ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,463,439, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Voyetra Turtle Beach Inc. (White Plains, N.Y.).
"Wireless charging dock" was invented by Thomas Michael Schoene (San Diego), Scot Robert Cochran (San Diego) and Nicholas Richard Bourne (Hertfordshire, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system for a headset wireless charging dock, where the charging dock comprises a radio, a coil, and a proximity sensor. The method may comprise sensing a presence of a headset using the proximity sensor, wirelessly charging a battery in the headset utilizing the coil, and wirelessly communicating commands, using the radio, to the headset to p...