Patents by Inventor Jonathan Richard Dibben

Jonathan Richard Dibben 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: 10763699
    Abstract: A detection method for use in a primary unit of an inductive power transfer system, the primary unit being operable to transmit power wirelessly by electromagnetic induction to at least one secondary unit of the system located in proximity to the primary unit and/or to a foreign object located in said proximity, the method comprising: driving the primary unit so that in a driven state the magnitude of an electrical drive signal supplied to one or more primary coils of the primary unit changes from a first value to a second value; assessing the effect of such driving on an electrical characteristic of the primary unit; and detecting in dependence upon the assessed effect the presence of a said secondary unit and/or a foreign object located in proximity to said primary unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: PHILIPS IP VENTURES B.V.
    Inventors: Jonathan Richard Dibben, Willy Henri Lemmens, David James Hough, Hendrik Cannoodt, John De Clercq
  • Publication number: 20180191200
    Abstract: A detection method for use in a primary unit of an inductive power transfer system, the primary unit being operable to transmit power wirelessly by electromagnetic induction to at least one secondary unit of the system located in proximity to the primary unit and/or to a foreign object located in said proximity, the method comprising: driving the primary unit so that in a driven state the magnitude of an electrical drive signal supplied to one or more primary coils of the primary unit changes from a first value to a second value; assessing the effect of such driving on an electrical characteristic of the primary unit; and detecting in dependence upon the assessed effect the presence of a said secondary unit and/or a foreign object located in proximity to said primary unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Jonathan Richard Dibben, Willy Henri Lemmens, David James Hough, Hendrik Cannoodt, John De Clercq
  • Patent number: 9906044
    Abstract: A detection method for use in a primary unit of an inductive power transfer system, the primary unit being operable to transmit power wirelessly by electromagnetic induction to at least one secondary unit of the system located in proximity to the primary unit and/or to a foreign object located in said proximity, the method comprising: driving the primary unit so that in a driven state the magnitude of an electrical drive signal supplied to one or more primary coils of the primary unit changes from a first value to a second value; assessing the effect of such driving on an electrical characteristic of the primary unit; and detecting in dependence upon the assessed effect the presence of a said secondary unit and/or a foreign object located in proximity to said primary unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Inventors: Jonathan Richard Dibben, Willy Henri Lemmens, David James Hough, Hendrik Cannoodt, John De Clercq
  • Publication number: 20140333146
    Abstract: A detection method for use in a primary unit of an inductive power transfer system, the primary unit being operable to transmit power wirelessly by electromagnetic induction to at least one secondary unit of the system located in proximity to the primary unit and/or to a foreign object located in said proximity, the method comprising: driving the primary unit so that in a driven state the magnitude of an electrical drive signal supplied to one or more primary coils of the primary unit changes from a first value to a second value; assessing the effect of such driving on an electrical characteristic of the primary unit; and detecting in dependence upon the assessed effect the presence of a said secondary unit and/or a foreign object located in proximity to said primary unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Access Business Group International LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Richard Dibben, Willy Henri Lemmens, David James Hough, Hendrik Cannoodt, John De Clercq
  • Patent number: 8766487
    Abstract: A detection method for use in a primary unit of an inductive power transfer system, the primary unit being operable to transmit power wirelessly by electromagnetic induction to at least one secondary unit of the system located in proximity to the primary unit and/or to a foreign object located in said proximity, the method comprising: driving the primary unit so that in a driven state the magnitude of an electrical drive signal supplied to one or more primary coils of the primary unit changes from a first value to a second value; assessing the effect of such driving on an electrical characteristic of the primary unit; and detecting in dependence upon the assessed effect the presence of a said secondary unit and/or a foreign object located in proximity to said primary unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Access Business Group International LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Richard Dibben, Willy Henri Lemmens, David James Hough, Hendrik Cannoodt, John De Clercq
  • Publication number: 20120175967
    Abstract: A detection method for use in a primary unit of an inductive power transfer system, the primary unit being operable to transmit power wirelessly by electromagnetic induction to at least one secondary unit of the system located in proximity to the primary unit and/or to a foreign object located in said proximity, the method comprising: driving the primary unit so that in a driven state the magnitude of an electrical drive signal supplied to one or more primary coils of the primary unit changes from a first value to a second value; assessing the effect of such driving on an electrical characteristic of the primary unit; and detecting in dependence upon the assessed effect the presence of a said secondary unit and/or a foreign object located in proximity to said primary unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: ACCESS BUSINESS GROUP INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Richard Dibben, Willy Henri Lemmens, David James Hough, Hendrik Cannoodt, John De Clercq