Inventor

William Henry Von Novak, III

Inventor

San Diego, CA, US

Overview

2000–2020

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 98 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H02Jprimary

H02JElectric power networks27%

H04BTransmission15%

H01FMagnets8%

Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation3%

H01QAntennas, i.e. radio aerials3%

B60LPropulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles2%

G06KGraphical data reading2%

B64CAeroplanes2%

B64UUnmanned aerial vehicles [uav]2%

G05DSystems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables2%

PatentTitleYear

10,750,640Techniques for mitigating temperature spikes and dissipating heat2020 10,742,071Wireless power transfer for stationary applications2020 10,734,841System and method for facilitating avoidance of wireless charging cross connection2020 10,686,330Smart priority detection for wired and wireless charging2020 10,668,829Passive flux bridge for charging electric vehicles2020 10,671,067Managing limited safe mode operations of a robotic vehicle2020 10,651,657Dynamic adjustment of power for wireless power transmission2020 10,576,289Power and communication of neurocell clusters2020 10,547,208Wireless power transmit resonator2020 10,541,552Near field communication (NFC) coexistence2020 10,523,023Charger-device pairing for recharge warnings2019 10,422,865Time-dependent filtering for lidar signals2019 10,418,855Method and apparatus for varying a wireless charging category of a wireless power receiver in wireless charging applications2019 10,411,493Phase and magnitude control for wireless power transmitters2019 10,411,512Methods and apparatus for implementing presence and usage pattern detection in wireless charging applications2019 10,403,113Methods for warning of electromagnetic fields produced by wireless electric vehicle charging systems2019 10,396,598Methods and apparatus for wireless power and communication transfer2019 10,333,352Wireless power transfer control2019 10,291,075Over voltage protection detection2019 10,277,062System and method for detecting and characterizing an object for wireless charging2019 10,277,058Near field communication (NFC) coexistance2019 10,270,277System and method for prevention of wireless charging cross connection2019 10,268,195Managing vehicle driving control entity transitions of an autonomous vehicle based on an evaluation of performance criteria2019 10,224,753Wireless power transfer using a field altering circuit2019 10,199,871Apparatus and method for wireless power charging of subsequent receiver2019 10,181,241Modulated warning lights for vehicles2019 10,128,688Systems and methods for limiting voltage in wireless power receivers2018 10,095,242Invertible drone for selective power capture2018 10,086,713Wireless power transfer for integrated cycle drive systems2018 10,084,321Controlling field distribution of a wireless power transmitter2018 10,082,869Maintaining occupant awareness in vehicles2018 10,057,604Cloud based vision associated with a region of interest based on a received real-time video feed associated with the region of interest2018 10,033,226Methods and apparatus for out of phase field mitigation2018 10,003,220Reconfigurable wireless power resonator2018 9,995,777Device detection through dynamic impedance change measurement2018 9,991,747Signaling charging in wireless power environment2018 9,985,442Wireless power transfer receiver having closed loop voltage control2018 9,985,071Active area selection for LIDAR receivers2018 9,975,634Magnetic field navigation of unmanned autonomous vehicles2018 9,954,399Reverse link signaling via receive antenna impedance modulation2018 9,924,704'Devices and methods for harmonic power control for wireless power transmission'2018 9,924,921'System for mapping joint performance'2018 9,923,405'Method and apparatus for wireless power in-band signaling by load generation'2018 9,912,177'Single transformer high-power balancer'2018 9,871,384'Wireless charging of metal backed electronic devices'2018 9,831,705Resolving communcations in a wireless power system with co-located transmitters2017 9,827,430Injected conductive tattoos for powering implants2017 9,819,228'Active and adaptive field cancellation for wireless power systems'2017 9,819,326'Wireless power distribution among a plurality of receivers'2017 9,793,748'Methods and apparatus for controlling touchscreen interference'2017 9,778,660'Unmanned aerial vehicle low-power operation'2017 9,762,085'System and method for prevention of wireless charging cross connection'2017 9,723,699'Methods and apparatus for wirelessly powered lighting'2017 9,716,402'Systems and methods for wireless power and data transfer for electronic devices'2017 9,711,972'Auxiliary receiver coil to adjust receiver voltage and reactance'2017 9,660,478'System and method for facilitating avoidance of wireless charging cross connection'2017 9,637,227'Unmanned aerial vehicle hybrid rotor drive'2017 9,634,502'Fast battery charging through digital feedback'2017 9,630,713'Unmanned aerial vehicle with adjustable aiming component'2017 9,620,986'Method and apparatus for wireless power transfer utilizing transmit coils driven by phase-shifted currents'2017 9,612,296'Methods and apparatus for testing of wireless power transmitters and systems'2017 9,583,951'Wireless power system with capacitive proximity sensing'2017 9,583,953'Wireless power transfer for portable enclosures'2017 9,562,955'Methods and apparatus for magnetic field strength measurement'2017 9,559,526'Adaptive power control for wireless charging of devices'2017 9,508,487'Systems and methods for limiting voltage in wireless power receivers'2016 9,419,470'Low power detection of wireless power devices'2016 9,391,442'Protection device and method for power transmitter'2016 9,368,975'High power RF field effect transistor switching using DC biases'2016 9,337,664'Wireless power receiver circuitry'2016 9,337,666'Controlling field distribution of a wireless power transmitter'2016 9,281,711'Class E amplifier overload detection and prevention'2016 9,264,108'Wireless power carrier-synchronous communication'2016 9,184,632'Wireless power transfer for furnishings and building elements'2015 9,154,189'Wireless power system with capacitive proximity sensing'2015 9,142,999'Systems, methods, and apparatus for small device wireless charging modes'2015 9,136,914'Impedance change detection in wireless power transmission'2015 9,130,407'Signaling charging in wireless power environment'2015 9,118,185'Systems and methods for high power factor charging'2015 9,071,284'Load impedance detection for static or dynamic adjustment of passive loads'2015 8,970,184'Apparatus and method for improving power factor of a power system'2015 8,965,461'Reverse link signaling via receive antenna impedance modulation'2015 8,947,042'Wireless power and data transfer for electronic devices'2015 8,934,857'Controlling field distribution of a wireless power transmitter'2015 8,860,364'Wireless power distribution among a plurality of receivers'2014 8,855,559'Forward link signaling within a wireless power system'2014 8,853,995'Devices for conveying wireless power and methods of operation thereof'2014 8,823,319'Adaptive power control for wireless charging of devices'2014 8,796,887'Adaptive impedance tuning in wireless power transmission'2014 8,736,368'Class E amplifier overload detection and prevention'2014 8,559,873'Forward link signaling within a wireless power system'2013 8,508,352'Hardware continuity loop for preventing vehicle misappropriation'2013 8,497,658'Adaptive power control for wireless charging of devices'2013 8,487,478'Wireless power transfer for appliances and equipments'2013 8,338,991'Adaptive impedance tuning in wireless power transmission'2012 6,822,852'Handheld devices'2004 6,777,908'Method and apparatus for correcting and maintaining voltage balance in multiple cell battery configurations'2004 6,037,750'Battery pack controller'2000

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2000–2020Patents assigned to QUALCOMM INC (96)· patent assignee history

2000–2020Based in San Diego, CA, US· patent location history

2012–2016Patents assigned to VON NOVAK WILLIAM H (12)· patent assignee history

2012–2015Patents assigned to OZAKI ERNEST T (5)· patent assignee history

2012–2015Patents assigned to TONCICH STANLEY S (4)· patent assignee history

2013–2015Patents assigned to TONCICH STANLEY SLAVKO (4)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
QUALCOMM INC	96	2000–2020
VON NOVAK WILLIAM Hself	12	2012–2016
OZAKI ERNEST T	5	2012–2015
TONCICH STANLEY S	4	2012–2015
TONCICH STANLEY SLAVKO	4	2013–2015

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
San Diego, California, US	98	2000–2020