Patents by Inventor Michael Carlile Bailey

Michael Carlile Bailey 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: 9680531
    Abstract: An apparatus for receiving wireless power is provided. The apparatus comprises a receive coupler configured to receive the wireless power from a wireless power transmitter. The apparatus comprises a receive circuit electrically connected to the receive coupler, the receive circuit configured to provide power to a load. The apparatus comprises a controller circuit configured to provide a first amount of power from the receive circuit to the load. The controller circuit is further configured to reduce the first amount of power to a second amount of power for a duration of communication with the wireless power transmitter to increase a difference between a first impedance and a second impedance of the receive circuit compared to when the first amount of power is provided to the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Houman Tavakoli Shiraji, Zhen Ning Low, Michael Carlile Bailey
  • Publication number: 20160036497
    Abstract: An apparatus for receiving wireless power is provided. The apparatus comprises a receive coupler configured to receive the wireless power from a wireless power transmitter. The apparatus comprises a receive circuit electrically connected to the receive coupler, the receive circuit configured to provide power to a load. The apparatus comprises a controller circuit configured to provide a first amount of power from the receive circuit to the load. The controller circuit is further configured to reduce the first amount of power to a second amount of power for a duration of communication with the wireless power transmitter to increase a difference between a first impedance and a second impedance of the receive circuit compared to when the first amount of power is provided to the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Houman Tavakoli Shiraji, Zhen Ning Low, Michael Carlile Bailey