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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Alfredo Zugasti Hays, Cary, NC (US);
Axel Ramirez Flores, Durham, NC (US);
Larry Glenn Estes, Durham, NC (US);
Kenneth Scott Seethaler, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Scott Wentao Li, Cary, NC (US);
Russell Speight VanBlon, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jennifer Greenwood Zawacki, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Alan Ladd Painter, Cary, NC (US);
Scott Edwards Kelso, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01); H02J 50/80 (2016.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01); H02J 5/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/342 (2020.01); H02J 5/00 (2013.01); H02J 7/0077 (2013.01); H02J 7/02 (2013.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02); H02J 50/80 (2016.02);
Abstract
A device and method of transferring energy between peer devices includes determining a predefined limit on energy transfer to a consumer device, initiating transfer of the energy via an energy transfer connection, and terminating the energy transfer when the predefined limit is reached.