EP3308376A4 - Sub-apertures with interleaved transmit elements for wireless power transfer - Google Patents

Sub-apertures with interleaved transmit elements for wireless power transfer Download PDF

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EP3308376A4
EP3308376A4 EP16808073.7A EP16808073A EP3308376A4 EP 3308376 A4 EP3308376 A4 EP 3308376A4 EP 16808073 A EP16808073 A EP 16808073A EP 3308376 A4 EP3308376 A4 EP 3308376A4
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apertures
sub
wireless power
power transfer
transmit elements
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French (fr)
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EP3308376A1 (en
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Paul Reynolds
Andrew Joyce
Meredith Perry
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Ubeam Inc
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Ubeam Inc
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Priority claimed from US14/736,054 external-priority patent/US9537322B2/en
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Publication of EP3308376A1 publication Critical patent/EP3308376A1/en
Publication of EP3308376A4 publication Critical patent/EP3308376A4/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
    • G10K11/18—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound
    • G10K11/26—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning
    • G10K11/34—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning using electrical steering of transducer arrays, e.g. beam steering
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
    • G10K11/18—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound
    • G10K11/26—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning
    • G10K11/28—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning using reflection, e.g. parabolic reflectors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
    • G10K11/18—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound
    • G10K11/26—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning
    • G10K11/34—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning using electrical steering of transducer arrays, e.g. beam steering
    • G10K11/341—Circuits therefor
    • G10K11/346—Circuits therefor using phase variation
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J50/00—Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power
    • H02J50/15—Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using ultrasonic waves
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B11/00—Transmission systems employing sonic, ultrasonic or infrasonic waves
EP16808073.7A 2015-06-10 2016-06-03 Sub-apertures with interleaved transmit elements for wireless power transfer Withdrawn EP3308376A4 (en)

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US14/736,054 US9537322B2 (en) 2011-05-27 2015-06-10 Sub-apertures with interleaved transmit elements for wireless power transfer
PCT/US2016/035887 WO2016200701A1 (en) 2015-06-10 2016-06-03 Sub-apertures with interleaved transmit elements for wireless power transfer

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EP3308376A1 EP3308376A1 (en) 2018-04-18
EP3308376A4 true EP3308376A4 (en) 2019-05-15

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US20130241474A1 (en) * 2012-03-15 2013-09-19 Mehran Moshfeghi Method and system for a battery charging station utilizing multiple types of power transmitters for wireless battery charging
EP3423198A1 (en) * 2016-03-03 2019-01-09 Ubeam Inc. Beamforming for wireless power transfer

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