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US 7,786,419 B2Granted
Beam power with beam redirection
AssigneeThe Invention Science Fund I, LLC
InventorsRoderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Thomas J. Nugent, Jr., Thomas A. Weaver, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Victoria Y. H. Wood
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Abstract
A beam power source transmits a signal indicating power availability, receives a request for power in response, and beams power in response to the request.
Claims32
A system for supplying beamed power, comprising:
- a location unit configured to locate a receiving unit in need of power by
- broadcasting a beam indicative of its ability to supply power;
- and
- receiving a request for power from the receiving unit in response to the broadcast beam;
- a first beam-directing mechanism configured to change direction of a power beam;
- and
- a power beaming unit remote from the beam-directing mechanism, configured to beam power to the receiving unit by sending a power beam in a path selected to reach the receiving unit via the beam-directing mechanism.
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A system for supplying beamed power, comprising:
- a location unit configured to locate a receiving unit in need of power by receiving a request for power from the receiving unit;
- a first beam-directing mechanism configured to change direction of a power beam;
- and
- a power beaming unit remote from the beam-directing mechanism, configured to beam power to the receiving unit by sending a power beam in a path selected to reach the receiving unit via the beam-directing mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.