US 12,424,877 B2
Charging device
Brian William Wallace, Raleigh, NC (US); Cuong Huy Truong, Cary, NC (US); and Brian H. Leonard, Chapel Hill, NC (US)
Assigned to Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed by Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed on Jan. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/420,287.
Application 18/420,287 is a continuation of application No. 16/734,343, filed on Jan. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,916,402.
Prior Publication US 2024/0162755 A1, May 16, 2024
Int. Cl. H01F 27/28 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 50/12 (2016.01); H02J 50/40 (2016.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 50/12 (2016.02) [H01F 27/28 (2013.01); H02J 7/0042 (2013.01); H02J 50/40 (2016.02); G06F 1/1601 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A charging device comprising: a base that comprises a front edge, opposing sides, a back edge, an upper surface, a lower surface, at least one charger panel slot, a wireless power transmission circuitry, a charger panel, a charger panel coil operatively coupled to the wireless power transmission circuitry, and a foot that extends outwardly from the lower surface, wherein the at least one charger panel slot comprises an upper surface charger panel slot for the charger panel, wherein the at least one charger panel slot further comprises a foot charger panel slot for the charger panel, wherein the charger panel coil operatively coupled to the wireless power transmission circuitry is operative with the charger panel coupled to the upper surface charger panel slot and with the charger panel coupled to the foot charger panel slot, and wherein, for the charger panel coupled to the foot charger panel slot, the base is supportable on a support surface by the upper surface.