Applications and Interoperability of Wireless Charging Systems

LeRoy Johnson, P.E.

As Senior Director of Emerging Technologies at Leggett & Platt, a company he has served 20 years, Johnson is responsible for cultivating a steady stream of new technologies and leading them to commercialization. He heads the R&D team for wireless charging, solar, and wind-power projects. He has won four international awards (two in ergonomic office seating and two in the truck industry) over the past three years and has been awarded more than 20 patents. Johnson, who also spoke at last year's Energy Harvesting Conference, serves on the Wireless Power Consortium and the Consumers Electronics Association, two international organizations that strive for standards in the interoperability and safety of wireless-powered devices. He has designed and built a residential rooftop wind-power system to charge batteries in an electric vehicle.

Leggett & Platt is a diversified manufacturer (and member of the S&P 500) that conceives, designs and produces a broad variety of engineered components and products that can be found in most homes, offices, and automobiles. The company serves a broad suite of customers that comprise a "Who's Who" of U.S. manufacturers and retailers. The 128-year-old firm is comprised of 19 business units, 19,000 employee-partners, and 140 manufacturing facilities located in 18 countries.