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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 (2006.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01); B60R 16/02 (2006.01); B60R 9/06 (2006.01); H02J 50/80 (2016.01); B60Q 3/06 (2006.01); B60L 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/00 (2013.01); B60L 1/006 (2013.01); B60L 2200/28 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems to wirelessly power transfer to a tailgate are disclosed. An example disclosed vehicle includes a transmitting circuit in a body of the vehicle configured to transmit power via wireless capacitive transfer. The example vehicle also includes a receiving circuit in a tailgate of the vehicle configured to receive power via wireless capacitive transfer.