Attachable portable power charger with wireless and direct charging connectivity

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10418839-B2
Application number	US-201715488871-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 17, 2017
Priority date	Apr 15, 2016
Publication date	Sep 17, 2019
Grant date	Sep 17, 2019

Abstract

A portable power charger is provided for charging one or more electronic devices from a rechargeable internal battery. The portable power charger is attachable to the surface of an electronic device via an attachment means located on the charger housing. The portable power charger includes at least one power connection for connecting the charger with an external power source, or at least one electronic device, or both, for direct charge connectivity. The power connection can be a power connection port or a power connector cable, attached to the charger housing, each capable of acting as a power input, a power output, or both. The portable charger also includes wireless power transmission components, such as a transmitter and a receiver, for recharging the charger as well as electronic devices via wireless power transmission methods.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A portable power charger for recharging at least one electronic device having a rechargeable internal battery, said portable power charger comprising:
a charger housing internally storing a rechargeable battery, said charger housing having a generally planar first surface having a first area;
an attachment means on the first surface of said housing for attaching the charger housing to an electronic device, wherein said attachment means do not inhibit attachment to an electronic device having an effective planar area that is bigger or smaller than the first area; and
at least one power connection interface operatively connected to the rechargeable battery capable of operating as at least one of a power input and a power output, wherein when said at least one power connection interface acts as a power input, an electrical charge current is provided from an external power source to the portable power charger for recharging the rechargeable battery when the portable power charger is connected to said external power source via said at least one power connection interface, and wherein when said at least one power connection interface acts as a power output, a charge is provided from the rechargeable battery of the portable power charger to an electronic device to recharge the rechargeable battery of said electronic device when said electronic device is connected to the portable power charger via said at least one power connection interface.

2. The portable power charger of claim 1 , wherein said attachment means comprises an adhesive patch.

3. The portable power charger of claim 1 , wherein said attachment means comprises at least one suction cup.

4. The portable power charger of claim 1 , further comprising a wireless transmitter disposed within the charger housing and operatively connected to the rechargeable battery capable of wireless transmitting power to an electronic device.

5. The portable power charger of claim 1 , further comprising a wireless receiver disposed within the charger housing and operatively connected to the rechargeable battery for receiving power transmitted from a wireless transmitting device and directing said power to the rechargeable battery for recharging.

6. The portable power charger of claim 1 , wherein said at least one power connection interface comprises at least one of a power connection port and a power connection cable operatively connected to the rechargeable battery.

7. The portable power charger according to claim 6 , wherein said power connection cable is stored within a storage cavity formed in the opposing surface of said charger housing.

8. The portable power charger according to claim 7 , wherein said storage cavity is covered by a flexible cover, included on said opposing surface of said charger housing.

9. A portable power charger for recharging at least one electronic device having a rechargeable internal battery, said portable power charger comprising:
a charger housing internally storing a rechargeable battery;
an attachment means on a first surface of said housing for attaching the charger housing to an electronic device; and
at least one power connection interface operatively connected to the rechargeable battery capable of operating as at least one of a power input and a power output, wherein when said at least one power connection interface acts as a power input, an electrical charge current is provided from an external power source to the portable power charger for recharging the rechargeable battery when the portable power charger is connected to said external power source via said at least one power connection interface, and where when said at least one power connection interface acts as a power output, a charge is provided from the rechargeable battery of the portable power charger to an electronic device to recharge the rechargeable battery of said electronic device when said electronic device is connected to the portable power charger via said at least one power connection interface, and
wherein said at least one power connection interface is located within an adjustable cartridge connected to the charger housing.

10. The portable charger of claim 9 , wherein said at least one power connection interface comprises a female power connection port on one face of the adjustable cartridge and a male power connection interface on the opposing face of the adjustable cartridge, and wherein said adjustable cartridge is capable of transforming said connection interface from the female connection port to the male connection interface, and from the male connection interface to the female connection port, depending on the position of said adjustable cartridge.

11. The portable power charger of claim 9 , wherein said attachment means comprises an adhesive patch.

12. The portable power charger of claim 9 , further comprising a wireless transmitter disposed within the charger housing and operatively connected to the rechargeable battery capable of wireless transmitting power to an electronic device.

13. The portable power charger according to claim 9 , further comprising a power connection cable that is stored within a storage cavity formed in the opposing surface of said charger housing.

14. A portable power charger for recharging at least one electronic device having a rechargeable internal battery, said portable power charger unit comprising:
a charger housing internally storing a rechargeable battery, said charger housing having a generally planar first surface having a first area;
an attachment means on the first surface of said housing for attaching the charger housing to an electronic device, wherein said attachment means do not inhibit attachment to an electronic device having an effective planar area that is bigger or smaller than the first area; and
a wireless transmitter operatively connected to the rechargeable battery capable of wireless transmitting power to the electronic device attached thereto via the attachment means.

15. The portable power charger according to claim 14 , further comprising at least one power connection interface operatively connected to the rechargeable battery capable of operating as at least one of a power input and a power output, wherein when said at least one power connection interface acts as a power input, an electrical charge current is provided from an external power source to the portable power charger for recharging the rechargeable battery when the portable power charger is connected to said external power source via said at least one power connection interface, and wherein when said at least one power connection interface acts as a power output, a charge is provided from the rechargeable battery of the portable power charger to an electronic device to recharge the rechargeable battery of said electronic device when said electronic device is connected to the portable power charger via said at least one power connection interface.

16. The portable power charger of claim 14 , wherein said attachment means comprises an adhesive patch.

17. The portable power charger of claim 14 , wherein said attachment means comprises at least one suction cup.

18. The portable power charger of claim 14 , further comprising a wireless receiver disposed within the charger housing and operatively connected to the rechargeable battery for receiving power transmitted from a wireless transmitting device and directing said power to the rechargeable battery for recharging.

19. A portable power charger for recharging at least one electronic device having a rechargea

Assignees

• Halo2Cloud Llc

Inventors

• Miller Garold C
• Weinstein Nathan Daniel

Classifications

• H02J7/70 Primary

  characterised by the mechanical construction · CPC title

• H02J7/342

  The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging (with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/68) · CPC title

• H02J7/00

  Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries · CPC title

• H02J50/10

  using inductive coupling · CPC title

• H02J2007/0062

  Electricity · mapped topic