ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,592,588, issued on March 31, was assigned to Auckland UniServices Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).
"Wireless power transfer coupler" was invented by Duleepa Jayanath Thrimawithana (Auckland, New Zealand), Grant Anthony Covic (Auckland, New Zealand), Seho Kim (Auckland, New Zealand) and Osama Abdulameer Ali Ahmed Ali Almulla (Auckland, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multiphase wireless power transfer pad has at least a first coil and a second coil and permeable material which includes a region of reduced magnetic permeability configured to minimise coupling between the first and second coils."
The patent was filed on Dec. 17,...