Electric ring with external power source

• US 9,660,488 B2
• Filed: 02/16/2016
• Issued: 05/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2015
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Breedvelt-Schouten, Ilse M., Jenkins, Jana H., Kusnitz, Jeffrey A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Fleming, Fritz M
• Application Number:
  US15/044,229
• Publication Number:
  US 20160336758A1
• Time in Patent Office: 462 Days
• Field of Search: 63 15, 63 151, 63 152, 63 153, 63 154, 307 18, 307 43, 307 42, 307150, 307154, 307155, 307156
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention may relate generally to electrical systems, and more particularly, to a structure, system, and method of powering an electric ring with an external power source. An energy storage ring may be used to store energy and transmit energy to the electric ring. The energy storage ring may include an energy storage device and an energy transmission device. The electric ring may include an energy receiver device and one or more energy consuming devices. The energy transmission device of the energy storage ring may be configured to transmit energy to energy receiver device of the electric ring. Utilizing the energy storage ring to store energy may increase energy available for use by the electric ring, thus substantially increasing types and number of devices that may be included in the electric ring.

Claims

1. A method for powering an electric ring comprising:

forming a first energy storage ring having a cylindrical shape with a hollow inner region, wherein the first energy storage ring includes an energy storage device and an energy transmission device, wherein the energy storage device is electrically connected to the energy transmission device;

forming a first electric ring having a cylindrical shape with a hollow inner region, wherein the first electric ring includes an energy receiver device and one or more energy consuming devices, wherein the energy receiver device is electrically connected to one or more energy consuming devices;

wherein the energy receiver device of the first electric ring is configured to receive energy generated by the energy transmission device of the first energy storage ring;

wherein the first energy storage ring and the first electric ring comprise a coupling mechanism for coupling the first energy storage ring and the first electric ring

forming a second energy storage ring having a cylindrical shape with a hollow inner region, wherein the second energy storage ring includes an energy storage device and an energy transmission device, wherein the energy storage device is electrically connected to the energy transmission device;

forming a second electric ring having a cylindrical shape with a hollow inner region, wherein the second electric ring includes an energy receiver device and one or more energy consuming devices, wherein the energy receiver device is electrically connected to one or more energy consuming devices;

wherein the energy receiver device of the second electric ring is configured to receive energy generated by the energy transmission device of the second energy storage ring;

wherein the second energy storage ring and the second electric ring comprise a coupling mechanism for coupling the first energy storage ring and the first electric ring; and

communicating, by the first electric ring, with the second electric ring.