ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,334,748, issued on June 17, was assigned to The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong).

"Wireless battery charging system and method for battery charging and handshaking" was invented by Shu Yuen Ron Hui (Hong Kong) and Yun Yang (Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is coordinated control and use of a transmitter circuit and a receiver circuit for wireless battery charging, with emphasis on using power switches in the receiver circuit not only for handshaking with the transmitter circuit for compatibility check and communication of information but also for charging mode control of the battery. It utilizes extra switching operat...