ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,476,497, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Wireless power systems with magnetic alignment systems" was invented by Matthew J Chabalko (Salinas, Calif.) and Zaki Moussaoui (San Carlos, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wireless power system has electronic devices that mate with each other to transfer wireless power. Each device may have a wireless power coil. Alignment magnets may be used to magnetically attach devices to each other so that the coils in the devices are aligned with respect to each other for wireless power transfer. The system may include first, second, and third devices. The first a...