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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
May. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tyler S. Bushnell, Mountain View, CA (US);
Makiko K. Brzezinski, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Christopher S. Graham, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephen E. Yao, San Mateo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01); H01F 38/14 (2006.01); H01F 27/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/025 (2013.01); H01F 27/2823 (2013.01); H01F 38/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
This application relates to inductive charging coil configurations. In particular, the wireless charging coil configurations are arranged in a shape and size suitable for utilizing available space within a device housing. In some embodiments, wires making up the charging coil have varying diameters configured to optimize the size and shape of the charging coil so that available space can be fully utilized.