ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,627,179, issued on May 12, was assigned to INTEGRATED ROADWAYS IP LLC (Miami Beach, Fla.).
"Roadway section having embedded wireless charge elements" 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 comprises pavement material, wireless power chargers, and a magnetic shielding layer. The pavement material defines a longitudinal axis. The wireless power chargers are spaced apart along the longitudinal axis and comprise first, second, and third conductive elements. The second conductive element is adjacent to and spaced apart from the first conductiv...