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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2012
Thomas G. Maughan, Carmel Valley, CA (US);
William J. Kirkwood, Carmel, CA (US);
Thomas G. Maughan, Carmel Valley, CA (US);
William J. Kirkwood, Carmel, CA (US);
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA (US);
Abstract
A wireless power and data connector includes a socket and a plug. The socket has a power port for connecting to a wired power transmission line, a data port for connecting to a wired data communication line, a wireless power transmitter, and a wireless data transceiver. The plug includes a power port for connecting to a wired instrument power transmission line, a data port for connecting to a wired instrument data communication line, a wireless power receiver, and a wireless data transceiver. The socket has a concave portion and the plug has a convex region shaped such that the convex region of the plug removably fits within the concave region of the socket. The wireless power transmitter and wireless power receiver transmit power from the socket to the plug using magnetically coupled resonant tank circuits.