Electrical generator or motor structure – Non-dynamoelectric – Piezoelectric elements and devices
Reexamination Certificate
2008-01-08
2008-01-08
Schuberg, Darren (Department: 2834)
Electrical generator or motor structure
Non-dynamoelectric
Piezoelectric elements and devices
C310S323010, C310S330000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10536479
ABSTRACT:
A device and method for propelling objects using periodic or harmonic vibrations is described. The device comprises a flexible substrate or surface and a source of vibrational energy that is applied to the substrate or surface. Specific embodiments include a device which can move along a flat surface, which can climb a smooth vertical or slanted wall, which can move along a ceiling while suspended upside down, which can climb up a smooth hollow tube, or which can move through liquids.
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Dippert William H.
Rosenau Derek
Schuberg Darren
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
Wolf Block Schorr & Solis-Cohen LLP
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