Safety systems for wireless energy transfer in vehicle applications

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8946938
APP PUB NO 20120119576A1
SERIAL NO

13276297

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A vehicle powering wireless receiver for use with a first electromagnetic resonator coupled to a power supply. The wireless receiver including a load configured to power the drive system of a vehicle using electrical power, a second electromagnetic resonator adapted to be housed upon the vehicle and configured to be coupled to the load, a safety system for to provide protection with respect to an object that may become hot during operation of the first electromagnetic resonator. The safety system including a detection subsystem configured to detect the presence of the object in substantial proximity to at least one of the resonators, and a notification subsystem operatively coupled to the detection subsystem and configured to provide an indication of the object, wherein the second resonator is configured to be wirelessly coupled to the first resonator to provide resonant, non-radiative wireless power to the second resonator from the first resonator.

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  • WITRICITY CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Campanella, Andrew J Somerville, US 94 22604
Fiorello, Ron Tewksbury, US 37 7654
Hall, Katherine L Westford, US 185 38613
Karalis, Aristeidis Boston, US 180 48906
Kesler, Morris P Bedford, US 198 40501
Kulikowski, Konrad North Andover, US 33 7740
Kurs, Andre B Chestnut Hill, US 204 41449
Lou, Herbert Toby Carlisle, US 18 2055
Verghese, Simon Arlington, US 65 3202

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