{
  "patent_number": "US 11171521",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How a Device Receives Wireless Power Using Terahertz Waves and Blockchain",
  "original_title": "Receiver device for facilitating wireless energy reception",
  "summary": "This patent describes a receiver device that wirelessly collects terahertz electromagnetic energy using special materials and an antenna, then converts it to electricity, but only after a transmitter authenticates it using a blockchain.",
  "what_it_does": "The patent describes a receiver device designed to get power without wires. It uses a special \"receiver transceiver\" (Claim 1) that has an outer casing, called a \"receiver enclosure,\" made with \"metamaterial\" (Claim 1). This enclosure is designed to catch and store \"terahertz electromagnetic wave energy\" (Claim 1) and turn it into regular electricity that can power other gadgets. The device's antenna, which helps it grab this energy, is made with \"superconducting material\" (Claim 1) for better efficiency. Before any power is sent, the receiver sends a \"registration request\" with a unique ID to a transmitter (Claim 1). The transmitter then checks this request against a \"distributed block-chain\" (Claim 1) to make sure the receiver is allowed to get power, and only then does it send the terahertz energy. For example, a smartphone with this receiver could request power from a nearby transmitter, which would verify the phone's identity on a blockchain before wirelessly charging it.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover wireless power transfer using frequency ranges other than terahertz electromagnetic waves.",
    "Does not cover receiver devices that do not incorporate a metamaterial in their enclosure.",
    "Does not cover receiver antennas that are not made with at least one superconducting material.",
    "Does not cover wireless energy systems where the transmitter does not authenticate the receiver using a distributed blockchain.",
    "Does not cover energy conversion systems that do not specifically store terahertz energy before converting it to electrical energy.",
    "Does not cover wireless power systems that rely solely on near-field inductive or resonant coupling."
  ],
  "filed": "2020-12-30",
  "granted": "2021-11-09",
  "expires": "2040-12-30",
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "Voice Life",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/voice-life",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "David Lee Lark",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/david-lee-lark"
    },
    {
      "name": "Robert Smith",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/robert-smith"
    },
    {
      "name": "Michael Hunter Smith",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/michael-hunter-smith"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "consumer_electronics",
    "telecommunications",
    "software",
    "materials",
    "semiconductors",
    "energy"
  ],
  "abstract": "Disclosed herein is a receiver device for facilitating wireless energy reception. Accordingly, the receiver device comprises a receiver transceiver configured for receiving energy wirelessly from a transmitter device. Further, the receiver enclosure of the receiver transceiver may include a metamaterial. Further, the energy comprises terahertz electromagnetic wave energy. Further, the receiver enclosure is configured for storing the terahertz electromagnetic wave energy based on the receiving and converting the terahertz electromagnetic wave energy into electrical energy. Further, the receiver enclosure comprises a receiver antenna configured for facilitating the receiving. Further, the receiver transceiver is configured for transmitting a registration request to the transmitter device. Further, the transmitter device may be configured for analyzing the registration request, accessing a distributed block-chain associated with wireless energy transfer based on the analyzing, authenticating the receiver device based on the accessing, and transmitting the energy wirelessly to the receiver transceiver based on the authenticating.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/11171521/receiver-device-for-facilitating-wireless-energy-reception",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/11171521/receiver-device-for-facilitating-wireless-energy-reception/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US11171521",
  "relatedPatents": []
}