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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:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Richard William Kautz, North Branch, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H02J 5/00 (2016.01); H02J 17/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01); H02J 50/70 (2016.01); H02J 50/60 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/182 (2013.01); H02J 5/005 (2013.01); H02J 7/025 (2013.01); H02J 17/00 (2013.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02); H02J 50/60 (2016.02); H02J 50/70 (2016.02);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicle coil assembly configured to couple with a ground coil assembly in a presence of a magnetic field therebetween for wireless power transfer to the vehicle. The vehicle coil assembly includes an inflatable shield configured to extend from the vehicle and form a barrier around a portion of the magnetic field.