# US 12,193,127 B2 · Charging technologies > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,193,127 B2 - Document ID: US12193127B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/924,265 - Filed: 2020-07-09 - Published: 2020-11-26 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2017-08-30 - Applicants: Roman Tsibulevskiy - Inventors: Roman Tsibulevskiy - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12193127B2 ## CPC - H02J 9/061: {for DC powered loads} - H02J 7/342: {The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging (with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/68)} - H02J 7/44: between battery management systems and power sources - H02J 7/82: Control of state of charge [SOC] - H02J 7/825: {Detection of fully charged condition} - H02J 50/80: involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices - H05B 47/19: via wireless transmission - H02J 7/50: acting upon multiple batteries simultaneously or sequentially - H05B 47/1965: {using handheld communication devices} - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL ## Abstract This disclosure enables various technologies for controlling and charging stationary and mobile devices. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system, comprising: a far-field wireless power receiver electrically coupled to at least one of (i) a fixture or (ii) an electrical load positioned in at least one a bathroom or a shower room; a housing having a plurality of holes; a plurality of pongs directly extending from the housing through the holes, wherein the prongs are configured for plugging into an electrical socket; and a far-field wireless power transmitter powered via the prongs when the prongs are plugged into the electrical socket, wherein the housing houses the far-field wireless power transmitter such that the far-field wireless power transmitter is able to send a far-field wireless power signal to the far-field wireless power receiver electrically coupled to at least one of (i) the fixture as the far-field wireless power signal includes at least one of a light wave or a sound wave, or (ii) the electrical load as the electrical load and the electrical socket are co-positioned in at least of the bathroom or the shower room. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the far-field wireless power transmitter is a radio transmitter. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the far-field wireless power transmitter is a line-of-sight transmitter, wherein the far-field wireless power signal includes at least one of light wave or a sound wave. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, wherein the housing includes an outer side from which the line-of-sight transmitter transmits. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the outer side is a sidewall. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the outer side is a face. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the outer side is a top side or a bottom side. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising: a sensor powered via the prongs when the prongs are plugged into the electrical socket, wherein the housing houses the sensor, wherein the far-field wireless power transmitter is operative based on the sensor. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the housing houses the far-field wireless power transmitter such that the far-field wireless power transmitter is able to send the far-field wireless power signal to the far-field wireless power receiver electrically coupled to the fixture. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the fixture is a door. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the fixture is a door frame. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the fixture is secured to a wall. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the fixture is a window blind. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the fixture is a window shade. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the fixture is a plumbing fixture. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the fixture is a light fixture. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the housing houses the far-field wireless power transmitter such that the far-field wireless power transmitter is able to send the far-field wireless power signal to the far-field wireless power receiver electrically coupled to the electrical load positioned in at least one of the bathroom or the shower room. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the electrical load is positioned in the bathroom. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18, wherein the electrical load is of an installed fixture. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the electrical load is positioned in the shower room. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The system of claim 20, wherein the electrical load is of an installed fixture. ### Claim 22 A method, comprising: providing a device to a user, wherein the device includes a housing, a plurality of prongs, and a far-field wireless power transmitter, wherein the housing has a plurality of holes,wherein the prongs directly extend from the housing through the holes wherein the prongs are configured for plugging into an electrical socket, wherein the far-field wireless power transmitter is powered via the prongs when the prongs are plugged into the electrical socket, wherein the housing houses the far-field wireless power transmitter, wherein the device is provided to the user such that the prongs are plugged into the electrical socket by the user and power the far-field wireless power transmitter and the far-field wireless power transmitter transmits a far-field wireless power signal to a far-field wireless power receiver electrically coupled to at least one of (i) a fixture as the far-field wireless power signal includes at least one of a light wave or a sound wave or an electrical load as the electrical load and the electrical socket are co-positioned in at least one of a bathroom or a shower room. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, wherein the far-field wireless power transmitter is a line-of-sight transmitter, wherein the far-field wireless power signal includes the light wave or the sound wave. ### Claim 24 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, wherein the far-field wireless power transmitter is a radio transmitter. ### Claim 25 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, wherein providing the device to the user is such that the prongs are plugged into the electrical socket by the user and power the far-field wireless power transmitter to transmit the far-field wireless power signal to the far-field wireless power receiver electrically coupled to the fixture. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein the fixture is a door. ### Claim 27 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein the fixture is a door frame. ### Claim 28 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein the fixture is secured to a wall. ### Claim 29 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein the fixture is a window blind. ### Claim 30 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein the fixture is a window shade. ### Claim 31 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein the fixture is a plumbing fixture. ### Claim 32 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein the fixture is a light fixture. ### Claim 33 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, wherein providing the device to the user is such that the prongs are plugged into the electrical socket by the user and power the far-field wireless power transmitter to transmit the far-field wireless power signal to the far-field wireless power receiver electrically coupled to the electrical load positioned in at least one of the bathroom or the shower room. ### Claim 34 (depends on 33) The method of claim 33, wherein the electrical load is positioned in the bathroom. ### Claim 35 (depends on 34) The method of claim 34, wherein the electrical load is of an installed fixture. ### Claim 36 (depends on 33) The method of claim 33, wherein the electrical load is positioned in the shower room. ### Claim 37 (depends on 36) The method of claim 36, wherein the electrical load is of an installed fixture. ### Claim 38 A method, comprising: accessing a device including a housing, a plurality of prongs, and a far-field wireless power transmitter, wherein the housing has a plurality of holes, wherein the prongs directly extend from the housing through the holes, wherein the prongs are configured for plugging into an electrical socket, wherein the far-field wireless power transmitter is powered via the prongs when the prongs are plugged into the electrical socket, wherein the housing houses the far-field wireless power transmitter; and operating the device such that the prongs are plugged into the electrical socket and power the far-field wireless power transmitter and the far-field wireless power transmitter transmits a far-field wireless power signal to a far-field wireless power receiver electrically coupled to at least one of (i) a fixture as the far-field wireless power signal includes at least one of a light wave or a sound wave or (ii) an electrical load as the electrical load and the electrical socket are co-positioned in at least one of a bathroom or a shower room. ### Claim 39 (depends on 38) The method of claim 38, wherein operating the device is such that the prongs are plugged into the electrical socket by the user and power the far-field wireless power transmitter to transmit the far-field wireless power signal to the far-field wireless power receiver electrically coupled to the fixture. ### Claim 40 (depends on 39) The method of claim 39, wherein the fixture is a door. ### Claim 41 (depends on 39) The method of claim 39, wherein the fixture is a door frame. ### Claim 42 (depends on 39) The method of claim 39, wherein the fixture is secured to a wall. ### Claim 43 (depends on 39) The method of claim 39, wherein the fixture is a window blind. ### Claim 44 (depends on 39) The method of claim 39, wherein the fixture is a window shade. ### Claim 45 (depends on 39) The method of claim 39, wherein the fixture is a plumbing fixture. ### Claim 46 (depends on 39) The method of claim 39, wherein the fixture is a light fixture. ### Claim 47 (depends on 38) The method of claim 38, wherein operating the device is such that the prongs are plugged into the electrical socket and power the far-field wireless power transmitter to transmit the far-field wireless power signal to the far-field wireless power receiver electrically coupled to the electrical load positioned in at least one of the bathroom or the shower room. ### Claim 48 (depends on 47) The method of claim 47, wherein the electrical load is positioned in the bathroom. ### Claim 49 (depends on 48) The method of claim 48, wherein the electrical load is of an installed fixture. ### Claim 50 (depends on 47) The method of claim 47, wherein the electrical load is positioned in the shower room. ### Claim 51 (depends on 50) The method of claim 50, wherein the electrical load is of an installed fixture.