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WIRELESS CHARGER DEVICE SUPPORTING MULTIPLE WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SPECIFICATIONS

Application US20260081471A1 Kind: A1 Mar 19, 2026

Assignee

Apple Inc.

Inventors

Grant S. Haug, Srinivasa V. Thirumalai Ananthan Pillai, Ruiyang Lin

Abstract

A wireless charger device can support multiple different receiver devices having different wireless charging specifications. The wireless charger device can house two wireless power transmitter coils having different dimensions and arranged coaxially with each other. A first coil can have a size and shape compatible with a portable device such as a smart phone while the second coil can have a size and shape compatible with a smaller device such as a smart watch. The first coil and the second coil can deliver power through the same charging surface, or the first coil can deliver power through a first charging surface while the second coil can deliver power through a second charging surface opposite the first charging surface.

CPC Classifications

H02J 50/10 H02J 7/975 H02J 50/005 H02J 50/402 H02J 50/70 H02J 50/90 H01F 27/363 H01F 27/366

Filing Date

2024-09-18

Application No.

18888731