Inventor

Nicholas Athol Keeling

Inventor

Auckland, NZ

Overview

2015–2021

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 59 as inventor

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

H02Jprimary

H02JElectric power networks21%

B60LPropulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles18%

Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation18%

H01FMagnets12%

Y04SSystems integrating technologies related to power network operation, communication or information technologies for improving the electrical power generation, transmission, distribution, management or usage, i.e. smart grids6%

B60YIndexing scheme relating to aspects cross-cutting vehicle technology6%

H04BTransmission4%

H02MApparatus for conversion between ac and ac, between ac and dc, or between dc and dc, and for use with mains or similar power supply systems4%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification3%

Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution2%

PatentTitleYear

11,001,159Fault detection and monitoring methods for safe operation of a WEVC system2021 10,903,697Methods and systems for multi-phase coil control2021 10,819,156Flush-mount wireless charging power-transfer system2020 10,804,743Surface flux control for inductive wireless charging systems2020 10,778,038Inductive power transfer pick-up circuit with output current doubler2020 10,771,033Electrical feed line integrated filtering for inductive power transfer systems2020 10,727,697Power flow controller synchronization2020 10,720,277Ferrite arrangement in a wireless power-transfer structure to mitigate dimensional tolerance effects on performance2020 10,647,215Balanced coil for multi-filar windings2020 10,630,114Method and system for moving a magnetic field hot spot of a wireless power transfer device2020 10,513,190Methods and apparatus for tuning and controlling double couple inductive power transfer systems2019 10,377,255Methods and apparatus for reducing flux cancellation in ferrite of double couple inductive power transfer systems2019 10,340,078Coil topologies for inductive power transfer2019 10,308,123Vehicle-side beacon mode for wireless electric vehicle charging2019 10,199,885Methods and apparatus utilizing multi-filar alignment assistance in wireless power transfer applications2019 10,146,647Systems, methods, and apparatus related to wireless charging management2018 10,079,510Inductive power transfer pick-up circuit with output current doubler2018 10,014,104Coil arrangements in wireless power transfer systems for low electromagnetic emissions2018 10,000,133Systems and methods for identifying an ideal operation frequency for wireless power transfer2018 9,994,114Systems and methods for bi-state impedance conversion in wireless power transfer2018 9,972,434Magnetically permeable structures2018 9,960,607Systems, methods and apparatus for reducing intra-base array network coupling2018 9,941,708Systems, methods, and apparatus for integrated tuning capacitors in charging coil structure2018 9,917,480'Methods and apparatus for efficient wireless power transfer'2018 9,899,145'Winding arrangements in wireless power transfer systems'2018 9,876,535Modular inductive power transfer power supply and method of operation2018 9,876,366Methods and apparatus utilizing a bipolar double D vehicle coupler in wireless power transfer applications2018 9,859,956'Power supply control in wireless power transfer systems'2018 9,859,755'Device alignment and identification in inductive power transfer systems'2018 9,859,955'System and method for power output control in wireless power transfer systems'2018 9,837,204Coil topologies for inductive power transfer2017 9,815,379'Systems and methods for electric vehicle induction coil alignment'2017 9,815,381'Systems, methods, and apparatus for partial electronics integration in vehicle pads for wireless power transfer applications'2017 9,698,608'System and method for multi-coil dual backbone dynamic inductive power transfer'2017 9,680,331'System and method for frequency protection in wireless charging'2017 9,679,695'Tuning circuit and method for wireless power transfer systems'2017 9,676,285'Vehicle charging pad having reduced thickness'2017 9,680,312'System and method for reactive power control in dynamic inductive power transfer systems'2017 9,672,975'Wireless power transfer system coil arrangements and method of operation'2017 9,666,357'Apparatus system, and method for wirelessly receiving power using conductive structures'2017 9,653,206'Wireless power charging pad and method of construction'2017 9,626,258'Systems, methods, and apparatus related to wireless charging management'2017 9,608,465'Devices, systems, and method for power control of dynamic electric vehicle charging systems'2017 9,601,263'Wireless power charging pad and method of construction'2017 9,583,259'Wireless power transfer device and method of manufacture'2017 9,533,590'Base array network design for multiple vehicle pads'2017 9,511,674'Base distribution network for dynamic wireless charging'2016 9,469,207'Base magnetics and sequence design for dynamic systems'2016 9,472,338'Wireless power transfer system coil arrangements and method of operation'2016 9,438,064'System and method for alignment and compatibility detection for a wireless power transfer system'2016 9,431,169'Primary power supply tuning network for two coil device and method of operation'2016 9,431,834'Wireless power transfer apparatus and method of manufacture'2016 9,381,821'Systems, methods, and apparatus related to electric vehicle wired and wireless charging'2016 9,376,026'System and method for inductance compensation in wireless power transfer'2016 9,352,661'Induction power transfer system with coupling and reactance selection'2016 9,302,591'Systems and methods for bi-state impedance conversion in wireless power transfer'2016 9,248,751'Mixed semiconductor H-bridge power converters and methods related thereto'2016 9,160,205'Magnetically permeable structures'2015 9,142,990'Method of multi-coil operation and optimization'2015

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2015–2019Patents assigned to QUALCOMM INC (42)· patent assignee history

2015–2019Based in Auckland, NZ· patent location history

2018–2020Patents assigned to AUCKLAND UNISERVICES LTD (3)· patent assignee history

2018–2020Based in Munich, DE· patent location history

2018–2020Based in Glenfield, NZ· patent location history

2019–2021Patents assigned to WITRICITY CORP (13)· patent assignee history

2021Based in Forest Lodge, AU· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
QUALCOMM INC	42	2015–2019
WITRICITY CORP	13	2019–2021
AUCKLAND UNISERVICES LTD	3	2018–2020

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Auckland, NZ	41	2015–2019
Munich, DE	13	2018–2020
Glenfield, NZ	3	2018–2020
Forest Lodge, AU	2	2021