On-Ear Charging For Wireless Hearables
AssigneeNuCurrent, Inc.
InventorsMd Nazmul Alam, Matt Zamborsky, Jay Knobloch
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Abstract
A wireless power transfer system is provided for mobile charging of one or more in-use earphones. The wireless power transfer system includes a wireless power transfer antenna configured for coupling with an antenna of a wireless receiver system within each earphone while the earphone is in the ear of a user. An input power source is linked to the wireless transmission system, and a retention mechanism maintains the wireless transmission system in a coupled relationship with the wireless receiver system of the earphone while the earphone is in the ear of the user.
Claims13
A wireless power transfer system for mobile charging of one or more earphones while the one or more earphones are in use by a user, the wireless power transfer system comprising:
- a wireless transmission system having a wireless power transfer antenna configured for coupling with an antenna of a wireless receiver system within the earphone while the earphone is in the ear of a user;
- an input power source linked to the wireless transmission system;
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- a retention mechanism for maintaining the wireless transmission system in a coupled relationship with the wireless receiver system of the earphone while the earphone is in the ear of the user.
A wireless power transfer system for mobile charging of one or more earphones while the one or more earphones are in use by a user, the wireless power transfer system comprising:
- an earphone having therein a wireless receiver system having a wireless power receiving antenna;
- a wireless transmission system having a wireless power transfer antenna configured for coupling with the wireless power receiving antenna of the earphone while the earphone is in the ear of a user;
- an input power source linked to the wireless transmission system;
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- a retention mechanism for maintaining the wireless transmission system in a coupled relationship with the wireless receiver system of the earphone while the earphone is in the ear of the user.
A wireless charging system for charging a pair of headphones while in use by a user, the wireless charging system comprising:
- two earphones, each having therein a respective wireless power receiver system;
- two wireless power transmission systems configured for respectively coupling with the respective wireless power receiving systems of the earphones while the earphones are located in respective ears of a user;
- at least one input power source linked to the two wireless power transmission systems;
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- a retention mechanism for maintaining the wireless transmission systems in a coupled relationship with the respective wireless power receiver systems of the earphones while the earphones are located in the ears of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.