Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wireless power mode switching
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Application No.: US17187465Application Date: 2021-02-26
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Publication No.: US11545856B2Publication Date: 2023-01-03
- Inventor: Arash Mehrabi , Gianpaolo Lisi , Zaki Moussaoui
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Treyz Law Group, P.C.
- Agent Joseph F. Guihan
- Main IPC: H02J50/40
- IPC: H02J50/40 ; H02J7/04 ; H02J50/90 ; H02J50/12

Abstract:
A wireless power system may include an electronic device and a removable case. The electronic device and removable case may include wireless charging coils that are inductively coupled when the electronic device and the removable case are physically coupled. In a first mode, while the removable case is inductively coupled to the electronic device and the electronic device is not connected to a wired power source, a coil in the removable case transmits wireless power signals to the electronic device. In a second mode, while the removable case is inductively coupled to the electronic device and the electronic device is connected to a wired power source, the coil in the removable case receives wireless power signals from the electronic device. In a third mode, the removable case receives wireless power with a first coil and transmits wireless power to the electronic device with a second coil.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220006327A1 Wireless Power Mode Switching Public/Granted day:2022-01-06
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