IP Library Patent Application 13078511
Patent Application
App. No. 13/078,511

WIRELESSLY POWERED SPEAKER

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App. No.
13/078,511
Abstract

Described herein are embodiments of a transmitter that includes a modulation circuit configured to modulate a power carrier signal with an information signal to form a modulated signal; and a high-Q resonator configured to couple with a high-Q resonator of a receiver, wherein the resonator is configured to transmit the modulated signal wirelessly to the resonator of the receiver.

Claims (23)

1 . A transmitter comprising:

a modulation circuit configured to modulate a power carrier signal with an information signal to form a modulated signal; and

a high-Q resonator configured to couple with a high-Q resonator of a receiver, wherein the resonator is configured to transmit the modulated signal wirelessly to the resonator of the receiver.

2 . The transmitter of claim 1 , further comprising: an electrical structure operably connected to the resonator, wherein the electrical structure is configured to optimize power delivery of the drive circuit to the resonator.

3 . A receiver comprising:

a high-Q resonator configured to:

couple with a high-Q resonator of a transmitter; and

receive a modulated signal wirelessly from the transmitter, wherein the modulated signal comprises a power carrier signal and an information signal.

4 . The receiver of claim 3 , further comprising: a circuit configured to receive an information signal, a power signal, or both.

5 . The receiver of claim 3 , further comprising: an electrical structure operably connected to the resonator, wherein the electrical structure is configured to optimize power delivery between a circuit and an electrical structure of the resonator.

6 . The receiver of claim 4 , wherein the power signal powers one or more of the following: an amplifier, a display, a power control circuit associated with the receiver, a battery charging circuit, and an independent wireless communication system.

7 . A method comprising:

coupling a high-Q resonator of a transmitter and a high-Q resonator of a receiver;

modulating a power carrier signal with an information signal to form a modulated signal; and

transmitting the modulated signal wirelessly from the high-Q resonator of the transmitter to the high-Q resonator of the receiver.

8 . A method comprising:

coupling a high-Q resonator of a receiver and a high-Q resonator of a transmitter; and

receiving a modulated signal wirelessly from the transmitter, wherein the modulated signal comprises a power carrier signal and an information signal.

9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising: receiving the modulated signal to output an information signal, a power signal, or both.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the power signal powers one or more of the following: an amplifier, a display, a power control circuit associated with the receiver, a battery charging circuit, and an independent wireless communication system.

11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the modulated signal comprises the power carrier signal and an encoded information signal.

12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising: receiving the modulated signal to output an encoded information signal, a power signal, or both.

13 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising: receiving the information signal.

Assignments (2)
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Jun 10, 2015
From: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
To: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Reel/Frame 035884/0306 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2012
From: KARALIS, ARISTEIDIS; KURS, ANDRE B.; MOFFATT, ROBERT; JOANNOPOULOS, JOHN D.; FISHER, PETER H.; SOLJACIC, MARIN
To: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 027481/0822 →