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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:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2012
Applicant:
Nxp B. V., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Johannes Petrus Maria van Lammeren, Beuningen, NL;
Aliaksei Vladimirovich Sedzin, Eindhoven, NL;
Klaas Brink, Waalre, NL;
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H04B 5/00 (2006.01); H01F 38/14 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 5/0037 (2013.01); H01F 38/14 (2013.01); H04B 5/0087 (2013.01); H02J 7/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus (pad) and method for wirelessly charging a receiver are disclosed. The pad includes one or more NFC antennas which can receive an NFC signal from the receiver. The pad also contains one or more charging coils. Measurement of the signal strength at each charging NFC antenna helps determine which charging coil(s) should be utilized to effect the most efficient charging of the receiver.