ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,308,657, issued on May 20, was assigned to GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP. LTD. (Guangdong, China).

"Device to-be-charged and wireless charging method" was invented by Jun Yang (Guangdong, China) and Shiming Wan (Guangdong, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device to-be-charged and a wireless charging method are provided. The device to-be-charged includes a receiving coil, a first charging unit, and a second charging unit. The receiving coil includes a first end, a second end, and a middle tap. The first charging unit is coupled with the first end and the middle tap of the receiving coil and configured to convert an e...