US 12,431,738 B2
Carry case apparatus with wireless charger
Vikram Malhotra, Portland, OR (US); Holli Pheil, Portland, OR (US); and Summer L. Schneider, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Jan. 30, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/427,179.
Application 18/427,179 is a continuation of application No. 17/172,612, filed on Feb. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,923,689.
Application 17/172,612 is a continuation of application No. 15/577,419, granted, now 10,944,282, previously published as PCT/US2016/033922, filed on May 24, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/167,521, filed on May 28, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0171008 A1, May 23, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01); A45C 15/00 (2006.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01); H04B 5/00 (2006.01); H04B 5/24 (2024.01); H04B 5/79 (2024.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01); H02J 50/40 (2016.01); H02J 50/80 (2016.01); H02J 50/90 (2016.01)
CPC H02J 50/10 (2016.02) [A45C 15/00 (2013.01); H04B 5/00 (2013.01); H04B 5/24 (2024.01); H04B 5/79 (2024.01); H02J 7/00045 (2020.01); H02J 7/342 (2020.01); H02J 50/402 (2020.01); H02J 50/80 (2016.02); H02J 50/90 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for inductively transferring power or data between portable devices, the system comprising:
a portable carry case having a compartment configured to receive multiple removable electronic devices, each of the multiple removable electronic devices including at least one respective communication coil configured to inductively wirelessly communicate with another coil inside of the portable carry case; and
a control circuit configured to determine an energy transfer efficiency characteristic about wireless power communication between a source device and a target device of the multiple removable electronic devices and, based on the determined energy transfer efficiency characteristic, the control circuit is configured to enable or disable a power transfer between the source device and the target device of the multiple removable electronic devices.