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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Demetrios B. Karanikos, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher J. Walton, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Grant S. Haug, Mountain View, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Wireless chargers that can properly align and securely hold an electronic device, provide power to more than one electronic device, and fold into a compact shape. One example can provide a wireless charger having an alignment feature to align an electronic device to the wireless charger. The wireless charger can further include an attachment feature to attach the electronic device to the wireless charger such that the electronic device is securely held in place relative to the wireless charger. The wireless charger can include a first leaf having first charging components for charging a first electronic device and a second leaf having second charging components for charging a second electronic device. The first leaf and the second leaf can fold together into a compact shape.