Wireless Charging and Sensing Systems for Diverse Applications

Publication ID: 24-11857376_0002_PTD
Published: October 28, 2025
Category:New Applications & Use Cases

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Wireless Charging and Sensing Systems for Diverse Applications,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11857376_0002_PTD, Published October 28, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11857376_0002_PTD
This technical disclosure describes improvements that would be readily apparent to a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art (PHOSITA) when considered in combination with the foundational architecture disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 11,857,376.

Summary of the Inventive Concept

The present inventive concept extends the core technology of wireless charging and sensing from medical imaging to various industries, including agriculture, logistics, sports, and municipal water management, enabling innovative solutions for monitoring and optimizing environmental conditions, tracking packages, athletic performance, water quality, and pet health.

Background and Problem Solved

The original patent, focused on intraluminal imaging, has limitations in its application scope. The present inventive concept addresses the need for a more versatile and adaptable technology, capable of being applied to diverse industries and use cases, thereby unlocking new opportunities for innovation and growth.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

The inventive concept comprises a wireless charging module, a sensing device, and a processing system. The wireless charging module enables convenient and efficient power transfer, while the sensing device detects various parameters depending on the application, such as temperature, humidity, and light levels in greenhouses, location and movement of packages in warehouses, physiological and biomechanical data in athletic performance tracking, water quality parameters in municipal water supply systems, and health metrics in pet monitoring. The processing system analyzes the detected data and provides recommendations, alerts, or personalized feedback to optimize operations, performance, or care.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The inventive concept's novelty lies in its ability to adapt the core technology of wireless charging and sensing to diverse industries and use cases, thereby providing a new and non-obvious solution that transcends the original patent's limitations. The inventive step is the recognition of the potential for this technology to be applied beyond medical imaging, coupled with the development of new system configurations and sensing modalities tailored to specific industries.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments of the inventive concept may include variations in the sensing device, such as using different sensors or modalities, or integrating additional components, like data storage or communication modules. Other variations may involve modifying the processing system to accommodate specific industry requirements or developing new software applications to analyze and visualize the detected data.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

The inventive concept has significant commercial potential across various industries, including agriculture, logistics, sports, and municipal water management. The market for such solutions is substantial, with opportunities for licensing, partnerships, and new product development. The inventive concept's adaptability and versatility make it an attractive solution for companies seeking to innovate and differentiate themselves in their respective markets.

CPC Classifications

SectionClassGroup
A A61 A61B8/56
A A61 A61B8/0891
A A61 A61B8/445
A A61 A61B8/4472
A A61 A61B8/461
A A61 A61B8/54
A A61 A61B8/12

Field of Art

Medical device engineering, wireless sensing systems, and biomedical instrumentation, with expertise in patient interface modules, wireless power transfer, and signal communication technologies across medical and industrial sensing applications

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A skilled engineer with advanced degrees in biomedical engineering or electrical engineering, familiar with wireless power transfer, sensor integration, signal processing, and cross-domain technology adaptation

Obviousness Rationale

A PHOSITA would recognize the fundamental technical principles of the source patent's wireless charging and communication system as readily adaptable to diverse sensing and monitoring contexts. The core technological elements of wireless power transfer, sensor integration, and data processing are fundamentally consistent across different application domains. The PTD demonstrates predictable extensions of the source patent's core technological framework by applying identical wireless charging and communication architectures to alternative industrial and environmental monitoring scenarios.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element
Patient interface module with wireless charging capability and signal transmission
PTD Variation
Applying wireless charging module to greenhouse environmental monitoring systems
Obviousness Reasoning
Known technique of adapting wireless power transfer to different sensing contexts, with predictable results of efficient power delivery and data collection
Source Patent Element
Intravascular imaging device communication system
PTD Variation
Package tracking system using similar wireless communication and location sensing principles
Obviousness Reasoning
Predictable extension of signal transmission and tracking technologies across different sensing domains
Source Patent Element
Patient interface module with power management and data transmission
PTD Variation
Athletic performance tracking wearable device with similar wireless charging and physiological data collection
Obviousness Reasoning
Obvious design modification using known sensor integration and wireless communication techniques
Source Patent Element
Wireless signal processing and communication architecture
PTD Variation
Municipal water quality monitoring system with integrated sensing and data transmission
Obviousness Reasoning
Finite set of known techniques for adapting wireless sensing technologies to environmental monitoring applications
Source Patent Element
Patient interface module with wireless power and communication capabilities
PTD Variation
Pet health monitoring system using similar wireless tracking and data collection principles
Obviousness Reasoning
Predictable technological extension using known wireless sensing and power transfer methodologies
35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on US Patent 11857376's teachings of wireless power transfer and communication systems, the present published technical disclosure demonstrates that the claimed variations would have been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art at the time of invention, as the technological adaptations represent predictable applications of known wireless sensing and power transfer techniques across multiple domains.

Original Patent Information

Patent NumberUS 11,857,376
TitlePatient interface module (PIM) powered with wireless charging system and communicating with sensing device and processing system
Assignee(s)PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION