Patents by Inventor Michael John Mangan

Michael John Mangan 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: 9716402
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless power. A wireless charging device may comprise a charging region configured for placement of one or more chargeable devices. The charging device may further include at least one transmit antenna configured for transmitting wireless power within the charging region. Furthermore, the charging device is configured to exchange data between at least one chargeable device of the one or more chargeable devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Miles Alexander Lyell Kirby, Ernest Tadashi Ozaki, Rinat Burdo, Virginia Walker Keating, Michael John Mangan, Anne Katrin Konertz, Paul Eric Jacobs, William Henry Von Novak, III, Roy Franklin Quick, Jr., Roy Howard Davis, Nigel P. Cook, Lukas Sieber, Hanspeter Widmer
  • Patent number: 9160182
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to timing and control of wireless power transfer. A wireless power charging device includes at least one transmitter and a processor in communication with the at least one transmitter. The transmitter is configured for transmitting wireless power to one or more electronic devices, and the processor is configured to deactivate the transmitter during a pre-determined time interval. The charging device may include charging modes that a user may select between from an interface of the charging device. Charging modes may be related to times of operation such as those based on a user schedule, based on energy rates, or with modes programmed by a user. A charging schedule may be created by a user through the interface of the charging device or from an external device in communication with the charging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Virginia Walker Keating, Miles Alexander Lyell Kirby, Michael John Mangan
  • Publication number: 20150137750
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless power. A wireless charging device may comprise a charging region configured for placement of one or more chargeable devices. The charging device may further include at least one transmit antenna configured for transmitting wireless power within the charging region. Furthermore, the charging device is configured to exchange data between at least one chargeable device of the one or more chargeable devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Miles Alexander Lyell Kirby, Ernest Tadashi Ozaki, Rinat Burdo, Virginia Walker Keating, Michael John Mangan, Anne Katrin Konertz, Paul Eric Jacobs, William Henry Von Novak, III, Roy Franklin Quick, JR., Roy Howard Davis, Nigel P. Cook, Lukas Sieber, Hanspeter Widmer
  • Publication number: 20140292269
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to timing and control of wireless power transfer. A wireless power charging device includes at least one transmitter and a processor in communication with the at least one transmitter. The transmitter is configured for transmitting wireless power to one or more electronic devices, and the processor is configured to deactivate the transmitter during a pre-determined time interval. The charging device may include charging modes that a user may select between from an interface of the charging device. Charging modes may be related to times of operation such as those based on a user schedule, based on energy rates, or with modes programmed by a user. A charging schedule may be created by a user through the interface of the charging device or from an external device in communication with the charging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Virginia Walker Keating, Miles Alexander Lyell Kirby, Michael John Mangan
  • Patent number: 8452235
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to communicating information relating to wireless charging. A power transmitting system includes a host device with a transmit antenna. A communication interface conveys receiver information, which includes unique identifier information, from a receiver device to the host device. A controller on the host device monitors and processes the receiver information to generate notification information, which is presented to a user on a user-perceivable notifier. The transmit antenna generates an electromagnetic field at a resonant frequency to create a coupling-mode region within a near-field of the transmit antenna. The system can detect a presence of a receiver device with a receive antenna that is in the coupling-mode region and process a request for power from the receiver device. The system can also notify a user when a host device is leaving a designated region and whether the host device includes expected receiver devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Qualcomm, Incorporated
    Inventors: Miles Alexander Lyell Kirby, Anne Katrin Konertz, Virginia Walker Keating, Craig Lauer, Michael John Mangan
  • Publication number: 20100248622
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to communicating information relating to wireless charging. A power transmitting system includes a host device with a transmit antenna. A communication interface conveys receiver information, which includes unique identifier information, from a receiver device to the host device. A controller on the host device monitors and processes the receiver information to generate notification information, which is presented to a user on a user-perceivable notifier. The transmit antenna generates an electromagnetic field at a resonant frequency to create a coupling-mode region within a near-field of the transmit antenna. The system can detect a presence of a receiver device with a receive antenna that is in the coupling-mode region and process a request for power from the receiver device. The system can also notify a user when a host device is leaving a designated region and whether the host device includes expected receiver devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Miles Alexander Lyell Kirby, Anne Katrin Konertz, Virginia Walker Keating, Craig Lauer, Michael John Mangan
  • Publication number: 20100201312
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to portable wireless charging. A portable charging system may comprise at least one antenna positioned within a portable enclosure. The at least one antenna may be configured to receive power from a power source and wirelessly transmit power to a receive antenna coupled to a chargeable device positioned within a near-field of the at least one antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Miles Alexander Lyell Kirby, Michael John Mangan, William Von Novak
  • Patent number: 7564775
    Abstract: A spread-spectrum communication system provides an effective signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of received orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) slots in the presence of timing errors. Effective SNR can serve as a diagnostic tool for determining whether there was a timing error when a measured packet error rate (PER) remains high, and a predicted PER from the effective SNR remains low. A loop can use the effective SNR to control a time reference used by an OFDM decoder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: QUALCOMM, Incorporated
    Inventors: Srikant Jayaraman, Hao Xu, June Namgoong, Michael John Mangan, Peter J. Black