Apple Patents Wireless Charging 253
GabriellaKat writes "Via El Reg: 'Apple is trying to patent wireless charging, claiming its magnetic resonance tech is new and that it can do it better than anyone else. This would be cool if its assertions were true. Apple's application, numbered 20120303980, makes much of its ability to charge a device over the air at a distance of up to a meter, rather than requiring close proximity. The Alliance For Wireless Power, which also touts long-range juicing, will no doubt be comparing Apple's designs to its own blueprints.'"
Re:Worlds Gone Mad (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Crystal Radio (Score:4, Funny)
Yes, he's the guy collecting the patent fees.
Re:Worlds Gone Mad (Score:4, Funny)
So this [wikipedia.org] never happened because "the alliance" had yet to be established?
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Re:Worlds Gone Mad (Score:5, Funny)
If it's a better wheel, I'm really excited but I've got a feeling you're being sarcastic.
Re:Worlds Gone Mad (Score:5, Funny)
Great. With a bit of luck my new pending patent "Wheel" is on the way to be approved.
Apple has the patent, it's called the continuous rounded unicorner.
Why not just make microwavable devices . . . ? (Score:5, Funny)
You know, just pop them in the microwave @1000 Watts for five minutes, and they are then fully charged. You have to remember to turn off the device first.
We already have microwavable popcorn, and microwave ovens can also be used to warm small pets, and almost every household has one already. US military specs probably already require microwave proof equipment, so those components could be used. All you need to do is to make a battery that can be charged by microwaves. Well, it sure will get hot in the oven, so maybe the heat will help somehow. Batteries always get hot when charging, so it's the heat that charges.
Maybe.
But please don't tell Apple! They will patent the idea! And then we will all have to buy iWaveOvens to charge our devices!
Re:Worlds Gone Mad (Score:3, Funny)
You forgot to include "for mobile devices". That's why their claim is valid.
Re:20120303980 Patents (Score:4, Funny)
Clearly he has his endians mixed up.
One little, two little, three little endians, four little, five little six little endians, seven little, eight little, nine little endians, ten little endian bytes.
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BMO
Re:Worlds Gone Mad (Score:5, Funny)
Great. With a bit of luck my new pending patent "Wheel" is on the way to be approved.
call it the iWheel and make it look all hip and trendy and you might have a chance there.
Just not too hip and trendy or Apple might whine about it and sue you.
Re:20120303980 Patents (Score:5, Funny)
One little, two little, three little endians, four little, five little six little endians, seven little, eight little, nine little endians, 0x0A little endian bytes.
FTFY
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