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Wireless charging/power is something that has been around since Tesla and still not fully taken off. Maybe the Tesla patent expired or they have managed to pat
by Zenst 14y ago
Wireless charging/power is something that has been around since Tesla and still not fully taken off.
Maybe the Tesla patent expired or they have managed to patent the crystal radio!
"uBeam has “several patents” filed regarding its technology for wirelessly charging gadgets such as laptops and smartphones without plugging them into wall outlets or other energy sources, and she is being aided by a team of other people"
So they have applied for patents, not been awarded them. Though even if there are prior art/products that already do what they plan on doing they may still get awarded the patents for something that IMHO is in the public domain with the prior work by Tesla and cystal radio's. Not sure how they can expand upon that. But without a product to scrutinise, then there is nothing too see here.
- learc83 14y agoThere is a lot of published research on wireless charging and several products on the market. My guess is that the patents are more for something on the periphery than the core technology.