Patents by Inventor Michael Scott Eckert

Michael Scott Eckert 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).

  • Wireless power transfer
    Patent number: 11070088
    Abstract: An inductive power transmitter and an inductive power receiver include communication circuitry to communicate using modulation of the power transfer field. The inductive power transmitter or the inductive power receiver includes monitoring circuitry to determine a communication fault condition. If a communication fault condition is determined, a converter of the inductive power transmitter or inductive power receiver can adjust a control parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Rex Pius Huang, Michael Scott Eckert, Mikhal De Jesus, Arunim Kumar, Atul Salvekar
  • Inductive power transfer system
    Patent number: 10784707
    Abstract: An inductive power receiving device configured to: supply power received with a power receiving coil to a load in a first mode; determine whether a converter voltage exceeds a threshold voltage; in response to the determining the converter voltage exceeds the threshold voltage after sending a charging mode request, switch to supplying power received with the power receiving coil to the load in a second mode; and in response to determining the converter voltage coil exceeds the threshold voltage before sending the charging mode request is sent, prevent at least a portion of the power received with the power receiving coil from reaching the load. An inductive power transmitting device configured to provide an alternating current voltage to a power transmitting coil and gradually increase the voltage after receiving a charging mode request and stop gradually increasing the voltage once an inductive power receiving device changes modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ron Rafer Floresca, Saining Ren, Michael Scott Eckert, Daniel Lorenz Huber, Selestino Langi Rodan, Lawrence Bernardo dela Cruz
  • WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER
    Publication number: 20200083747
    Abstract: An inductive power transmitter and an inductive power receiver include communication circuitry to communicate using modulation of the power transfer field. The inductive power transmitter or the inductive power receiver includes monitoring circuitry to determine a communication fault condition. If a communication fault condition is determined, a converter of the inductive power transmitter or inductive power receiver can adjust a control parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Rex Pius Huang, Michael Scott Eckert, Mikhal De Jesus, Arunim Kumar, Atul Salvekar
  • Inductive Power Transfer System
    Publication number: 20190341797
    Abstract: An inductive power receiving device configured to: supply power received with a power receiving coil to a load in a first mode; determine whether a converter voltage exceeds a threshold voltage; in response to the determining the converter voltage exceeds the threshold voltage after sending a charging mode request, switch to supplying power received with the power receiving coil to the load in a second mode; and in response to determining the converter voltage coil exceeds the threshold voltage before sending the charging mode request is sent, prevent at least a portion of the power received with the power receiving coil from reaching the load. An inductive power transmitting device configured to provide an alternating current voltage to a power transmitting coil and gradually increase the voltage after receiving a charging mode request and stop gradually increasing the voltage once an inductive power receiving device changes modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Ron Rafer Floresca, Saining Ren, Michael Scott Eckert, Daniel Lorenz Huber, Selestino Langi Rodan, Lawrence Bernardo dela Cruz