Alignment-free omnidirectional wireless charging receptacle
This technology is a wireless charging system shaped like a bowl that can charge devices no matter how they are placed or oriented inside it. Instead of requiring precise alignment between a device and a charging pad, the bowl uses multiple coils arranged around its interior and a controller that activates them selectively to create a charging field in all directions. The system uses resonant inductive coupling — the same physics behind standard wireless chargers — but extends it to work omnidirectionally. This solves the frustrating 'sweet spot' problem of conventional wireless charging.
What you could build
A consumer or enterprise wireless charging receptacle — literally a bowl or bin — where users drop in phones, earbuds, smartwatches, or other small electronics and they charge regardless of orientation or position. Target buyers include consumer electronics brands, hospitality and workplace furniture makers, and automotive cabin designers.
Who in Virginia should care
Northern Virginia consumer electronics distributors, defense contractors needing orientation-agnostic charging for field devices, and smart office/workspace furniture companies with regional operations.
Readiness: Prototype likely
Concept — described but not yet demonstrated. Lab validated — supported by experimental results in the patent. Prototype likely — the text describes a built, working embodiment.
Readiness is inferred from the patent text, not from a lab visit.
The record
- Inventors
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- Granted
- June 25, 2019
- Status
- Granted patent
- Patent number
- 102825
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Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties handles licensing for this technology.
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