Samsung Patents an Adaptive Voltage-Shifting System for Wireless Charging
Wireless charging can stall when the charger and battery aren't in sync — Samsung's new patent tackles that by automatically bumping the…
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Battery & power patents
Charging, power delivery, and squeezing more life out of every cell. Power rarely makes headlines, but these filings decide how long everything else runs.
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Samsung Patents an Error-Detecting Charging System for Cordless Vacuums
Samsung is patenting a vacuum cleaner that watches its own charging process in real time — comparing voltages at both ends of…
Samsung Patents a Wearable That Dials Down Radio Power During Music Playback
Your wireless earbuds are constantly juggling two jobs at once — playing music and maintaining a radio link. Samsung's new patent is…
Apple Patents a Lithium-Ion Battery Electrolyte That Ditches a Key Solvent
Apple is experimenting with a battery electrolyte recipe that removes ethylene carbonate — a near-universal ingredient in lithium-ion cells — and replaces…
Apple Patents a System That Detects When Your Device Is in a Case and Dials Back Its Radio
Your iPhone already knows when it's in Low Power Mode — Apple's new patent wants it to also know when it's stuffed…
Microsoft Patents a Layered Capacitance Sensor for Body-Proximity Antenna Detection
Microsoft is quietly working on a way for devices to sense when your hand is near their antenna — and automatically adjust…
Tesla Patents a Single-Wire System for Lit Buttons That Also Sense Touch
Tesla is trying to make illuminated buttons smarter and simpler — combining the LED power wire and the input-detection wire into a…
Google Patents a Direction-Aware Touchpad That Only Powers the Sensors You're About to Touch
Most touchpads waste power keeping every sensor awake, even the ones your finger will never reach. Google's new patent describes a smarter…
Apple Patents Scheduled 5G Upload Gaps to Sense How Close Your iPhone Is to Your Body
Your iPhone doesn't always know whether it's sitting in your hand, pressed against your ear, or stuffed in your jacket pocket —…
Apple Patents a Smarter Way for Wireless Chargers to Spot Dangerous Metal
Wireless chargers already try to detect stray metal objects — like a coin or key that could heat up dangerously. Apple's new…
Apple Patents a Cross-Link Wi-Fi System That Signals Sleep Mode in Advance
Your phone is connected to Wi-Fi on two bands at once — and Apple wants it to politely warn the router before…
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