign object is overlapping a foreign object detection coil array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hunter H. Wu, Anlang Lu, Brandon Pierquet, Jouya Jadidian
  • Publication number: 20180166928
    Abstract: Wireless power transmitting equipment may transmit wireless power signals to wireless power receiving equipment. The wireless power transmitting equipment may have a wireless power transmitter coupled to a wireless power transmitting coil. The wireless power receiving equipment may have a wireless power receiving coil coupled to wireless power receiving circuitry such as a rectifier. Foreign object detection coil arrays may be formed from arrays of metal traces on printed circuit substrates that overlap the wireless power transfer coils. Control circuitry in the transmitting equipment and the receiving equipment may monitor signals from foreign object detection circuitry that is coupled to the coil arrays. The foreign object detection circuitry may produce in-phase and quadrature signals that are indicative of whether a foreign object is overlapping a foreign object detection coil array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Hunter H. Wu, Anlang Lu, Brandon Pierquet, Jouya Jadidian