USPTO Patent Grant for Dynamic Power Configurations
Summary
The USPTO has granted a patent to Atmosic Technologies, Inc. for a method of dynamically selecting power and charging configurations for wireless devices. The patent covers systems that can utilize USB power, battery power, or harvested energy based on availability and energy levels.
What changed
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued patent US12587026B2 to Atmosic Technologies, Inc. This patent details a method for dynamically managing power sources in wireless devices. The system determines the availability of a USB power source, an internal battery, and harvested environmental energy to power the device's load.
This patent grant is primarily an intellectual property development and does not impose new regulatory obligations on businesses. However, companies involved in wireless device manufacturing, power management, or energy harvesting technologies may wish to review the patent's claims to understand the scope of the granted intellectual property and ensure their own product designs do not infringe upon this patent.
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Dynamically selectable power and charging configurations
Grant US12587026B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026
Assignee
Atmosic Technologies, Inc.
Inventors
Dimitrios Filippos Papadopoulos, Manolis Terrovitis, Justin Ann-Ping Hwang
Abstract
A method for powering a wireless device includes determining a presence or absence of a USB power source connected to the wireless device, determining a presence or absence of a battery connected to the wireless device, obtaining a level of energy harvested from a surrounding environment of the wireless device, and powering a load of the wireless device using one of the USB power source, the battery, or the harvested energy based on the presence or absence of the USB power source, the presence or absence of the battery, and the harvested energy level.
CPC Classifications
H02J 50/20
Filing Date
2023-03-28
Application No.
18127190
Claims
19
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