Patents by Inventor Irina Khromova

Irina Khromova 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).

  • Publication number: 20220407359
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical resonator (10), and an array (30) comprising a plurality of the electrical resonators (10). The electrical resonator (10) comprises an inductor coil comprising at least one turn. The at least one turn comprises an outer turn defining an outer coil perimeter (14). The electrical resonator comprises at least one capacitor connected to the inductor coil. The outer coil perimeter (14) comprises four major edges (141). Each of the major edge (141) is substantially linear and arranged on a different edge of a quadrilateral. The outer coil perimeter (14) comprises four minor edges (142) connecting the major edges (141). The array (30) comprises a first plurality of the electrical resonators (10a) arranged in a first layer, and a second plurality of the electrical resonators (10b) arranged in a second layer on top of the first layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Irina Khromova, Christopher Stevens
  • Publication number: 20220271566
    Abstract: A method of configuring a metamaterial structure comprising a plurality of electrical resonators (110) that support magnetoinductive waves is disclosed. The method comprises: powering at least one of the electrical resonators (110) with an alternating current at an excitation frequency, the at least one powered electrical resonator providing a source of magnetoinductive waves in the structure; adjusting parameters of the metamaterial structure to create constructive interference of one- two- or three-dimensional magnetoinductive waves at one or more target resonators of the electrical resonators (110), to improve power transfer from the at least one powered electrical resonator to the one or more target resonators (110).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher John Stevens, Ekaterina Shamonina, Irina Khromova
  • Publication number: 20220069637
    Abstract: A method of determining a position of an object relative to an array of resonator elements for wireless transmission of power by electromagnetic coupling between adjacent resonator elements is disclosed. The object is inductively coupled to the array. The method comprises determining an input signature of the array with the object coupled thereto, measured at a probe resonator of the array. The method also comprises determining the position of the object relative to the array with reference to the input signature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Irina Khromova, Christopher Stevens, Eleftherios Chatziantoniou
  • Publication number: 20200127494
    Abstract: A method of configuring a metamaterial structure comprising a plurality of electrical resonators (110) that support magnetoinductive waves is disclosed. The method comprises: powering at least one of the electrical resonators (110) with an alternating current at an excitation frequency, the at least one powered electrical resonator providing a source of magnetoinductive waves in the structure; adjusting parameters of the metamaterial structure to create constructive interference of one- two- or three-dimensional magnetoinductive waves at one or more target resonators of the electrical resonators (110), to improve power transfer from the at least one powered electrical resonator to the one or more target resonators (110).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher John Stevens, Ekaterina Shamonina, Irina Khromova