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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2024
Dolby Intellectual Property Licensing, Llc, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jayanti Ganesh, Bangalore, IN;
Subbarao Takikonda, Bangalore, IN;
Viswanathan Kanakasabai, Bangalore, IN;
Dolby Intellectual Property Licensing, LLC, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus may be configured to operate in a power transmitter mode and a power receiver mode. The apparatus may include at least one power transfer coil. The at least one power transfer coil may be configured to receive a current to produce magnetic flux, for example when the apparatus is operating in the power transmitter mode. The power transfer coil may be configured to produce a current based on received magnetic flux, for example when the apparatus in operating in the power receiver mode. The apparatus may include a plurality of electromagnets arranged in an array around the at least one power transfer coil. The apparatus may include a control unit configured to determine when to supply a current to the plurality of electromagnets, for example based on whether the apparatus is operating in at least one of the power transmitter mode or the power receiver mode.