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US 10,373,756 B2Granted
Malleable TETs coil with improved anatomical fit
AssigneeTc1 LLC
InventorsCarine Hoarau, Steven Reichenbach, Don Hannula
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Abstract
Systems and methods for wireless energy transfer are described. A transmitter unit has a transmitter resonator with a coil that is coupled to a power supply to wirelessly transmit power to a receiver unit. A receiver unit has a receiver resonator with a coil coupled to a device load. At least one of the resonators is a malleable, non-planar resonator that can be bent and shaped to conform to a patient's anatomy.
Claims17
A resonator of a wireless power transfer system, comprising:
- a flexible housing comprising a top section and a bottom section, the bottom section comprising a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a bottom wall that collectively define a groove, the top section extending between the first and second sidewalls;
- a malleable conductor layer disposed in the groove of the bottom section of the housing, the malleable conductor layer contacting the bottom wall and spaced apart from the first and second sidewalls;
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- a flexible ferrite layer disposed in the groove of the bottom section of the housing and extending between the first and second sidewalls, the flexible ferrite layer disposed between the top section of the flexible housing and the malleable conductor layer, the malleable conductor layer disposed between the bottom section of the flexible housing and the flexible ferrite layer;
- wherein the resonator is malleable, and wherein the flexible housing encloses the malleable conductor layer and the flexible ferrite layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.