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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Arvind Govindaraj, San Diego, CA (US);
William Henry Von Novak, III, San Diego, CA (US);
Linda Stacey Irish, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 5/00 (2016.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01); H02J 7/04 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01); H02J 50/60 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/042 (2013.01); B60L 11/182 (2013.01); H02J 5/005 (2013.01); H02J 7/025 (2013.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02); H02J 50/60 (2016.02); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7072 (2013.01); Y02T 90/122 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for detecting and characterizing an object proximate to a wireless power transmitting unit includes a transmit circuit having a transmit antenna, the transmit circuit configured to transmit at least one signal having a frequency related to a fundamental power transmit frequency, the transmit circuit configured to measure a response of the transmit antenna, and a controller circuit configured to characterize the object based on the response of the transmit antenna.