ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,334,836, issued on June 17, was assigned to THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY (Hong Kong).

"Magnetically coupled charging system and the method thereof" was invented by Ka Wai Eric Cheng (Hong Kong), Shu Chuen Ip (Hong Kong), Hon Ki Tsang (Hong Kong), Kin Lung Jerry Kan (Hong Kong), Wing Wa Chan (Hong Kong), Ho Fai Ho (Hong Kong) and Yat Chi Fong (Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a magnetically coupled charging system and method. The magnetically coupled charging system comprises: a resonant inverter; a split core transformer configured to receive a resonant power from the resonant inverter; and a rect...