Power charging kit with wireless and direct charging connectivity

• US 9,667,092 B2
• Filed: 04/18/2016
• Issued: 05/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bollinger Industries Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Halo International Sezc Ltd. (Evercel, Inc.)
• Inventors: Miller, Garold C., Weinstein, Nathan Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): LIN, SUN J
• Application Number:
  US15/131,352
• Publication Number:
  US 20160233711A1
• Time in Patent Office: 407 Days
• Field of Search: 320103
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0048 Detection of remaining charge capacity or state of charge [SOC]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0049 Detection of fully charged condition
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/342 The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/0034

Abstract

A power charging kit is provided for charging one or more electronic devices. The power charging kit includes a portable charger unit that includes wireless power transmission components, such as a transmitter and a receiver for recharging the portable charger unit as well as electronic devices via wireless power transmission methods. The portable charger unit also includes at least one power connection for connecting the portable charger unit with an external power source, or at least one electronic device, or both, for direct charge connectivity. Said at least one power connection can be a power connection port or a power connector cable, attached to a charger housing, each capable of acting as a power input, a power output, or both. The power charging kit also includes a wireless charging mat that also has wireless and direct charging functionality. A processing unit controls operation of the portable charger unit for wireless and direct charging.

Claims

1. A power charging kit for recharging at least one electronic device having a rechargeable internal battery, said power charging kit comprising:

a portable charger unit comprising;

a charger housing internally storing a rechargeable battery;

at least one power connection operatively connected to the rechargeable battery capable of operating as at least one of a power input and a power output, wherein when said at least one power connection acts as a power input, an electrical charge current is provided from an external power source to the portable charger unit for recharging the rechargeable battery when the portable charger unit is connected to said external power source via said at least one power connection, and wherein when said at least one power connection acts as a power output, an electrical charge current is provided from the rechargeable battery of the portable charger unit to an electronic device to recharge the rechargeable internal battery of said electronic device when said electronic device is connected to the portable charger unit via said at least one power connection;

a wireless transmitter operatively connected to the rechargeable battery capable of wireless transmitting a power to an electronic device wherein said wireless transmitter includes at least one magnetic induction transmitter coil; and

a wireless receiver operatively connected to the rechargeable battery for receiving a wirelessly transmitted power and directing said power to the rechargeable battery for recharging wherein said wireless receiver includes at least one magnetic induction receiver coil; and

a wireless power transmission device comprising;

a charging mat having a top surface for receiving devices to be wirelessly charged;

a wireless transmitter disposed in the charging mat that includes at least one magnetic induction coil; and

a power cord operatively connectable between an external power source and the wireless transmitter of the charging mat for providing an electrical charge current to said wireless transmitter.

2. The power charging kit according to claim 1, wherein the portable charger unit further comprises a processing unit operatively connected to the rechargeable battery, the wireless transmitter and the wireless receiver, wherein the processing unit is configured to direct power from the rechargeable battery to the wireless transmitter of the portable charger unit to wirelessly recharge an electronic device in wireless communication with the portable charger unit, and wherein further the processing unit is configured to direct power received from the wireless receiver of the portable charger unit to the rechargeable battery when the portable charger unit is in wireless communication with the wireless power transmission device.

3. The power charging kit according to claim 1 wherein the at least one power connection of the portable charger unit comprises at least one of a power connection port and a connector cable operatively connected to the rechargeable battery.

4. The power charging kit according to claim 3, wherein the at least one power connection of the portable charger unit comprises:

a power connection input comprising at least one of a power input connection port and a power input connector cable, said power connection input providing an electrical charge current to the rechargeable battery when the portable charger unit is connected to an external power source via the power connection input; and

a power connection output comprising at least one of a power output connection port and a power output connector cable, said power connection output providing an electrical charge current from the rechargeable battery to an electronic device when the electronic device is connected to the portable charger unit via the power connection output.

5. The power charging kit according to claim 1, further comprising a power indicator means provided on the charger housing of the portable charger unit for indicating a power capacity in the rechargeable battery of the portable charger unit.

6. The power charging kit according to claim 1, wherein the wireless power transmission device further comprises at least one power connection operatively connected to the power cord whereby an electrical charge current is provided from an external power source via the power cord to an electronic device to recharge the rechargeable internal battery of said electronic device when said electronic device is connected to the wireless power transmission device via said at least one power connection.

7. The power charging kit according to claim 6, wherein the at least one power connection port of the wireless power transmission device comprises at least one of a power connection port and a connector cable operatively connected to the power cord.

8. The power charging kit according to claim 1 wherein the wireless transmitter in the wireless power transmission device comprises multiple interconnected magnetic induction coils that make the entire area of the top surface of the charging mat a wireless transmission area.

9. A power charging kit for recharging at least one electronic device having a rechargeable internal battery, said power charging kit comprising:

a portable charger unit comprising;

a charger housing internally storing a rechargeable battery;

at least one power connection operatively connected to the rechargeable battery capable of operating as at least one of a power input and a power output, wherein when said at least one power connection acts as a power input, an electrical charge current is provided from an external power source to the portable charger unit for recharging the rechargeable battery when the portable charger unit is connected to said external power source via said at least one power connection, and wherein when said at least one power connection acts as a power output, an electrical charge current is provided from the rechargeable battery of the portable charger unit to an electronic device to recharge the rechargeable internal battery of said electronic device when said electronic device is connected to the portable charger unit via said at least one power connection;

a wireless transmitter operatively connected to the rechargeable battery capable of wirelessly transmitting a power to an electronic device;

a wireless receiver operatively connected to the rechargeable battery for receiving a power transmitted from an external wireless power transmission device and directing said power to the rechargeable battery for recharging; and

a processing unit operatively connected to the rechargeable battery, the wireless transmitter, the wireless receiver and the at least one power connection,

wherein the processing unit is configured to direct power from the rechargeable battery to the wireless transmitter to wirelessly recharge an electronic device in wireless communication with the portable charger unit,

wherein the processing unit is configured to direct power from the wireless receiver to the rechargeable battery when the portable charger unit is in wireless communication with the external wireless power transmission device,

wherein the processing unit is configured to direct power from said at least one power connection to the rechargeable battery when said at least one power connection acts as a power input, and

wherein the processing unit is configured to direct power from the rechargeable battery to said at least one power connection when said at least one power connection acts as a power output; and

a wireless power transmission device comprising;

a charging mat having a top surface for receiving devices to be wirelessly charged;

a wireless transmitter disposed in the charging mat capable of wirelessly transmitting a power to the devices on the top surface of the charging mat; and

a power cord operatively connectable between an external power source and the wireless transmitter of the charging mat for providing an electrical charge current to said wireless transmitter.

10. The power charging kit according to claim 9, wherein said wireless transmitter of the portable charger unit comprises a first magnetic induction coil assembly;

said wireless receiver of the portable charger unit comprises a second magnetic induction coil assembly; and

the wireless transmitter in the charging mat comprises a third magnetic induction coil assembly.

11. The power charging kit according to claim 10 wherein the third magnetic induction coil assembly comprises multiple interconnected coils that make the entire area of the top surface of the charging mat a wireless transmission area.

12. The power charging kit according to claim 9, wherein the at least one power connection of the portable charger unit comprises at least one of a power connection port and a connector cable operatively connected to the rechargeable battery.

13. The power charging kit according to claim 12, wherein the at least one power connection of the portable charger unit comprises:

a power connection input comprising at least one of a power input connection port and a power input connector cable, said power connection input providing an electrical charge current to the rechargeable battery when the portable charger unit is connected to an external power source via the power connection input; and

a power connection output comprising at least one of a power output connection port and a power output connector cable, said power connection output providing an electrical charge current from the rechargeable battery to an electronic device when the electronic device is connected to the portable charger unit via the power connection output.

14. The power charging kit according to claim 9, wherein the wireless power transmission device further comprises at least one power connection operatively connected to the power cord whereby an electrical charge current is provided from an external power source via the power cord to an electronic device to recharge a rechargeable internal battery of said electronic device when said electronic device is connected to the wireless power transmission device via said at least one power connection.

15. The power charging kit according to claim 14, wherein the at least one power connection port of the wireless power transmission device comprises at least one of a power connection port and a connector cable operatively connected to the power cord.

16. A power charging kit for recharging at least one electronic device having a rechargeable internal battery, said power charging kit comprising:

a portable charger unit comprising;

a charger housing internally storing a rechargeable battery;

a wireless transmitter operatively connected to the rechargeable battery capable of wirelessly transmitting a power to an electronic device; and

a wireless receiver operatively connected to the rechargeable battery for receiving a power transmitted from an external wireless power transmission device and directing said power to the rechargeable battery for recharging; and

a wireless power transmission device comprising;

a charging mat having a top surface for receiving devices to be wirelessly charged;

a wireless transmitter disposed in the charging mat capable of wirelessly transmitting a power to the devices on the top surface of the charging mat; and

a power cord operatively connectable between an external power source and the wireless transmitter of the charging mat for providing an electrical charge current to said wireless transmitter.

17. The power charging kit according to claim 16, wherein the portable charger unit further comprises a processing unit operatively connected to the rechargeable battery, the wireless transmitter, and the wireless receiver of the portable charger unit;

wherein the processing unit is configured to direct power from the rechargeable battery to the wireless transmitter to wirelessly recharge an electronic device in wireless communication with the portable charger unit, and

wherein the processing unit is configured to direct power from the wireless receiver to the rechargeable battery when the portable charger unit is in wireless communication with the wireless power transmission device.

18. The power charging kit according to claim 17, wherein the portable charger unit further comprises at least one power connection operatively connected to the rechargeable battery capable of operating as at least one of a power input and a power output, wherein when said at least one power connection acts as a power input, an electrical charge current is provided from an external power source to the portable charger unit for recharging the rechargeable battery when the portable charger unit is connected to said external power source via said at least one power connection, and wherein when said at least one power connection acts as a power output, a charge is provided from the rechargeable battery of the portable charger unit to an electronic device to recharge a rechargeable internal battery of said electronic device when said electronic device is connected to the portable charger unit via said at least one power connection.

19. The power charging kit according to claim 18, wherein the at least one power connection of the portable charger unit comprises at least one of a power connection port and a connector cable operatively connected to the rechargeable battery.

20. The power charging kit according to claim 19, wherein the at least one power connection of the portable charger unit comprises:

a power connection input comprising at least one of a power input connection port and a power input connector cable, said power connection input providing an electrical charge current to the rechargeable battery when the portable charger unit is connected to an external power source via the power connection input; and

a power connection output comprising at least one of a power output connection port and a power output connector cable, said power connection output providing an electrical charge current from the rechargeable battery to an electronic device when the electronic device is connected to the portable charger unit via the power connection output.

21. The power charging kit according to claim 16, wherein the wireless power transmission device further comprises at least one power connection operatively connected to the power cord whereby an electrical charge current is provided from an external power source via the power cord to an electronic device to recharge a rechargeable internal battery of said electronic device when said electronic device is connected to the wireless power transmission device via said at least one power connection.

22. The power charging kit according to claim 21, wherein the at least one power connection port of the wireless power transmission device comprises at least one of a power connection port and a connector cable operatively connected to the power cord.