ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,726,053, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Power Forward LLC (Plymouth, Mich.).

"Multi-housing charging devices and methods" was invented by Daniel B. Jakubowski (Livonia, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems for charging a device. The method may include providing a first housing including a first transceiver and a second transceiver, wherein each of the first transceiver and the second transceiver can function as both a wireless power receiver and a wireless power transmitter. The method may further include providing an orientation sensor configured to sense a magnetic orientation of an external device and enabling ...