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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2016
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
David W. Ritter, San Jose, CA (US);
David B. Kosecoff, San Francisco, CA (US);
David S. Kumka, San Francisco, CA (US);
Madhusudanan Keezhveedi Sampath, San Jose, CA (US);
Steven Charles Michalske, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Tavys Q. Ashcroft, San Jose, CA (US);
Aditya Rao, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ariadne Smith, Cupertino, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A wireless charging table comprising a table top having an upper surface upon which one or more electronic devices can be placed, a wireless charging transmitter positioned under the upper surface of the table top, the wireless charging transmitter comprising a plurality of transmitter coils that define a charging region at the upper surface of the table top, and a power distribution system operatively coupled to the wireless charging transmitter, the power distribution system configured to receive power from an alternating current (AC) power source and distribute power to the wireless charging transmitter. The plurality of transmitter coils include at least a first transmitter coil comprising: a first loop portion; a second loop portion; and a crossing portion comprising overlapping conductive paths that electrically couple the first loop portion.