Patents by Inventor Steven J. Ganem

Steven J. Ganem 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).

  • Publication number: 20100259108
    Abstract: Described herein are improved configurations for a lighting system with wireless power transfer that includes a source high-Q magnetic resonator coupled to a power source and generating an oscillating magnetic field, at least one device high-Q magnetic resonator configured to convert said oscillating magnetic field to electrical energy used to power a light coupled to the at least one device resonator, and at least one repeater resonator, larger than the device resonator, wherein the repeater resonator is positioned further from the source resonator than the device resonator and improves the power transfer efficiency between the source resonator and the device resonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Eric R. Giler, Katherine L. Hall, Morris P. Kesler, Marin Soljacic, Aristeidis Karalis, Andre B. Kurs, Qiang Li, Steven J. Ganem
  • Publication number: 20100231340
    Abstract: Described herein are improved configurations for a resonator enclosure for wireless high power transfer that includes a support plate, a sheet of good conductor positioned on one side of the support plate, a separator piece for maintaining a separation distance between the resonator and the sheet of good conductor, and a cover of a non-lossy material covering the resonator, the separator, the sheet of good conductor and attached to the support plate, wherein the size of the sheet of good conductor is larger than the size of the resonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Ron Fiorello, Morris P. Kesler, Andre B. Kurs, Konrad J. Kulikowski, Steven J. Ganem