Patents by Inventor Colin McCarthy

Colin McCarthy 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).

  • Wireless power transmission systems for elevators
    Patent number: 9837860
    Abstract: The disclosure features a wireless power transmission system for an elevator that includes at least two wireless power sources disposed at intervals along a wall of an elevator shaft and coupled to a power supply, and at least one wireless power receiving device configured to be mounted to an exterior of an elevator cab and to be coupled to a load onboard the elevator cab, where during operation, the at least two wireless power sources are configured to generate an oscillating magnetic field to transfer wireless energy to the at least one wireless power receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: WiTricity Corporation
    Inventors: Colin McCarthy, Herbert Toby Lou, Gozde Guckaya
  • WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR ELEVATORS
    Publication number: 20150314984
    Abstract: The disclosure features a wireless power transmission system for an elevator that includes at least two wireless power sources disposed at intervals along a wall of an elevator shaft and coupled to a power supply, and at least one wireless power receiving device configured to be mounted to an exterior of an elevator cab and to be coupled to a load onboard the elevator cab, where during operation, the at least two wireless power sources are configured to generate an oscillating magnetic field to transfer wireless energy to the at least one wireless power receiving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Colin McCarthy, Herbert Toby Lou, Gozde Guckaya
  • Wirelessly Powered Capsule Endoscope
    Publication number: 20150057496
    Abstract: The disclosure features wireless power transfer systems that include a wirelessly powered capsule endoscope comprising a camera, a light source, electronics, an antenna, a device resonator, and a capsule enclosure; and a power supply resonator; wherein the power supply resonator is configured and arranged to resonantly couple with the device resonator to provide power to the wirelessly powered capsule endoscope via an oscillating magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: David A. Schatz, Steven J. Ganem, Colin McCarthy