Granted Patent B2

US 9,601,943 · App. 15/056,689 · Granted Mar 21, 2017

Inventors: Afshin Partovi (Palo Alto, CA); Michael Sears (Ben Lomond, CA)

Assignee: Mojo Mobility, Inc.

H02J7/025H01F5/003H01F38/14H02J7/0027H02J7/0044H02J7/0052H02J7/0004

Abstract

Claims (7)

1. A combination comprised of a receiver unit and a mobile device and/or battery, the device and/or battery capable of being inductively powered and/or charged by the receiver unit, the unit being a component of or electrically connected to the mobile device or battery, the receiver unit comprising:

a receiver coil generally having a planar surface and wherein the receiver unit is capable of receiving energy from a base unit via an inductive magnetic field and using the energy to power and/or charge the mobile device or battery; and

a communication and control system in the receiver unit that, via wireless communication with a microcontroller in a separate primary charger or power supply that provides basic control and switching functions, regulates an appropriate power, voltage and/or current value of an output of the receiver unit to charge or power the mobile device or battery with high efficiency regardless of load condition.

2. The combination of claim 1 , comprising the mobile device.

3. The combination of claim 1 , comprising the battery.

4. The combination of claim 1 , comprising the mobile device and battery.

5. The combination of claim 2 , wherein the mobile device is a multi-function device.

Continuity (16)