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Claims 1-11 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1, 10, 11 and 19, of U.S. Patent No. 11,757,307 in view of U.S. Patent No. 12,184,084 {claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8}.
US 11,757,307 claim 1
Current Application
US 11,757,307 claim 19
1. A system for wireless power transfer, the system comprising: a wireless transmission system configured to receive input power from an input power source, the wireless transmission system comprising:
1. A method for dynamically tuning a wireless power transfer system, the method comprising:
19. A dynamic tuning system for a wireless power transfer system,
a wireless receiver system operatively associated with a load, the wireless receiver system comprising: a receiver antenna, wherein the wireless receiver system is configured to inductively couple with the transmission antenna and receive the electrical energy signal, and wherein the wireless receiver system is configured to modify the received electrical energy signal to transfer power to the load; and
providing a wireless power receiver system operatively associated with a load, the wireless power receiver system comprising at least a receiver antenna configured to couple with a transmission antenna, and receive a wireless power transmission signal from the transmission antenna;
a wireless transmission system and a wireless receiver system, wherein the wireless transmission system is configured to receive an input power from an input power source and provide an electrical energy signal for transmission by a transmission antenna and wherein the wireless receiver system is operatively associated with a load
a transmission antenna, wherein the wireless transmission system is configured to receive the input power from the input power source and provide an electrical energy signal for transmission by the transmission antenna;
providing a wireless power transmission system configured to receive an input power from an input power source, the wireless power transmission system comprising at least the transmission antenna configured to receive an AC signal from a power conditioning system, the AC signal based on the input power from the input power source, the transmission antenna further configured to produce the wireless power transmission signal;
configured to receive the electrical energy signal from the wireless transmission system with a receiver antenna coupled with the transmission antenna,
a dynamic tuning controller comprising: a processor,
providing one of a transmission controller, a receiver controller, or combinations thereof;
a controller, including a processor, the controller configured to:
2. The system of claim 1, further comprising one or more sensors, each of the one or more sensors configured to collect at least one operating characteristic associated with one or more of the wireless transmission system, the wireless receiver system, or any combinations thereof,
using at least one sensor, monitoring at least one operating characteristic associated with one or more of the wireless power transmission system, the wireless power receiver system, or combinations thereof;
at least one sensor configured to collect at least one operating characteristic associated with the wireless power transfer system; and receive the at least one operating characteristic from the at least one sensor,
wherein the dynamic tuning controller is further configured to receive the at least one operating characteristic from the one or more sensors, and
based on monitoring the at least one operating characteristic, determining that the at least one operating characteristic is modified to at least one modified operating characteristic associated with one or more of the wireless power transmission system, the wireless power receiver system, or combinations thereof;
determine at least one modified operating characteristic associated with one or more of the wireless transmission system, the wireless receiver system, or combinations thereof, based on the at least one operating characteristic,
determine existence of one or more disturbances to one or more of the wireless transmission system, the wireless receiver system, or combinations thereof, based on the determined at least one modified operating characteristic, and
based on the at least one modified operating characteristic, determining existence of one or more disturbances to one or more of the wireless power transmission system, the wireless power receiver system, or combinations thereof; and
determine existence of one or more disturbances to one or more of the wireless transmission system, the wireless receiver system, or combinations thereof, based on the at least one modified operating characteristic, and
control alterations to one or more forward gain elements of one or more of the wireless transmission system, the wireless receiver system, or combinations thereof, to reduce disturbances and maintain operability between the transmission antenna and the receiver antenna based on the determined at least one modified operating characteristic.
based on the one or more disturbances, controlling alterations to a tuning characteristic of the transmission antenna of the wireless power transmission system and thereby maintaining operability between the transmission antenna and a receiver antenna of the wireless power receiver system.
control alterations to one or more forward gain elements of one or more of the wireless transmission system, the wireless receiver system, or combinations thereof, to reduce disturbances and maintain operability between the transmission antenna and the receiver antenna based on the determined at least one modified operating characteristic.
US 11,757,307
Current Application
10. The wireless power transmission system of claim 1, wherein the instructions stored on the at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to determine switching controls for operating the two or more switches further comprises
2. The method of claim 1, wherein controlling alterations to a tuning characteristic of the transmission antenna of the wireless power transmission system comprises:
determining an operating mode for the wireless power transmission system, the operating mode selected from a first operating mode and a second operating mode, and
determining an operating mode for the wireless power transmission system, the operating mode selected from a first operating mode and a second operating mode, and
determining the switching controls based on a first capacitance for the first operating mode or a second capacitance for the second operating mode.
determining the alterations to the tuning characteristics based on a first capacitance for the first operating mode or a second capacitance for the second operating mode,
11. The wireless power transmission system of claim 10, wherein the first capacitance is based on a first tuning, the first tuning configured to tune the transmission antenna at a first operating frequency selected from a first operating frequency range, and
wherein the first capacitance is based on a first tuning that is configured to tune the transmission antenna at a first operating frequency selected from a first operating frequency range, and
wherein the second capacitance is based on a second tuning, the second tuning configured to tune the transmission antenna at a second operating frequency selected from a second operating frequency range.
wherein the second capacitance is based on a second tuning that is configured to tune the transmission antenna at a second operating frequency selected from a second operating frequency range.
However, U.S. Patent No. 11,757,307 does not disclose claims 3-11.
Yet, U.S. Patent No.12,184,084 teaches claims 3-11, as seen below.
Therefore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to have modified U.S. 11,757,307 with the teachings of U.S. 2024/0079909 by having claims 3-11 in order to improved reliability and robustness providing greater spatial freedom and flexibility, faster and smoother operation, versatility and enhanced efficiency.
U.S. 12,184,084
Current Application
12. The wireless power transmission system of claim 11, wherein the first operating frequency range is from 87 kilohertz (kHz) to 205 kHz.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first operating frequency range is from about 87 kilohertz (kHz) to about 205 kHz, and
12. The wireless power transmission system of claim 11, wherein the first operating frequency range is from about 87 kilohertz (kHz) to about 205 kHz.
13. The wireless power transmission system of claim 12, wherein the second operating frequency range is from about 350 kilohertz (kHz) to about 1.2 megahertz (MHz).
wherein the second operating frequency range is from about 100 kHz to about 350 kHz.
from claim 2 ...modified operating characteristic are based, at least in part, on the received at least one operating characteristic, and wherein the received at least one operating characteristic comprises at least one of a system frequency, a duty cycle of the system frequency, an input voltage to a power conditioning system, a coil capacitance, a coil inductance, a boost converter voltage, or any combinations thereof.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the received at least one operating characteristic comprises at least one of a system frequency, a duty cycle of the system frequency, an input voltage to the power conditioning system, a coil capacitance, a coil inductance, a boost converter voltage, or combinations thereof.
3. The wireless power transmission system of claim 1, further comprising one or more current sensors, each of the one or more current sensors configured to collect at least one operating characteristic comprising current information associated with one or more of the wireless transmission system, the wireless receiver system, or any combinations thereof, and wherein the instructions stored on the at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium further, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to receive the current information from the one or more current sensors, and wherein the instructions stored on the at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to determine the at least one modified operating characteristic are based, at least in part, on the received current information.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor comprises one or more current sensors, each of the one or more current sensors configured to collect at least one operating characteristic comprising current information associated with one or more of the wireless power transmission system, the wireless power receiver system, or combinations thereof, and wherein the determined at least one modified operating characteristic is based, at least in part, on received current information from one or more current sensors, each of the one or more current sensors configured to collect at least one operating characteristic comprising current information associated with one of the wireless power transmission system, the wireless power receiver system, or combinations thereof.
4. The wireless power transmission system of claim 1, further comprising one or more voltage sensors, each of the one or more voltage sensors configured to collect at least one operating characteristic comprising voltage information associated with one or more of the wireless transmission system, the wireless receiver system, or any combinations thereof, and
6. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the wireless power transmission system, the wireless power receiver system, or combinations thereof, comprise one or more voltage sensors, each of the one or more voltage sensors configured to collect at least one operating characteristic comprising voltage information associated with one or more of the wireless power transmission system, the wireless power receiver system, or combinations thereof,
wherein the instructions stored on the at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium further, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to receive the voltage information from the one or more voltage sensors, and wherein the instructions stored on the at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to determine the at least one modified operating characteristic are based, at least in part, on the received voltage information.
wherein the determined at least one modified operating characteristic is based, at least in part, on the voltage information received from the one or more voltage sensors.
from claim 1 … a dynamically tunable capacitor circuit in operative connection with the transmission antenna and comprising: two or more capacitors, and two or more switches, each of the two or more switches operatively associated with one of the two or more capacitors and configured to activate or deactivate its respective one of the two or more capacitors and thereby alter tuning of the transmission antenna;
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless power transmission system further comprises a dynamically tunable capacitor circuit in operative connection with the transmission antenna, the dynamically tunable capacitor circuit comprising: two or more capacitors, and two or more switches, each of the two or more switches operatively associated with one of the two or more capacitors and configured to activate or deactivate its respective one of the two or more capacitors and thereby alter tuning of the transmission antenna.
from claim 1 ...two or more switches, each of the two or more switches operatively associated with one of the two or more capacitors and configured to activate or deactivate its respective one of the two or more capacitors and thereby alter tuning of the transmission antenna; and
8. The method of claim 7, wherein controlling alterations to a tuning characteristic of a transmission antenna of the wireless power transmission system comprises: altering a tuning of the transmission antenna based on activating or deactivating the respective two or more switches of the dynamically tunable capacitor circuit.
6. The wireless power transmission system of claim 1, wherein the wireless transmission system includes, at least, a power amplifier configured to receive an input supply voltage, and wherein the instructions stored on the at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium further, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to control alterations to the input supply voltage of the power amplifier based on, at least, the determined at least one modified operating characteristic.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the power conditioning system further comprises a power amplifier configured to receive an input supply voltage, and wherein the at least one modified operating characteristic is based, at least in part, alterations to the input supply voltage of the power amplifier.
7. The wireless power transmission system of claim 1, wherein the transmission antenna is a dynamically tunable transmission antenna, the dynamically tunable transmission antenna having a configurable inductance, and wherein the instructions stored on the at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium further, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to control alterations to the configurable inductance based on, at least, the determined at least one modified operating characteristic.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmission antenna is a dynamically tunable transmission antenna having a configurable inductance, and controlling alterations to a tuning characteristic of a transmission antenna of the wireless power transmission system comprises: altering the configurable inductance of the transmission antenna.
8. The wireless power transmission system of claim 7, wherein the dynamically tunable transmission antenna is a multi-mode antenna having a plurality of modes, wherein the configurable inductance is configured by selecting an operating mode from the plurality of modes, andwherein the instructions stored on the at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium further, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to select the operating mode from the plurality of modes.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the dynamically tunable transmission antenna is a multi-mode antenna having a plurality of modes, wherein the configurable inductance is configured by selecting an operating mode from the plurality of modes.
Conclusion
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