Recharging method and associated apparatus
First Claim
1. A method of energizing a power storage device comprising providing a base station and a remote station having at least one antenna for receiving power and a power storage device, transmitting energy in space from the base station to said remote station, employing as said at least one antenna an antenna having an effective antenna area greater than its physical area, receiving said transmitted energy by said antenna and converting said energy to DC power, and energizing said power storage device with said DC power.
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Abstract
The present invention provides apparatus and an associated method for remotely energizing power storage devices. Energization may preferably be effected through the use of RF energy within frequencies of the wireless fidelity standards. The remote station preferably has at least one antenna having an effective area greater than its physical area. The invention may advantageously be used on wireless fidelity products which are energized by the power storage device.
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41 Claims
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1. A method of energizing a power storage device comprising
providing a base station and a remote station having at least one antenna for receiving power and a power storage device, transmitting energy in space from the base station to said remote station, employing as said at least one antenna an antenna having an effective antenna area greater than its physical area, receiving said transmitted energy by said antenna and converting said energy to DC power, and energizing said power storage device with said DC power.
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18. Apparatus for remote energizing of power storage devices comprising
a base station for transmitting energy in space to said remote station, a remote station having a means for receipt of said transmitted energy energizing power storage devices, said remote station having one or more antennae with at least one antenna having an effective antenna area greater than its physical area, and said remote station being structured to convert said transmitted energy into DC power for energizing said power storage devices.
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30. A remote station having a means for receipt of ambient energy from the environment and energizing power storage devices of wireless fidelity products comprising
one or more antennae; -
circuitry for converting said transmitted energy in the form of RF frequencies within the wireless fidelity standards into DC power for energizing said power storage devices, and at least one antenna having an effective antenna area greater than its physical area. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of energizing power storage devices of remote stations comprising
providing said remote station with an energy receiving antenna for receiving ambient energy in the form of RF frequencies within the wireless fidelity standards from the environment.
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