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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.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 02, 2016
Applicant:

Wi-charge Ltd., Rehovot, IL;

Inventors:

Ortal Alpert, Ness Ziona, IL;

Yoni Cohen, Jerusalem, IL;

Ori Refael Mor, Tel Aviv, IL;

Omer Nahmias, Aminadav, IL;

Eitan Ronen, Rehovot, IL;

Lior Golan, Ramat Gan, IL;

Assignee:

Wi-Charge Ltd., Rehovot, IL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/80 (2013.01); H04B 10/69 (2013.01); H01S 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/807 (2013.01); H01S 3/08 (2013.01); H04B 10/69 (2013.01);
Abstract

A receiver for receiving an incident beam of optical power from a remote transmitter over a predefined field of view, comprising an input lens having a high durability coating that can withstand domestic handling and contamination. Such a high durability coating may reflect a non-insignificant part of the light incident thereon. Behind the lens, there is fitted a retroreflector disposed such that it reflects that part of the incident beam traversing the lens, back through the lens to the transmitter. Reflections from the front surface of the lens impinge on one or more transparent beam catchers appropriately located, and equipped with energy conversion devices, such as photovoltaic cells, to convert light from the reflections of the incident beam into electricity. Additional energy conversion devices may be located inward of the lens, to collect and convert reflections from the inner surface of the lens, of light returning from the retroreflector.


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