Wirelessly powered specialty lighting, motion, sound
AssigneePowercast Corporation
InventorsCharles E. Greene, Daniel W. Harrist, Michael Thomas McElhinny, David Jeffrey Graham
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system for wirelessly powering an item. A source is configured to send wireless power. A target is configured to receive the wireless power and convert the wireless power to a useable power. A component is connected to and configured to receive the useable power from the target. When the component receives the usable power, the component activates. Also disclosed is an assembly including a system for wirelessly powering a component and a structure for supporting the system and an item.
Claims51
A system for wirelessly powering an item, comprising:
- a source including a point of emission and configured to send wireless power;
- a target including a point of reception and configured to receive the wireless power and convert the wireless power to a useable power;
- and
- a component connected to and configured to receive the useable power from the target, wherein when the component receives the usable power, the component activates and the active component can be sensed by a person.
An assembly comprising:
- a system for wirelessly powering a component;
- and
- a structure for supporting the system,
- wherein the system includes:
- a source including a point of emission and configured to send wireless power;
- and
- a target including a point of reception and electrically connected to the component and configured to receive the wireless power, to convert the wireless power to a useable power, and to activate a component using the useable power.
An item that is wirelessly powered comprising:
- a point of reception configured to receive wireless power and convert the wireless power to a useable power;
- and
- a component connected to the point of reception and configured to receive the useable power, wherein when the component receives the usable power, the component activates.
A method for wirelessly powering an item comprising the steps of:
- sending wireless power from a point of emission connected to a source;
- receiving the wireless power at a point of reception connected to a target;
- converting the wireless power to a useable power at the target;
- receiving the useable power from the target at a component connected to the target;
- and
- activating by the component when the component receives the usable power, wherein the active component can be sensed by a person.
A structure comprising:
- a base:
- an element extending from the base having a first portion through which at least one wireless power transmitter is attached to the element, and a second portion through which at least one target configured to receive the wireless power and convert the wireless power to a useable power is attached to the element.
A system for wirelessly powering an item attached to a tree comprising
- a source configured to send wireless power from a point of emission;
- and
- at least one target configured to receive the wireless power at a point of reception and convert the wireless power to a useable power wherein the at least one target is attached to the tree.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.