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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:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2011
Applicants:
Thomas A. Miller, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Roy Thorsell, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas A. Miller, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Roy Thorsell, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/025 (2013.01); Y02T 90/122 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wireless charging system includes a charging pad including a base having a coil. The charging pad includes an electrical connector connected to the coil for supplying power to the coil. The charging pad can be connected by an AC cord to a household AC outlet via the electrical connector. The charging pad can also be connected to a vehicle connector for connecting the charging pad to a vehicle electrical supply. In this manner, the wireless charging pad can be used for both home and vehicle charging.