Patents by Inventor Arunanshu Mohan Roy
Arunanshu Mohan Roy 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).
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Patent number: 10686337Abstract: The disclosure features apparatus, methods, and systems for wireless power transfer that include a power source featuring at least one resonator, a power receiver featuring at least one resonator, a first detector featuring one or more loops of conductive material and configured to generate an electrical signal based on a magnetic field between the power source and the power receiver, a second detector featuring conductive material, and control electronics coupled to the first and second detectors, where during operation, the control electronics are configured to measure the electrical signal of the first detector and compare the measured electrical signal of the first detector to baseline electrical information for the first detector to determine information about whether debris is positioned between the power source and the power receiver.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: WiTricity CorporationInventors: Arunanshu Mohan Roy, Noam Katz, Andre B. Kurs, Christopher Buenrostro, Simon Verghese, Morris P. Kesler, Katherine L. Hall, Herbert Toby Lou
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Patent number: 10371848Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting foreign object debris around a wireless power transfer system include a plurality of detectors, each detector featuring one or more loops of conducting material, and a controller configured to measure at least one of a voltage and a current in each detector and to determine, based on the measurements, whether foreign object debris is present around the wireless power transfer system, where at least some of the plurality of detectors include a first number of loops of the conducting material, and at least some of the plurality of detectors include a second number of loops of the conducting material larger than the first number.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2018Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: WiTricity CorporationInventors: Arunanshu Mohan Roy, Noam Katz, Nathaniel Endale Atnafu
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Publication number: 20190181694Abstract: The disclosure features apparatus, methods, and systems for wireless power transfer that include a power source featuring at least one resonator, a power receiver featuring at least one resonator, a first detector featuring one or more loops of conductive material and configured to generate an electrical signal based on a magnetic field between the power source and the power receiver, a second detector featuring conductive material, and control electronics coupled to the first and second detectors, where during operation, the control electronics are configured to measure the electrical signal of the first detector and compare the measured electrical signal of the first detector to baseline electrical information for the first detector to determine information about whether debris is positioned between the power source and the power receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2019Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Arunanshu Mohan Roy, Noam Katz, Andre B. Kurs, Christopher Buenrostro, Simon Verghese, Morris P. Kesler, Katherine L. Hall, Herbert Toby Lou
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Patent number: 10263465Abstract: A wireless power transmission system (100) includes a conductive waveguide (110) at least partially filled with a dielectric material (115), the waveguide extending along a first direction (e.g., z-axis) from a first end (111a) to an opposing end (111b) thereof, the waveguide having a bottom face (112), a top face (114) and a pair of side faces (116a, 116b) that together form a substantially rectangular cross-section of the waveguide, the top face having a plurality of slots (118) oriented substantially orthogonal to the first direction and distributed between the first end and the opposing end, the slots separated from each other by a first distance (l1) measured along the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2016Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: WiTricity CorporationInventors: Andre B. Kurs, Marin Soljacic, Arunanshu Mohan Roy, Damiano Patron, Erika Ye
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Patent number: 10211681Abstract: The disclosure features apparatus, methods, and systems for wireless power transfer that include a power source featuring at least one resonator, a power receiver featuring at least one resonator, a first detector featuring one or more loops of conductive material and configured to generate an electrical signal based on a magnetic field between the power source and the power receiver, a second detector featuring conductive material, and control electronics coupled to the first and second detectors, where during operation, the control electronics are configured to measure the electrical signal of the first detector and compare the measured electrical signal of the first detector to baseline electrical information for the first detector to determine information about whether debris is positioned between the power source and the power receiver.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: WiTricity CorporationInventors: Arunanshu Mohan Roy, Noam Katz, Andre B. Kurs, Christopher Buenrostro, Simon Verghese, Morris P. Kesler, Katherine L. Hall, Herbert Toby Lou
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Publication number: 20180329101Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting foreign object debris around a wireless power transfer system include a plurality of detectors, each detector featuring one or more loops of conducting material, and a controller configured to measure at least one of a voltage and a current in each detector and to determine, based on the measurements, whether foreign object debris is present around the wireless power transfer system, where at least some of the plurality of detectors include a first number of loops of the conducting material, and at least some of the plurality of detectors include a second number of loops of the conducting material larger than the first number.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Arunanshu Mohan Roy, Noam Katz, Nathaniel Endale Atnafu
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Patent number: 10018744Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting foreign object debris around a wireless power transfer system include a plurality of detectors, each detector featuring one or more loops of conducting material, and a controller configured to measure at least one of a voltage and a current in each detector and to determine, based on the measurements, whether foreign object debris is present around the wireless power transfer system, where at least some of the plurality of detectors include a first number of loops of the conducting material, and at least some of the plurality of detectors include a second number of loops of the conducting material larger than the first number.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2015Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: WiTricity CorporationInventors: Arunanshu Mohan Roy, Noam Katz, Nathaniel Endale Atnafu
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Patent number: 9952266Abstract: The disclosure features living object detectors for a wireless energy transfer systems that include a sensor featuring a first conductor positioned adjacent to a first surface of a substrate, a shield featuring a second conductor different from the first conductor, where at least a portion of the second conductor is positioned proximal to the first conductor and adjacent to the first surface of the substrate, a ground reference featuring a third conductor spaced from the substrate and positioned on a side of the substrate opposite to the first surface, and an electrical circuit coupled to the first, second and third conductors and configured so that during operation of the living object detector, the electrical circuit applies a first electrical potential to the first conductor and a second electrical potential to the second conductor, the first and second electrical potentials being approximately similar.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: WiTricity CorporationInventors: Noam Katz, Arunanshu Mohan Roy, Jude R. Jonas, Morris P. Kesler
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Publication number: 20170179764Abstract: A wireless power transmission system (100) includes a conductive waveguide (110) at least partially filled with a dielectric material (115), the waveguide extending along a first direction (e.g., z-axis) from a first end (111a) to an opposing end (111b) thereof, the waveguide having a bottom face (112), a top face (114) and a pair of side faces (116a, 116b) that together form a substantially rectangular cross-section of the waveguide, the top face having a plurality of slots (118) oriented substantially orthogonal to the first direction and distributed between the first end and the opposing end, the slots separated from each other by a first distance (l1) measured along the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Andre B. KURS, Marin SOLJACIC, Arunanshu Mohan ROY, Damiano PATRON, Erika YE
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Publication number: 20170025904Abstract: The disclosure features apparatus, methods, and systems for wireless power transfer that include a power source featuring at least one resonator, a power receiver featuring at least one resonator, a first detector featuring one or more loops of conductive material and configured to generate an electrical signal based on a magnetic field between the power source and the power receiver, a second detector featuring conductive material, and control electronics coupled to the first and second detectors, where during operation, the control electronics are configured to measure the electrical signal of the first detector and compare the measured electrical signal of the first detector to baseline electrical information for the first detector to determine information about whether debris is positioned between the power source and the power receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Arunanshu Mohan Roy, Noam Katz, Andre B. Kurs, Christopher Buenrostro, Simon Verghese, Morris P. Kesler, Katherine L. Hall, Herbert Toby Lou
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Patent number: 9465064Abstract: The disclosure features apparatus, methods, and systems for wireless power transfer that include a power source featuring at least one resonator, a power receiver featuring at least one resonator, a first detector featuring one or more loops of conductive material and configured to generate an electrical signal based on a magnetic field between the power source and the power receiver, a second detector featuring conductive material, and control electronics coupled to the first and second detectors, where during operation, the control electronics are configured to measure the electrical signal of the first detector and compare the measured electrical signal of the first detector to baseline electrical information for the first detector to determine information about whether debris is positioned between the power source and the power receiver.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2013Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: WiTricity CorporationInventors: Arunanshu Mohan Roy, Noam Katz, Andre B. Kurs, Christopher Buenrostro, Simon Verghese, Morris P. Kesler, Katherine L. Hall, Herbert Toby Lou
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Patent number: 9404954Abstract: The disclosure features apparatus, methods, and systems for wireless power transfer that include a power source featuring at least one resonator, a power receiver featuring at least one resonator, a first detector featuring one or more loops of conductive material and configured to generate an electrical signal based on a magnetic field between the power source and the power receiver, a second detector featuring conductive material, and control electronics coupled to the first and second detectors, where during operation, the control electronics are configured to measure the electrical signal of the first detector and compare the measured electrical signal of the first detector to baseline electrical information for the first detector to determine information about whether debris is positioned between the power source and the power receiver.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2013Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: WiTricity CorporationInventors: Arunanshu Mohan Roy, Noam Katz, Andre B. Kurs, Christopher Buenrostro, Simon Verghese, Morris P. Kesler, Katherine L. Hall, Herbert Toby Lou
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Publication number: 20150323694Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting foreign object debris around a wireless power transfer system include a plurality of detectors, each detector featuring one or more loops of conducting material, and a controller configured to measure at least one of a voltage and a current in each detector and to determine, based on the measurements, whether foreign object debris is present around the wireless power transfer system, where at least some of the plurality of detectors include a first number of loops of the conducting material, and at least some of the plurality of detectors include a second number of loops of the conducting material larger than the first number.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventors: Arunanshu Mohan Roy, Noam Katz, Nathaniel Endale Atnafu
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Publication number: 20150233988Abstract: The disclosure features living object detectors for a wireless energy transfer systems that include a sensor featuring a first conductor positioned adjacent to a first surface of a substrate, a shield featuring a second conductor different from the first conductor, where at least a portion of the second conductor is positioned proximal to the first conductor and adjacent to the first surface of the substrate, a ground reference featuring a third conductor spaced from the substrate and positioned on a side of the substrate opposite to the first surface, and an electrical circuit coupled to the first, second and third conductors and configured so that during operation of the living object detector, the electrical circuit applies a first electrical potential to the first conductor and a second electrical potential to the second conductor, the first and second electrical potentials being approximately similar.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2015Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Noam Katz, Arunanshu Mohan Roy, Jude R. Jonas, Morris P. Kesler
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Publication number: 20140265617Abstract: A wireless power system includes: i) a power source; ii) a source resonator configured to receive power from the power source; iii) a receiver resonator configured to provide power to a load; and iv) at least one repeater resonator configured to couple power wirelessly from the source resonator to the receiver resonator. The power source is configured to provide power to the source resonator at a first frequency f1 different from at least one of the resonant frequencies corresponding to the resonators.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Arunanshu Mohan Roy, Volkan Efe, Aristeidis Karalis, Andre B. Kurs, Alexander Patrick McCauley, Morris P. Kesler, Katherine L. Hall
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Publication number: 20140111154Abstract: The disclosure features apparatus, methods, and systems for wireless power transfer that include a power source featuring at least one resonator, a power receiver featuring at least one resonator, a first detector featuring one or more loops of conductive material and configured to generate an electrical signal based on a magnetic field between the power source and the power receiver, a second detector featuring conductive material, and control electronics coupled to the first and second detectors, where during operation, the control electronics are configured to measure the electrical signal of the first detector and compare the measured electrical signal of the first detector to baseline electrical information for the first detector to determine information about whether debris is positioned between the power source and the power receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Inventors: Arunanshu Mohan Roy, Noam Katz, Andre B. Kurs, Christopher Buenrostro, Simon Verghese, Morris P. Kesler, Katherine L. Hall, Herbert Toby Lou
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Publication number: 20140111019Abstract: The disclosure features apparatus, methods, and systems for wireless power transfer that include a power source featuring at least one resonator, a power receiver featuring at least one resonator, a first detector featuring one or more loops of conductive material and configured to generate an electrical signal based on a magnetic field between the power source and the power receiver, a second detector featuring conductive material, and control electronics coupled to the first and second detectors, where during operation, the control electronics are configured to measure the electrical signal of the first detector and compare the measured electrical signal of the first detector to baseline electrical information for the first detector to determine information about whether debris is positioned between the power source and the power receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Inventors: Arunanshu Mohan Roy, Noam Katz, Andre B. Kurs, Christopher Buenrostro, Simon Verghese, Morris P. Kesler, Katherine L. Hall, Herbert Toby Lou