Charger Inductively Coupled To Cell Or Battery Patents (Class 320/108)
  • Patent number: 12261449
    Abstract: An accessory for improving wireless power transfer efficiency in a wireless power transfer system can include a magnetic (e.g., ferrite) core dimensioned and positioned so as to reduce flux coupling from the PTx winding into friendly metal of the PRx and/or to enhance flux coupling from the PTx winding to the PRx winding. The core may define an aperture corresponding to an outer dimension (e.g., outer diameter) of the PRx winding. The core may further have an outer dimension selected to intercept sufficient flux to reduce flux coupling into the friendly metal of the PRx, such as an outer dimension corresponding to an outer dimension (e.g., outer diameter) of the PTx winding. The accessory may be a case for the PRx device or may be configured to be affixed to the face of the PTx device and may also include one or more alignment fixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ruiyang Lin, Matthew J Chabalko, Zaki Moussaoui, Adam L Schwartz
  • Patent number: 12261460
    Abstract: The present invention relates to wireless power transmission. A method for controlling a wireless power transmission link for a wireless power transmission device according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a step for performing a first information acquisition procedure for a wireless power reception device; a first determination step for determining whether the distance between the wireless power transmission device and the wireless power reception device is normal on the basis of the information acquired through the first information acquisition procedure; and a step for performing a disconnection procedure for the wireless power transmission link according to the determination result of the first determination step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Joonho Park
  • Patent number: 12260734
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a controller of a communications network includes a processor that creates a monitoring set of battery chargers by placing a set of battery chargers in a monitoring mode. The processor performs multiple iterations of a multiple-charging source (MCS) detection process. Each multiple iteration of the MCS detection process includes creating an active one of the monitoring set of battery chargers by placing one of the monitoring set of battery chargers in an active state in which the active one of the monitoring set of battery chargers attempts to charge any battery to which the active one of the monitoring set of battery chargers is connected; and logging an error event based at least in part on at least one of the monitoring set of battery chargers detecting charging activity on any battery to which the monitoring set of battery chargers is connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Michael Golob
  • Patent number: 12255476
    Abstract: A wireless charging Faraday container can include a container formed of a conductive material defining a cavity for protective storage of an electronic device; a wireless power transmitter positioned outside of the cavity; and a wireless power receiver positioned within the cavity and in wireless electrical communication with the transmitter. The transmitter is configured to convert received electrical current to wireless energy and to transmit the wireless energy through the container to the receiver, and the receiver is configured to receive and convert the wireless energy to electricity and to provide the electricity to the at least one electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Inventor: Joseph Anthony Gomez
  • Patent number: 12255482
    Abstract: A plug-in type energy storage system is proposed. The system includes: a plurality of battery racks configured to store power; and a panel configured to control charging or discharging of the plurality of battery racks, where each battery rack includes: a plurality of battery modules configured to store the power; a control module connected to each battery module and the panel to control the charging or discharging of each battery module according to a control signal received from the panel; a conversion module connected to the control module to convert waveforms of the power into direct current or alternating current according to a control signal received from the control module; and a casing configured to accommodate each battery module, the conversion module, and the control module. In addition, the plurality of battery modules and the battery power management unit integrally constitute each battery rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: SK ON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Hwa Han, Yong Uk Kim
  • Patent number: 12252249
    Abstract: A transmit charging coil is driven to wirelessly transfer energy to a receiving charging coil. The wireless energy transfer can be adjusted in response to detecting the receive charging coil. Navigation of an un-manned vehicle may be adjusted in response to the wireless energy transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: WiBotic Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Waters
  • Patent number: 12255473
    Abstract: A mobile system includes a first mobile device configured to output a signal having a level less than or equal to a reference level on the basis of a charged state of a battery in the first mobile device and a second mobile device configured to receive the signal and to selectively provide power to the first mobile device on the basis of a duration time for which a level of the signal is maintained to be less than or equal to the reference level and a toggle time for which the signal is toggled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangun Bang, Duseung Oh, Youngsoo Lee, Dongjo Kim, Dongjoon Kim, Sungeun Lee, Jinsoo Lee, Woonhyung Heo
  • Patent number: 12255461
    Abstract: A charging station for electric vehicles includes a central part for converting a grid AC voltage from an electrical grid into a high frequency AC voltage; a distribution network for distributing the high frequency AC voltage; and a plurality of coils directly connected to the distribution network, wherein each coil is adapted for transferring energy to an electrical vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Francisco Canales, Ki-Bum Park
  • Patent number: 12255477
    Abstract: A flashlight with a holster charging system is disclosed. A charging holster may provide powered storage for the flashlight and provide extra power for use in other devices such as headlamps. The holster may attach, via a clip, onto the belt, pocket, or bag of a user so they may carry the flashlight while the flashlight recharges. A user may be able to use the flashlight while charging the flashlight in the holster. The holster may have an aperture for an attached flashlight to shine through while electrically coupled to the holster. Charging contacts on the charging holster may be configured to contact charging rings on the flashlight to couple the flashlight to charging circuitry. Power and mode buttons at the rear of the flashlight may enable the flashlight to be powered and operational mode changed on while holstered no matter the orientation the flashlight in the holster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Infinity X1 LLC
    Inventor: Dennis K. Bertken
  • Patent number: 12249840
    Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment includes: a front plate forming a front surface of the electronic device, a back plate forming a rear surface of the electronic device, a support located between the front plate and the back plate and including a first surface facing the front plate and a second surface facing the back plate, the support having an opening formed through the first surface and the second surface, a display at least partially disposed on the first surface of the support, a first circuit board, at least a portion of which is disposed on the second surface of the support, the first circuit board including a rigid area that at least partially covers the opening, and a battery disposed in the opening of the support and having a size smaller than or substantially the same as a size of the opening when the first surface or the second surface of the support member is viewed from above, and the battery is at least partially attached to the rigid area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seunghoon Lee, Heecheul Moon, Kwonho Son, Yongseok Lee
  • Patent number: 12247728
    Abstract: A composite wireless power feeding system enables a light unit to be replaced under water and includes a wireless charging system including a power feeding coil and a first power feeding circuit unit. The power feeding system includes a power reception and feeding coil, a power feeding circuit unit, a power reception circuit unit, and an energy consumption circuit unit having a power reception coil. The power feeding system includes a battery charged by electromagnetic energy induced in the power reception and feeding coil. The battery is a power source for generating electromagnetic waves in the power reception and feeding coil to induce energy in the power reception coil and thereby power the energy consumption unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: RAISONTECH INC.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Kuno, Yasushi Sekizawa, Kenji Tahara
  • Patent number: 12249847
    Abstract: A device is described having one or more conductive loops to produce an electromagnetic field, such as for wireless power transfer to an electronic device. In some examples, an antenna is used with at least one resonating capacitor ring that is relatively co-planar with the antenna, and that is magnetically coupled to the antenna but is not electrically powered by an external source. In addition, a device is described having two or more thin-film coils, each coil comprising a pair of terminals and at least one loop defining a plane and an interior region. In some examples, the planes of the two or more coils are disposed substantially parallel to one another, the interior regions of the two or more coils at least partially overlap one another, and the pairs of terminals of the antennae are electrically connected in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Zohaib Hameed, Jaewon Kim, Sithya S. Khieu
  • Patent number: 12250546
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus, and computer-readable storage devices for anonymous device authentication. A method includes: accessing, by the electronic device, data stored by the electronic device that identifies authentication keys the electronic device accepts as valid; sending, by the electronic device to a second electronic device, an authentication request that identifies a set of authentication keys including at least some of authentication keys the electronic device accepts as valid; and receiving, by the electronic device, response data that the second electronic device provides in response to the authentication request. The response data (i) identifies a particular authentication key from the set of authentication keys identified by the authentication request, and (ii) includes a signature generated using the particular authentication key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Randall Spangler, Kiavash Faraji
  • Patent number: 12240341
    Abstract: A dense charging station for charging the battery may have lanes arranged in parallel, and each of the lanes may have sequential charging locations. A vehicle utilizing the charging station may position itself at the first available charging location, being receiving energy, and determine if a subsequent charging station becomes available in the lane, and then position itself at the subsequent charging location, once available. Multiple charging stations may be required to maintain a threshold power state for individual vehicles in a fleet of vehicles providing a service for a geographic region. A charging coordinator may determine when a battery of a vehicle does not satisfy a threshold power state and requires a recharge. Additionally, the charging coordinator may determine a candidate charging station from among multiple charging stations associated with the geographic region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventor: Vamsi Krishna Pathipati
  • Patent number: 12244154
    Abstract: A charger includes a power receiving unit, a power storage unit, and a power transmission unit. The power receiving unit is configured to receive, through wireless power supply via radio waves, power transmitted from a power transmitting device disposed in a vehicle. The power storage unit is configured to be supplied and charged with the power received by the power receiving unit. The power transmission unit is configured to transmit, through wireless power supply via electromagnetic induction, the power stored in the power storage unit to an electrical device that is to be charged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Teppei Abe, Shinichiro Fuki, Tomokazu Sakai, Shigeo Takeda, Yuki Tokuyama
  • Patent number: 12240695
    Abstract: A storage system includes at least one vehicle, a horizontal rail grid, and a charging system for charging a rechargeable power source of the vehicle. The vehicle includes a first set of wheels and a second set of wheels for moving the vehicle upon the rail grid. The first set of wheels is displaceable in a vertical direction between a first position, a second position, and a third position. The first set of wheels may move the vehicle in a first direction. The first and the second set of wheels are in contact with the rail grid. The second set of wheels may move the vehicle in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The charging system includes at least two charge-receiving elements arranged on the vehicle and connected to the power source, and a charging station including two charge-providing elements connected to a charging power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: AutoStore Technology AS
    Inventor: Trond Austrheim
  • Patent number: 12233737
    Abstract: A wireless charging usage determination system is provided. The wireless charging usage determination system includes a charging system having a charging source, and a vehicle including an inductive charger configured to receive a charge from the charging source, a processor electrically connected to the inductive charger, and a memory. The memory has instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including receiving a wireless alert notification from the charging system, energizing the inductive charger based on a response to the wireless alert notification, and determining wireless charging usage responsive to the inductive charger being energized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Krishna Bandi, Nancy Lewis, Javarri Little
  • Patent number: 12232527
    Abstract: The embodiments of this application provide an electronic cigarette. The electronic cigarette includes an outer housing, an atomizing sheath having two separating walls and a liquid storage cavity, and a nozzle assembly having a nozzle and a sealing piece. The liquid storage cavity is formed between the two separating walls. Two aerosol output passageways are respectively disposed at two sides of the liquid storage cavity. The separating wall separates the aerosol output passageway and the liquid storage cavity. A sealing sleeve part of the nozzle is fixed to the main body and extends into the liquid storage cavity. A sleeve wall of the sealing piece is located and squeezed between the sealing sleeve part and the separating wall for sealing the liquid storage cavity. In addition, a nozzle used in the electronic cigarette is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhi Yuan, Zhongli Xu, Yonghai Li
  • Patent number: 12237702
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for wireless charging of an electrical energy store of a mobile terminal for a motor vehicle, the device including charging electronics positioned within a housing. The housing includes a support region on which to place the mobile terminal, the support region including at least two elevations, each elevation has a first predetermined height extends along a length of the support region, and is arranged in parallel at a predetermined distance from one another. When the mobile terminal is placed on the at least two elevations, an air channel is formed. The housing includes at least one air inlet opening and at least one air outlet opening configured to blow air out into the air channel. Furthermore, at least one barrier that swirls the air blown out into the air channel is arranged in the air channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Simon Weiß, Holger Thiel
  • Patent number: 12227093
    Abstract: A wireless charging system for a vehicle and a method of operating is provided. The system includes a vehicle having a floor pan disposed opposite a ground surface. At least one battery is provided that is configured to provide energy to the vehicle. At least one power receiving coil is electrically coupled to the at least one battery and arranged within a housing adjacent the floor pan opposite the ground surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Inventor: Arnold Chase
  • Patent number: 12230972
    Abstract: A method for transferring, by a wireless power transmitter, wireless power, the method including performing digital ping in a ping phase; receiving a configuration packet of a wireless power receiver in a configuration phase after the ping phase; performing a negotiation of a power transfer contract in a negotiation phase after the configuration phase; and transferring the wireless power to the power receiver based on the power transfer contract in a power transfer phase after the negotiation phase, wherein the configuration packet includes a negotiation field, wherein the negotiation field related to whether the negotiation phase is supported is composed of 1 bit, wherein the configuration packet includes a out-of-band field, wherein the out-of-band field is composed of 1 bit, and wherein, based on the out-of-band field having a value of 1, the out-of-band field indicates that the wireless power receiver supports out-of-band communication, and based on the out-of-band field having a value of 0, the out-of-ba
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Yongcheol Park
  • Patent number: 12230973
    Abstract: A wireless power transmitter includes a charging coil, an electronics housing, and a top side. The charging coil housing houses a charging coil and includes a top surface, wherein the charging coil wirelessly transmits power to a receiver placed on the top surface of the charging coil housing. The electronics housing houses one or more electronics and a fan. The top side is located adjacent to the electronics housing, wherein a top surface of the top side faces a bottom surface of the receiver. An intake cooling path is defined by a region between the bottom surface of the receiver and the top surface of the top side and an exhaust cooling path is located on a side of the charging coil housing opposite the intake cooling path and defined by a region between the receiver and the top surface of the top side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies AG
    Inventors: George Powell, Jr., James Cook, Evan Wallace
  • Patent number: 12231164
    Abstract: Disclosed is a SmartDust system for contactless digital controlled serialized analog processing of analog values received from an object. The SmartDust system includes a hub unit and at least one electronic circuitry capacitive coupled to the hub unit. The hub unit includes an oscillator for generating a frequency, and a first electrode connected to the oscillator to emit the frequency as an alternating electric field. The electronic circuitry stores and performs switching instructions and the digital logic operations. The electronic circuitry receives analog values and generate sampled and processed analog values. The electronic circuitry provides the processed values to external components. The hub unit includes a controller for providing the switching instructions and the digital logic operations to the electronic circuitry, and a modulator for modulating the alternating electric field with the switching instructions and the digital logic operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Inventors: Wolfgang Richter, Faranak Zadeh
  • Patent number: 12230979
    Abstract: A method of controlling a power transmitter, the method including entering a negation phase with a power receiver including receiving a foreign object detection status packet from the power receiver, detecting whether a foreign object is present based on the foreign object detection status packet, and transmitting a NACK response to the power receiver indicating the power transmitter has detected the foreign object is present or transmitting an ACK response to the power receiver indicating the power transmitter has detected the foreign object is not present; and entering a power transfer phase including transmitting a first power to the power receiver in response to the transmitted NACK response and again detecting whether the foreign object is present while transmitting the first power, and transmitting a second power greater than the first power in response to the transmitted ACK response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Ri Park, Yong Il Kwon
  • Patent number: 12224600
    Abstract: Provided is a robot charging apparatus to wirelessly charge a robot capable of walking, which includes a plurality of receiving coils fixed to legs of a robot and a transmitting coil moved and provided according to a position of the robot and wirelessly charges the robot in such a manner that the transmitting coil is provided between the plurality of receiving coils and coupled to the receiving coils by a magnetic field output from the transmitting coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jung Ick Moon, Sang-Won Kim, Seong-Min Kim, In Kui Cho
  • Patent number: 12217652
    Abstract: A display module (10), including a drive IC (11) and a power management IC (12). The power management IC (12) comprises a first identification pin (121); the first identification pin (121) is connected to the drive IC (11); under the condition that the power management IC (12) is turned on, the power management IC (12) transmits identification information to the drive IC (11) by means of the first identification pin (121), so that the drive IC (11) identifies the power management IC (12) and is paired with the power management IC (12). A control method, a control apparatus (200), an electronic device (100) and a computer readable storage medium (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Zhang, Yong Yu, Yuanyuan Chai
  • Patent number: 12218536
    Abstract: A mobile system includes a first mobile device configured to output a signal having a level less than or equal to a reference level on the basis of a charged state of a battery in the first mobile device and a second mobile device configured to receive the signal and to selectively provide power to the first mobile device on the basis of a duration time for which a level of the signal is maintained to be less than or equal to the reference level and a toggle time for which the signal is toggled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangun Bang, Duseung Oh, Youngsoo Lee, Dongjo Kim, Dongjoon Kim, Sungeun Lee, Jinsoo Lee, Woonhyung Heo
  • Patent number: 12214722
    Abstract: An interior trim article for a motor vehicle, comprises a decorative outer skin; a touch-sensor or proximity sensor; and a backlight lighting source disposed behind said touch sensor or proximity sensor to emit light through the touch-sensor and through the decorative outer skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: International Automotive Components Group GmbH
    Inventors: Sung-uk Kim, Benno Berger, Florian Ross, Carter Cannon
  • Patent number: 12216343
    Abstract: An electronic case for electronic spectacles may include a base comprising a cavity formed therein. A first spectacle retention device may be located within the cavity. The first spectacle retention device may be configured to retain spectacles. An electrical control system may be included. An electrical connector may be configured to couple the electrical control system in electronic communication with the spectacles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: ACUCELA INC.
    Inventors: Ryo Kubota, Philip M. Buscemi, Pascal Loser, Ben Crook, Massimo Pinazza, Jim Niebanck, James Phillips, Stefan Bauer
  • Patent number: 12207716
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a double-ring magnetic mobile phone holder, which comprises: a base; a first ring, wherein a first end of the first ring is hinged to the base, and the first ring is accommodated in an inner side of the base in a first state; a second ring, wherein the second ring is hinged to a second end of the first ring, the first end is symmetrical to the second end, and the second ring is attached to a top of the first ring in a first state; and a magnetic assembly mounted in the base, wherein the magnetic assembly comprises a first magnet, an iron sheet, and a second magnet stacked in sequence, the first magnet is configured to magnetically attract a mobile phone, and the second magnet is configured to magnetically attract external metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Inventor: Chunbin Li
  • Patent number: 12212172
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for indicating information representing battery status of an electronic device. The system comprises a charging unit and an electronic device. The charging unit comprises charging means, wireless communication means, and indication means. The electronic device comprises a rechargeable battery, charging means, and wireless communication means. During the wireless charging of the electronic device, the electronic device is configured to detect information representing the battery status of said electronic device and to communicate the detected information representing the battery status to the charging unit, and the charging unit is configured to receive the information from the electronic device and to indicate at least part of the received information representing the battery status of the electronic device. The invention relates also to a method for indicating information representing battery status of an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Oura Health Oy
    Inventors: Petteri Järvelä, Tero Vallius, Markku Koskela, Markku Kallunki, Timo Voutilainen, Sami Pelkonen
  • Patent number: 12208700
    Abstract: A vehicle and a method of controlling the same includes: a display configured to emit light to a ground surface, a communicator configured to receive a movement signal of the vehicle through communication with an external terminal, and a controller configured to determine a moving area of the vehicle based on the received movement signal of the vehicle, determine a danger area and a safety area included in the moving area, and control the display to emit light to the danger area and the safety area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA Corporation
    Inventor: Hyejoo Lee
  • Patent number: 12212152
    Abstract: A wireless power feeding system comprising a power feeder and a power receiver including a power reception coil, a power reception circuit unit for recovering energy generated in the power reception coil, and an internal secondary battery for storing energy. Electric energy is supplied from the power feeder to the power receiver by means of electromagnetic induction using a resonance phenomenon. The power receiver has an outer shape identical to that of a conventional battery, and has a power receiver housing accommodating the power reception coil, the power reception circuit unit, and the internal secondary battery. Further, the power receiver has two electrodes disposed in positions identical to those of the conventional battery. Further, the power feeder includes a power feeding base on which the power receiver can be mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Raisontech Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi Sekizawa, Kenji Tahara
  • Patent number: 12213054
    Abstract: A wireless power reception device according to an embodiment of the present specification comprises: a power pickup circuit configured to receive wireless power from a wireless power transmission device by magnetic coupling with the wireless power transmission device at an operating frequency, and convert an AC signal generated by the wireless power into a DC signal; and a communication/control circuit for communicating with the wireless power transmission device by using in-band communication using the operation frequency and out-band communication using a frequency other than the operation frequency, wherein the communication/control circuit transmits access information of a Wi-Fi network connected to the wireless power reception device, to the wireless power transmission device by using the out-band communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinkwon Lim, Minsoo Lee, Jingu Choi, Taeyoung Song, Joonho Park, Yongcheol Park
  • Patent number: 12212177
    Abstract: A method and a system for adjusting a double-sided LCC compensation network of a wireless charging system are provided. The method includes: obtaining a standard coupling coefficient, a rated operating frequency, and rated parameter values of compensation elements in the wireless charging system; determining change rates of output performance of the wireless charging system; determining an adjustable compensation element; obtaining a real-time coupling coefficient between the primary-side transmitting coil and the secondary-side receiving coil; determining whether the real-time coupling coefficient is less than a coupling coefficient threshold; and adjusting an operating frequency of the wireless charging system when the real-time coupling coefficient is not less than the coupling coefficient threshold; or adjusting both an operating frequency of the wireless charging system and the adjustable compensation element when the real-time coupling coefficient is less than the coupling coefficient threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Junjun Deng, Zhenpo Wang, Qianning Mao, Shuo Wang
  • Patent number: 12206278
    Abstract: An apparatus for wired and wireless charging of an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a display on a surface of the housing, a battery mounted in the housing, a circuit electrically connected with the battery, a conductive pattern positioned in the housing, electrically connected with the circuit, and configured to wirelessly transmit power to an external device, a connector on another surface of the housing and electrically connected with the circuit, a memory, and a processor electrically connected with the display, the battery, the circuit, the connector, and/or the memory. The circuit is configured to electrically connect the battery with the conductive pattern to wirelessly transmit power to the external device and electrically connect the battery with the connector to transmit power to the external device by wire, simultaneously or selectively, with wirelessly transmitting power to the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ku-Chul Jung, Chul-Woo Park, Sung-Geun Yoon, Sang-Hyun Ryu
  • Patent number: 12206261
    Abstract: A control method includes in response to a predetermined contact event between a writing interaction device and an electronic device, performing, by the electronic device, a charging protocol adaptation process on the writing interaction device to obtain a target charging protocol to be adopted, performing a charging process for the writing interaction device based on the target charging protocol, and obtaining one or more communication protocol parameters transmitted by the writing interaction device using the target charging protocol during the charging process, identifying a target communication protocol adopted by the writing interaction device based on the one or more communication protocol parameters, and controlling the target communication protocol to take effect on the electronic device to communicate with the writing interaction device based on the target communication protocol in response to the electronic device receiving an interaction operation of the writing interaction device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
    Inventors: Jinhua Gu, Changfu Li
  • Patent number: 12206255
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for wireless power transmission. A wireless power transmission apparatus (such as a charging pad) may provide multiple wireless power signals to a wireless power receiving apparatus. The wireless power receiving apparatus may combine wireless power received from multiple secondary coils to provide a combined wireless power signal to a load, such as a battery charger or electronic device. In some implementations, each set of primary coil and secondary coil may utilize low power wireless power signals (such as 15 Watts or less) in accordance with a wireless charging standard. By combining wireless energy from multiple low power wireless power signals, the wireless power receiving apparatus may support higher power requirements of an electronic device. The disclosed designs may minimize electromagnetic interference (EMI) and provide greater efficiency of wireless power transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Suma Memana Narayana Bhat, Viswanathan Kanakasabai, Deepak Aravind
  • Patent number: 12206252
    Abstract: Techniques for improving efficiency of wireless power transfer to shunt-based receiver are provided. In an example, techniques can optimize wireless power transfer by comparing instantaneous peak voltage of a transmit coil of a wireless power transmitter to an average peak voltage of the transmit coil, and then, based on the comparison, adjust a setpoint of the wireless power transmitter to a more efficient level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Wenwei Li, Eko Lisuwandi, Brian James Shaffer
  • Patent number: 12206254
    Abstract: A power transmission device includes power transmission coils arranged in a line, a power transmission circuit connected to the power transmission coils, and control circuitry that switches an electrical connection between the power transmission circuit and each power transmission coil, detects a relative position between the power receiving coil and each power transmission coil, selects two or more power transmission coils adjacent to each other based on the detected relative position, and causes the power transmission circuit to supply the AC power to the selected two or more power transmission coils. In a direction perpendicular to an array direction of the power transmission coils, width Dlt of each power transmission coil is equal to or longer than width Dlr of the power receiving coil. In the array direction, width Dwt of each power transmission coil is shorter than width Dwr of the power receiving coil and satisfies 0.2?Dwt/Dwr.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromu Matsumoto, Hiroshi Kanno, Atsushi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 12204300
    Abstract: In order to provide power for non-charging loads located at charging sites, the systems and methods disclosed herein provide for controlling electric vehicle charging stations to provide alternating current (AC) power to the non-charging loads from power stored in their batteries. One or more charging stations are configured to charge their batteries from an AC power source that also powers a non-charging load at the charging site. Each charging station includes a battery, a bidirectional inverter, and a system controller configured to determine occurrence of a triggering condition associated with availability of the AC power source and to control the bidirectional inverter to convert a direct current (DC) power from the battery into an AC output current to provide to the non-charging load via a local AC circuit at the charging site. The non-charging load may thus be powered without drawing power from the AC power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: SPEED CHARGE, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Seroff, Tabish Shibly
  • Patent number: 12206253
    Abstract: Systems and methods for wireless power transfer systems are described. A controller can be coupled to a power rectifier configured to rectify alternating current power into direct current power. The power rectifier can include a first high side transistor, a second high side transistor, a first low side transistor, and a second low side transistor. The controller can be configured to selectively switch on one or more of the first high side transistor, the second high side transistor, the first low side transistor, and the second low side transistor to operate a wireless power receiver under one of a full bridge rectifier mode and a voltage doubler mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics America Inc.
    Inventors: Marco Sautto, Sercan Ipek, Turev Acar
  • Patent number: 12201736
    Abstract: Methods, systems, devices and apparatuses for sterilizing and charging a wearable device. The sterilizing and charging apparatus includes one or more light sources. The one or more light sources are configured to detect or sterilize the wearable device. The sterilizing and charging apparatus includes a wireless charging device. The wireless charging device is configured to charge the wearable device. The sterilization and charging apparatus includes a controller coupled to the one or more light sources and the wireless charging device. The controller is configured to determine, using the one or more light sources, that the wearable device is within an enclosure. The controller is configured to sterilize the wearable device using the one or more light sources and/or wirelessly charge the wearable device using the wireless charging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: THIRDWAYV, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Lentvorski, James Kamke
  • Patent number: 12194179
    Abstract: A sanitizing device includes an enclosed chamber, an ionic air mover and a closed recirculation path. The chamber is designed to contain the object to be sanitized. For example, if the object is a mobile phone (or other portable electronics or small objects), the chamber may have the same approximate shape as the mobile phone. The chamber may contain a lid that is opened to allow insertion of the mobile phone into the chamber and then closed with a good seal to create an enclosed chamber with low leakage. The ionic air mover performs two functions. It creates an air flow through the use of corona discharge. It also ionizes oxygen to create ozone that will be used to sanitize the object of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Ventiva, Inc.
    Inventors: Rudy Vadillo, Himanshu Pokharna, Gary Alfred Oliverio, Jeffrey S. Nespor
  • Patent number: 12199454
    Abstract: Designs for a magnetic mounting system that facilitate wireless charging. The magnetic mounting system generally includes an attachment member engaged with a device that interfaces magnetically with a carrier member. The attachment member may comprise a split ring or discontinuous ring comprising arcuate members that allows inductive coupling between a charge transmitting coil and a charge receiving coil to be achieved as the arcuate members do not interfere with the inductive coupling. Specifically, rather than a solid plate in which the RF energy emitted by the charge transmitting coil generates eddy currents in the plate, the arcuate members are substantially transparent to the RF energy such that inductive coupling may be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Kustom Cycles, Inc.
    Inventors: Tamás Kovacs, Anthony Velasquez
  • Patent number: 12199445
    Abstract: A device for facilitating harnessing terahertz electromagnetic waves for energy generation. The device comprises a transceiver, a rectifier, and a timing device. Further, the transceiver is comprised of a composite material and configured for receiving electromagnetic waves having wave energy and frequencies in a terahertz frequency range transmitted wirelessly from a first device. The transceiver comprises an antenna comprised of a superconducting material and is configured for capturing the electromagnetic waves. The receiving of the electromagnetic waves is based on the capturing. Further, the rectifier is configured for converting the electromagnetic waves into electrical energy that is transferable to a second device electromagnetically coupled with the device. The timing device is synchronized with a first timing device of the first device and configured for generating a receiving signal based on synchronizing with the first timing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Inventors: Robert Smith, David Lark, Michael Smith
  • Patent number: 12194764
    Abstract: A mobile printer includes a roll body accommodating portion accommodating a roll body on which recording paper is wound, a print head performing printing on the recording paper, a transport unit pulling out the recording paper from the roll body and transporting the recording paper, a power supply unit supplying a drive voltage signal to the print head and the transport unit, a housing covering the roll body accommodating portion, the print head, the transport unit, and the power supply unit, and a static electricity removal film, in which the power supply unit has a power receiving module receiving a signal based on a power supply voltage signal from an outside by a non-contact power supply, and at least a part of the static electricity removal film is located between the roll body accommodating portion and the power receiving module and adjacent to the power receiving module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Michihiro Shimizu, Kazuyuki Morimoto, Toru Matsuyama
  • Patent number: 12191682
    Abstract: A power feeding station according to one or more embodiments may include a feeder including a feeder coil that feeds power to a receiver in an electric mobility vehicle, a power supply circuit that supplies AC power to the feeder coil, and a control circuit that controls a frequency and a voltage of the AC power. The control circuit provides, through a notification source a notification of guidance about a stop position of the electric mobility vehicle relative to a housing to increase power transmission efficiency from the feeder to the receiver in accordance with the frequency of the AC power supplied to the feeder coil with which the receiver outputs a constant voltage or in accordance with the voltage of the AC power supplied to the feeder coil with which the receiver outputs a constant and predetermined voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsumi Matsushita, Hiroyuki Mino, Atsushi Nomura, Kenichi Tabata, Daiki Ando
  • Patent number: 12191674
    Abstract: A power source, charging system, and inductive receiver for mobile devices. A pad or similar base unit comprises a primary, which creates a magnetic field by applying an alternating current to a winding, coil, or any type of current carrying wire. A receiver comprises a means for receiving the energy from the alternating magnetic field and transferring it to a mobile or other device. The receiver can also comprise electronic components or logic to set the voltage and current to the appropriate levels required by the mobile device, or to communicate information or data to and from the pad. The system may also incorporate efficiency measures that improve the efficiency of power transfer between the charger and receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Mojo Mobility Inc.
    Inventors: Afshin Partovi, Michael Sears
  • Patent number: 12188281
    Abstract: An embodiment system includes an actuator mounted in a housing and configured to be operated in response to a connection state of a charging cable, a lever arm rotatably provided outside the housing and configured to be rotated in conjunction with operation of the actuator, a debris removal unit configured to remove debris on the lever arm, and a controller configured to control the operation of the actuator in response to the connection state of the charging cable being a connected state or a released state and to control the debris removal unit to remove the debris on the lever arm in response to an operational state according to the operation of the actuator deviating from a normal range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Seung Woo Kim, Dae Hyun Kim, Dong Geon Lee