ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,308,665, issued on May 20, was assigned to Medtronic Inc. (Minneapolis).
"Flexible recharger with integrated electronics" was invented by Andrew Thomas Fried (St. Paul, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wireless power transfer system in which the driver and control circuitry are located within the electromagnetic field of the power transmission antenna, e.g., a charging coil. The power transfer system may be contained in a flexible housing, which change shape using one or more hinges, be formed of a conformable material and so on. Changes in the relative location of the antenna and the circuitry may cause interference in the circuit...