USPTO Patent Granted for Optical Power Beaming Receiver

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 25th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted a patent (US12587134B2) for a receiver designed for free-space optical power beaming. The patent, assigned to Raymond Hoheisel, details a device that converts light into electrical energy using photovoltaic elements and includes a light reflector.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent US12587134B2 for a receiver system designed for free-space optical power beaming. The patent, filed on November 27, 2023, by assignee Raymond Hoheisel, describes a device comprising photovoltaic elements for converting light to electrical energy, electrical charge storage elements, and a steerable light reflector. This technology aims to efficiently capture and store energy from external light sources.

This patent grant is primarily an intellectual property event and does not impose new regulatory obligations on businesses. However, it signifies innovation in energy transmission technology, which may influence future product development and market competition in sectors related to wireless power transfer and renewable energy. Companies operating in these areas should be aware of this patented technology.

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Receiver for free-space optical power beaming

Grant US12587134B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

Raymond Hoheisel

Inventors

Raymond Hoheisel, Andreas Heller

Abstract

A free-space optical power beaming device may be configured to receive a light beam from an external source. The device may include a plurality of photovoltaic elements configured to convert light to electrical energy; a plurality of electrical charge storage elements, and a light reflector element configured to reflect a light beam toward one or more of the plurality of photovoltaic elements. Each electrical charge storage element may be coupled with at least of one of the plurality of photovoltaic elements and configured to store electrical energy output from the at least one of the plurality of photovoltaic elements. In some aspects a set of the plurality of photovoltaic elements may be configured in a tilted manner. In other aspects the light reflector element may be steerable to reflect a light beam toward one or more of the plurality of photovoltaic elements to provide a desired time-averaged light intensity distribution.

CPC Classifications

H02S 40/22 H02S 30/00 G02B 5/10 G02B 5/001 G02B 19/0028 G02B 19/0042 G02B 19/0076 G02B 26/105 H02J 50/30 H02J 7/35 H10F 19/80 H10F 77/484 H10F 77/488 Y02E 10/52