Parasitic devices for wireless power transfer
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1. A device configured to wirelessly relay power, the device comprising:
- a housing comprising a sleeve or case configured to receive a chargeable electronic device; and
a repeater antenna coupled to the housing, at least a portion of the repeater antenna positioned within the housing, the repeater antenna configured to receive charging power from a first coupling mode region generated by a transmit antenna and configured to generate a second coupling mode region for coupling the received charging power to a receive antenna of the chargeable electronic device to power or charge the chargeable electronic device.
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless power transfer. A method may include wirelessly receiving power from a near field in a first near field coupling mode region with at least one parasitic antenna coupled to a housing having a chargeable device positioned therein. The method may further include generating an enhanced near field from the near field with the at least one parasitic antenna and wirelessly receiving power from the enhanced near field at an at least one receive antenna coupled to the chargeable device.
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1. A device configured to wirelessly relay power, the device comprising:
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a housing comprising a sleeve or case configured to receive a chargeable electronic device; and a repeater antenna coupled to the housing, at least a portion of the repeater antenna positioned within the housing, the repeater antenna configured to receive charging power from a first coupling mode region generated by a transmit antenna and configured to generate a second coupling mode region for coupling the received charging power to a receive antenna of the chargeable electronic device to power or charge the chargeable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for wirelessly relaying power, comprising:
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wirelessly receiving charging power from a first coupling mode region generated by a transmit antenna at a repeater antenna coupled to a housing comprising a sleeve or a case configured to receive a chargeable electronic device, at least a portion of the repeater antenna positioned within the housing; generating a second coupling mode region via the repeater antenna; and wirelessly coupling the charging power to a receive antenna of the chargeable electronic device via the second coupling mode region to charge or power the chargeable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A device that facilitates charging a chargeable electronic device, the device comprising:
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means for selectively encasing a chargeable electronic device; and means for wirelessly receiving charging power from a first coupling mode region generated by a transmit antenna, the receiving means configured to generate a second coupling mode region for coupling the received charging power to a receive antenna of the chargeable electronic device to power or charge the chargeable electronic device, the receiving means being coupled to the encasing means, at least a portion of the receiving means positioned within the encasing means. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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