Patents by Inventor Richard E. Sassoon

Richard E. Sassoon 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 energy transfer
    Patent number: 9142998
    Abstract: Electromagnetic energy transfer is facilitated. In accordance with an example embodiment, a first resonator transmits electromagnetic energy using an electromagnetic wave, based on frequency matching and alignment of an electromagnetic field with a second resonator within a distance of one wavelength of the electromagnetic wave from the first resonator. An electromagnetic energy reflector adjacent the first resonator redirects reflected portions of the electromagnetic wave back towards the first resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Xiaofang Yu, Sunil Sandhu, Sven Beiker, Richard E. Sassoon, Shanhui Fan, Torbjorn Skauli