ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,949, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to INTEGRATED ROADWAYS IP LLC (Miami Beach, Fla.).
"Reinforced roadway with wireless charging" was invented by Tim Sylvester (Kansas City, Mo.) and Tiziano Pedersoli (Overland Park, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A roadway section configured to wirelessly charge a vehicle driving on the roadway section. The roadway section comprises a reinforcement layer embedded within the roadway section. The roadway section additionally comprises a wireless power charger embedded within the roadway section, with the wireless power charger being configured to transmit energy wirelessly to the vehicle."
The...