Wireless Power Receiver Coils for Diverse Applications
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Summary of the Inventive Concept
This inventive concept leverages the core technology of wireless power receiver coils to address critical problems in environmental monitoring, agriculture, health, water quality, and energy efficiency.
Background and Problem Solved
The original patent focused on implantable neuromodulation devices, but the limitations of size, material, and power transfer efficiency hindered its broader applicability. This new inventive concept adapts the wireless power receiver coil technology to tackle pressing issues in various industries.
Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept
The new claims introduce wireless power receiver coils integrated with sensors and devices to monitor and control environmental pollution, optimize agricultural yield, prevent heat stroke, monitor water quality, and enhance energy efficiency in buildings. Each application leverages the advantages of wireless power transfer, miniaturization, and material innovation.
Novelty and Inventive Step
The novelty lies in the application of the wireless power receiver coil technology to diverse industries, addressing specific challenges and limitations in each field. The inventive step is the adaptation of the core technology to meet the unique requirements of each application.
Alternative Embodiments and Variations
Alternative embodiments may include variations in coil design, sensor integration, and power transmission protocols to accommodate different environmental conditions, sensor types, and power requirements.
Potential Commercial Applications and Market
This inventive concept has far-reaching commercial potential in industries such as environmental monitoring, agriculture, healthcare, water quality management, and energy efficiency, offering solutions to pressing global challenges and opportunities for market growth and expansion.
Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)
Field of Art
Biomedical engineering, wireless power transfer systems, and miniaturized medical device design, with expertise in electromagnetic coil design, sensor integration, and wireless power transmission protocols
Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile
A skilled engineer with advanced degrees in electrical engineering or biomedical engineering, experienced in designing miniature wireless power transfer systems, sensor integration, and medical device miniaturization
Obviousness Rationale
A PHOSITA would recognize that the wireless power receiver coil technology from the source patent can be readily adapted to diverse sensing and monitoring applications by integrating sensors and modifying the power transfer mechanism. The core wireless power transfer principles remain consistent across different domains, allowing straightforward technological translation. The PTD's variations represent predictable extensions of the source patent's core wireless power transfer technology.
Obvious Combinations & Variations
Original Patent Information
| Patent Number | US 11,857,797 |
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| Title | Wireless power receiver coil for implantable neuromodulation device |
| Assignee(s) | VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC |