US Patent 12587039B2 Granted for Wireless Power

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 25th, 2026

Summary

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted US Patent 12587039B2 to GPHY INC. for a wireless charging and docking station system. The patent covers methods for wirelessly charging portable devices and automatically connecting them to external peripheral devices.

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USPTO has granted US Patent 12587039B2, titled 'Wireless charging and docking station, system and associated method,' to GPHY INC. The patent, granted on March 24, 2026, with a filing date of July 22, 2021, details a system comprising a wireless power transmitter and receiver. This system facilitates wireless charging and the automatic connection of portable devices to external peripherals by exchanging identification-related information.

This patent grant is primarily an intellectual property event. While it establishes exclusive rights for the assignee, GPHY INC., it does not impose new direct regulatory obligations on other manufacturers or technology companies. However, companies developing similar wireless charging or docking technologies should be aware of this patent to avoid potential infringement issues and may need to conduct due diligence on existing intellectual property landscapes.

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Wireless charging and docking station, system and associated method

Grant US12587039B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

GPHY INC.

Inventors

Hubert Audet, Anthony Blais, Pier-Etienne Lehoux, Myrik Hervieux-Gaudreau

Abstract

A wireless power transfer and docking station and methods are provided for wirelessly charging or powering a portable device and automatically connecting to external peripheral devices. The station comprises at least one wireless-power transmitter for transmitting power and identification-related information, and at least one wireless-power receiver, connected to the portable device, for exchanging the power and the identification-related information to the portable device. The methods comprise pairing the at least one wireless-power transmitter with the at least one wireless-power receiver when the portable device is placed in a charging zone of the at least one wireless-power transmitter, exchanging the identification-related information for automatically and wirelessly connecting to the external peripheral devices, and attempting connecting to the external peripheral devices.