Patents by Inventor Erica L. Scheller

Erica L. Scheller 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for wireless power delivery and remote sensing using self-capacitances
    Patent number: 11611236
    Abstract: A self-capacitance based remote power delivery device includes a power source, an energy harvesting device, and a substrate. The power source and the energy harvesting device are configured to be capacitively coupled to a self-capacitive body. The substrate is configured to be capacitively coupled to a portion of the self-capacitive body in contact with the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Washington University
    Inventors: Shantanu Chakrabartty, Yarub Alazzawi, Kenji Aono, Erica L. Scheller
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS POWER DELIVERY AND REMOTE SENSING USING SELF-CAPACITANCES
    Publication number: 20210376660
    Abstract: A self-capacitance based remote power delivery device includes a power source, an energy harvesting device, and a substrate. The power source and the energy harvesting device are configured to be capacitively coupled to a self-capacitive body. The substrate is configured to be capacitively coupled to a portion of the self-capacitive body in contact with the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Shantanu Chakrabartty, Yarub Alazzawi, Kenji Aono, Erica L. Scheller
  • Methods and apparatus for wireless power delivery and remote sensing using self-capacitances
    Patent number: 11128168
    Abstract: A self-capacitance based remote power delivery device includes a modulating power source electrically coupled to a grounded substrate, an energy harvesting device coupled to the grounded substrate, and the substrate. The modulating power source is configured to be capacitively coupled to a self-capacitive body. The energy harvesting device configured to be capacitively coupled to the self-capacitive body, and the substrate is configured to be capacitively coupled to a portion of the self-capacitive body in direct contact with the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Washington University
    Inventors: Shantanu Chakrabartty, Yarub Alazzawi, Kenji Aono, Erica L. Scheller
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS POWER DELIVERY AND REMOTE SENSING USING SELF-CAPACITANCES
    Publication number: 20200259365
    Abstract: A self-capacitance based remote power delivery device includes a modulating power source electrically coupled to a grounded substrate, an energy harvesting device coupled to the grounded substrate, and the substrate. The modulating power source is configured to be capacitively coupled to a self-capacitive body. The energy harvesting device configured to be capacitively coupled to the self-capacitive body, and the substrate is configured to be capacitively coupled to a portion of the self-capacitive body in direct contact with the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Washington University
    Inventors: Shantanu Chakrabartty, Yarub Alazzawi, Kenji Aono, Erica L. Scheller