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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Suraj Sindia, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Songnan Yang, San Jose, CA (US);
Zhen Yao, San Jose, CA (US);
John M. Roman, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Robert Paxman, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 50/60 (2016.01); H04B 5/00 (2006.01); H02J 50/12 (2016.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 50/60 (2016.02); H02J 7/025 (2013.01); H02J 50/12 (2016.02); H04B 5/0037 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for proximity sensing in a wireless power transmitter in a system, method, and apparatus are described herein. For example, an apparatus may include a transmitter coil configured to generate a magnetic field. The apparatus may also include a controller configured to reduce a strength of the magnetic field based on a proximity detection of an object.