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Patent No.:

US 11264839 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 22, 2020

Detection of device removal from a surface of a multi-coil wireless charging device

Applicant:

Aira, Inc., Chandler, AZ (US);

Inventors:

Eric Heindel Goodchild, Phoenix, AZ (US);

John Winters, Chandler, AZ (US);

James Scott, Chandler, AZ (US);

Assignee:

AIRA, INC., Chandler, AZ (US);

Attorneys:

Loza & Loza, LLP

Anthony Smyth

Primary Examiner:

Rexford N Barnie

Assistant Examiner:

Rasem Mourad

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 27/42 (2006.01); H01F 37/00 (2006.01); H01F 38/00 (2006.01); H02J 50/12 (2016.01); G01L 1/22 (2006.01); G01P 15/00 (2006.01); G01V 3/08 (2006.01); G01V 8/12 (2006.01); G01V 1/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/04 (2006.01); H02J 50/90 (2016.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G01R 19/12 (2006.01); H02J 50/23 (2016.01); H02J 50/40 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 50/12 (2016.02); G01L 1/22 (2013.01); G01P 15/00 (2013.01); G01R 19/12 (2013.01); G01V 1/00 (2013.01); G01V 3/081 (2013.01); G01V 8/12 (2013.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); H02J 7/04 (2013.01); H02J 50/23 (2016.02); H02J 50/40 (2016.02); H02J 50/402 (2020.01); H02J 50/90 (2016.02); H02J 7/00718 (2020.01); H02J 7/007184 (2020.01);
Abstract

Systems, methods and apparatus for wireless charging are disclosed. A charging device has a plurality of charging cells provided on a charging surface, a charging circuit and a controller. The controller may be configured to cause the charging circuit to provide a charging current to a resonant circuit when a receiving device is placed on the charging surface, detect a change or rate of change in voltage or current level associated with the resonant circuit, provide a measurement slot by terminating the charging current for a period of time, and determine that the receiving device has been removed from the charging surface by performing a passive or digital ping procedure during the measurement slot.

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