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US 9,318,257 B2Granted
Wireless energy transfer for packaging
AssigneeWiTricity Corporation
InventorsHerbert T. Lou, Morris P. Kesler, Katherine L. Hall, Eric R. Giler, Konrad J. Kulikowski
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Abstract
A packaged product includes a product, a product packaging at least partially covering the product, a device resonator integrated with the product packaging for receiving wireless energy from a source resonator and an electrical component coupled to the device resonator to receive the wireless energy from the device resonator.
Claims20
A packaged product comprising:
- a product;
- a product packaging at least partially covering the product;
- a device resonator integrated with the product packaging for receiving wireless energy from a source resonator;
- a detuning material;
- and
- an electrical component coupled to the device resonator to receive the wireless energy from the device resonator,
- wherein the detuning material is positioned to at least partially detune at least one other resonator of one other packaged product in a position relative to the packaged product sufficient to otherwise receive energy from the source resonator by the at least one other resonator.
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A method comprising:
- providing at least one source resonator;
- providing a plurality of packaged products each comprising a device resonator for receiving wireless energy from the at least one source resonator and an electrical component coupled to the device resonator to receive the wireless energy from the device resonator;
- arranging the plurality of packaged products such that more than one of the plurality of packaged products is sufficiently close to the at least one source resonator to receive the wireless energy;
- energizing the source resonator;
- and
- selectively providing wireless energy to at least one of the plurality of electrical components of the plurality of the packaged products based, at least in part, on the visibility of the at least one of the plurality of electrical components.
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A system comprising:
- at least one source resonator;
- and
- a retaining device for positioning a plurality of packaged products each comprising:
- a product;
- a product packaging at least partially covering the product;
- a device resonator integrated with the product packaging for receiving wireless energy from the source resonator;
- a detuning material;
- and
- an electrical component coupled to the device resonator to receive the wireless energy from the device resonator;
- wherein the detuning material is positioned to at least partially detune at least one other resonator of one other packaged product in a position relative to the packaged product sufficient to otherwise receive energy from the at least one source resonator by the at least one other resonator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.