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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2022
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Yanghe Liu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Shailesh N. Joshi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Hiroshi Ukegawa, South Lyon, MI (US);
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 50/10 (2016.01); B60L 53/126 (2019.01); B60L 53/38 (2019.01); H02N 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 50/10 (2016.02); B60L 53/126 (2019.02); B60L 53/38 (2019.02); H02N 15/00 (2013.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aerial vehicle is provided. The aerial vehicle may include a battery, a receiver for wirelessly receiving power to charge the battery, a vehicle magnetic levitation module providing a repelling force between the aerial vehicle and a charging station, and a controller controlling the vehicle magnetic levitation module to adjust a level of the repelling force based on at least one of parameters indicative of charging efficiency.