Patents by Inventor Edward Kallal

Edward Kallal 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: 10734841
    Abstract: A system and method for charging a chargeable device is provided. The system can include a wireless charger including a wireless power antenna and a wireless power transmitter coupled to the wireless power antenna and configured to generate a wireless charging field in at least one charging region. The wireless charging field includes a plurality of power signals. The wireless charger further includes a communication antenna and a transceiver coupled to the communication antenna and configured to communicate with the chargeable device via the communication antenna. The wireless charger further includes a controller configured to facilitate avoidance of cross connection of the chargeable device with the wireless charger and at least one other wireless charger in which the chargeable device receives power from the wireless power transmitter of the wireless charger while communicating with at least one other wireless charger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: William H. Von Novak, Edward Kallal
  • Patent number: 9831705
    Abstract: In one aspect, a wireless charger may include a wireless power antenna, a wireless power transmitter coupled to the wireless power antenna and configured to generate a wireless charging field in a charging region, a first communication antenna, a first transceiver coupled to the communication antenna and configured to communicate with the chargeable device via the communication antenna, a first signal strength detector configured to determine a signal strength of a first signal received by the transceiver, and a controller configured to determine whether the chargeable device is within the charging region based at least in part on the signal strength of the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: William H. Von Novak, Edward Kallal
  • Publication number: 20170256979
    Abstract: A system and method for charging a chargeable device is provided. The system can include a wireless charger including a wireless power antenna and a wireless power transmitter coupled to the wireless power antenna and configured to generate a wireless charging field in at least one charging region. The wireless charging field includes a plurality of power signals. The wireless charger further includes a communication antenna and a transceiver coupled to the communication antenna and configured to communicate with the chargeable device via the communication antenna. The wireless charger further includes a controller configured to facilitate avoidance of cross connection of the chargeable device with the wireless charger and at least one other wireless charger in which the chargeable device receives power from the wireless power transmitter of the wireless charger while communicating with at least one other wireless charger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: William H. Von Novak, Edward Kallal
  • Patent number: 9660478
    Abstract: A system and method for charging a chargeable device is provided. The system can include a wireless charger including a wireless power antenna and a wireless power transmitter coupled to the wireless power antenna and configured to generate a wireless charging field in at least one charging region. The wireless charging field includes a plurality of power signals. The wireless charger further includes a communication antenna and a transceiver coupled to the communication antenna and configured to communicate with the chargeable device via the communication antenna. The wireless charger further includes a controller configured to facilitate avoidance of cross connection of the chargeable device with the wireless charger and at least one other wireless charger in which the chargeable device receives power from the wireless power transmitter of the wireless charger while communicating with at least one other wireless charger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: William H. Von Novak, Edward Kallal
  • Patent number: 9583951
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for tuning a transmit coil for operation in a plurality of frequency bands. In one aspect, a method of wireless power transmission is provided. The method includes exciting a first part of a wireless power transmission system, via a wireless power transmitter. The method further includes detecting, in the presence of a non-charging object, a first change in a first parameter. The first parameter is indicative of a coupling between the non-charging object and the first part. The method further includes varying a characteristic of the wireless power transmission based on said first change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: William Henry Von Novak, Pavel Monat, Edward Kallal
  • Patent number: 9508487
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for the limiting of voltage in wireless power receivers. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a power transfer component configured to receive power wirelessly from a transmitter. The apparatus further includes a circuit coupled to the power transfer component and configured to reduce a received voltage when activated. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to activate the circuit when the received voltage reaches a first threshold value and configured to deactivate the circuit when the received voltage reaches a second threshold value. The apparatus further includes an antenna configured to generate a signal to the transmitter that signals to the transmitter that the received voltage reached the first threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: William H. Von Novak, Joseph L. Archambault, Adam J. Wood, Edward Kallal, Ryan Tseng, Gabriel Isaac Mayo
  • Publication number: 20160028245
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for tuning a transmit coil for operation in a plurality of frequency bands. In one aspect, a method of wireless power transmission is provided. The method includes exciting a first part of a wireless power transmission system, via a wireless power transmitter. The method further includes detecting, in the presence of a non-charging object, a first change in a first parameter. The first parameter is indicative of a coupling between the non-charging object and the first part. The method further includes varying a characteristic of the wireless power transmission based on said first change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: William H. Von Novak, Pavel Monat, Edward Kallal
  • Patent number: 9154189
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for tuning a transmit coil for operation in a plurality of frequency bands. In one aspect, a method of wireless power transmission is provided. The method includes exciting a first part of a wireless power transmission system, via a wireless power transmitter. The method further includes detecting, in the presence of a non-charging object, a first change in a first parameter. The first parameter is indicative of a coupling between the non-charging object and the first part. The method further includes varying a characteristic of the wireless power transmission based on said first change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: William H Von Novak, Pavel Monat, Edward Kallal
  • Publication number: 20140159653
    Abstract: A system and method for charging a chargeable device is provided. The system can include a wireless charger including a wireless power antenna and a wireless power transmitter coupled to the wireless power antenna and configured to generate a wireless charging field in at least one charging region. The wireless charging field includes a plurality of power signals. The wireless charger further includes a communication antenna and a transceiver coupled to the communication antenna and configured to communicate with the chargeable device via the communication antenna. The wireless charger further includes a controller configured to facilitate avoidance of cross connection of the chargeable device with the wireless charger and at least one other wireless charger in which the chargeable device receives power from the wireless power transmitter of the wireless charger while communicating with at least one other wireless charger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: William H. Von Novak, Edward Kallal
  • Publication number: 20140159651
    Abstract: In one aspect, a wireless charger may include a wireless power antenna, a wireless power transmitter coupled to the wireless power antenna and configured to generate a wireless charging field in a charging region, a first communication antenna, a first transceiver coupled to the communication antenna and configured to communicate with the chargeable device via the communication antenna, a first signal strength detector configured to determine a signal strength of a first signal received by the transceiver, and a controller configured to determine whether the chargeable device is within the charging region based at least in part on the signal strength of the first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: William H. Von Novak, Edward Kallal
  • Publication number: 20140049422
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for tuning a transmit coil for operation in a plurality of frequency bands. In one aspect, a method of wireless power transmission is provided. The method includes exciting a first part of a wireless power transmission system, via a wireless power transmitter. The method further includes detecting, in the presence of a non-charging object, a first change in a first parameter. The first parameter is indicative of a coupling between the non-charging object and the first part. The method further includes varying a characteristic of the wireless power transmission based on said first change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: William H. Von Novak, Pavel Monat, Edward Kallal