Patents by Inventor Megan Hansen

Megan Hansen 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: 9871384
    Abstract: A method and system for providing wireless power transfer through a metal object by forming a loop conductor from the metal object through a feature or component embedded within the metal object and by replacing portions of the metal object with insulating components. The method and system utilize a recessed channel to install and isolate conductors that are connected to transmitter or receiver circuits and enable wireless power transfer and other communications. The recessed channel creates a loop around at least a portion of the metal object such that the conductor installed therein may form a loop conductor, which may be connected to a source or sink. In some implementations, a logo embedded within the metal object may create a loop formed by the metal object with a current path around the logo, wherein the metal object itself may be configured to operate as the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: William Henry Von Novak, III, Megan Hansen, Seong Heon Jeong
  • Publication number: 20170178532
    Abstract: A method is described to facilitate coaching feedback adjustment. The method includes generating feedback for a user, receiving contextual data at a sensor array, determining a context based on contextual conditions identified from the contextual data, determining an action to be taken based on the identified contextual conditions, determining whether the feedback is appropriate based on the action to be taken and the contextual conditions and playing the feedback upon a determination that the feedback is appropriate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Mei Lu, David P. Kuhns, Saurabh Dadu, Lavinia A. Danielescu, Jessica M. Christian, Charles E. Johnson, II, Barrett Kenney, David Gottardo, Megan Hansen
  • Publication number: 20160072302
    Abstract: A method and system for providing wireless power transfer through a metal object by forming a loop conductor from the metal object through a feature or component embedded within the metal object and by replacing portions of the metal object with insulating components. The method and system utilize a recessed channel to install and isolate conductors that are connected to transmitter or receiver circuits and enable wireless power transfer and other communications. The recessed channel creates a loop around at least a portion of the metal object such that the conductor installed therein may form a loop conductor, which may be connected to a source or sink. In some implementations, a logo embedded within the metal object may create a loop formed by the metal object with a current path around the logo, wherein the metal object itself may be configured to operate as the conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: William Henry Von Novak, III, Megan Hansen, Seong Heon Jeong