Prime-mover dynamo plants – Miscellaneous – Drive gearing
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-07
2009-10-20
Ponomarenko, Nicholas (Department: 2839)
Prime-mover dynamo plants
Miscellaneous
Drive gearing
Reexamination Certificate
active
07605482
ABSTRACT:
An energy harvester is provided for converting an input force into electrical energy and also allowing for energy to be stored and then released at a later time. The energy harvester includes a receiver, energy collector, converter, and holder, and operates in three stages. The receiver receives the input force and the energy collector is moved by the receiver with an input displacement. The energy collector is then held in a catch position. The input force changes direction, and the energy collector is released by the holder and moves with an output displacement that is different from the input displacement. The converter generates electrical energy from the motion created.
REFERENCES:
patent: 250104 (1881-11-01), Roberts
patent: 3536929 (1970-10-01), Parker
patent: 3675031 (1972-07-01), Lavigne
patent: 3898471 (1975-08-01), Schera, Jr.
patent: 3930168 (1975-12-01), Tornabene
patent: 3964264 (1976-06-01), Tornabene
patent: 4145885 (1979-03-01), Solell
patent: 4228360 (1980-10-01), Navarro
patent: 4232230 (1980-11-01), Ames
patent: 4239975 (1980-12-01), Chiappetti
patent: 4399368 (1983-08-01), Bucknam
patent: 4409489 (1983-10-01), Hayes
patent: 4410805 (1983-10-01), Berley
patent: 4434374 (1984-02-01), Lundgren
patent: 4454426 (1984-06-01), Benson
patent: 4473751 (1984-09-01), Rombach et al.
patent: 4511805 (1985-04-01), Boy-Marcotte et al.
patent: 4614875 (1986-09-01), McGee
patent: 4672222 (1987-06-01), Ames
patent: 4739179 (1988-04-01), Stites
patent: 5347186 (1994-09-01), Konotchick
patent: 5495682 (1996-03-01), Chen
patent: 5578877 (1996-11-01), Tiemann
patent: 5684761 (1997-11-01), Chen et al.
patent: 5929531 (1999-07-01), Lagno
patent: 6091159 (2000-07-01), Galich
patent: 6172426 (2001-01-01), Galich
patent: 6220719 (2001-04-01), Vetorino et al.
patent: 6281594 (2001-08-01), Sarich
patent: 6291901 (2001-09-01), Cefo
patent: 6376925 (2002-04-01), Galich
patent: 6407484 (2002-06-01), Oliver et al.
patent: 6433465 (2002-08-01), McKnight et al.
patent: 6655035 (2003-12-01), Ghandi et al.
patent: 6734575 (2004-05-01), Ricketts
patent: 6767161 (2004-07-01), Calvo et al.
patent: 6809427 (2004-10-01), Cheung et al.
patent: 6812583 (2004-11-01), Cheung et al.
patent: 6949840 (2005-09-01), Ricketts
patent: 6982497 (2006-01-01), Rome
patent: 7009350 (2006-03-01), Gold
patent: 7023104 (2006-04-01), Kobashikawa et al.
patent: 7057330 (2006-06-01), Buhler et al.
patent: 7102244 (2006-09-01), Hunter, Jr.
patent: 7145257 (2006-12-01), Ricketts
patent: 7205732 (2007-04-01), Gold
patent: 7231874 (2007-06-01), Rastegar et al.
patent: 7239031 (2007-07-01), Ricketts
patent: 7285868 (2007-10-01), Wilson
patent: 7345372 (2008-03-01), Roberts et al.
patent: 7352073 (2008-04-01), Ames
patent: 7365445 (2008-04-01), Burcik
patent: 7498682 (2009-03-01), Lemieux
patent: 7525203 (2009-04-01), Racho
patent: 2003/0034652 (2003-02-01), Slatkin
patent: 2003/0132637 (2003-07-01), Ricketts
patent: 2003/0155771 (2003-08-01), Cheung et al.
patent: 2004/0066041 (2004-04-01), Hunter, Jr.
patent: 2004/0100100 (2004-05-01), Wilson
patent: 2004/0183306 (2004-09-01), Rome
patent: 2005/0001430 (2005-01-01), Ricketts
patent: 2005/0230973 (2005-10-01), Fripp et al.
patent: 2005/0230974 (2005-10-01), Masters et al.
patent: 2006/0001267 (2006-01-01), Ricketts
patent: 2006/0006653 (2006-01-01), Ricketts
patent: 2006/0192386 (2006-08-01), Rome
patent: 2007/0007770 (2007-01-01), Jager et al.
patent: 2007/0085342 (2007-04-01), Horianopoulos et al.
patent: 2007/0210580 (2007-09-01), Roberts et al.
patent: 2007/0292600 (2007-12-01), Morgan
patent: 2008/0164702 (2008-07-01), Brown et al.
patent: 2008/0174281 (2008-07-01), Shau
patent: 2008/0217926 (2008-09-01), Lemieux
patent: 2009/0051229 (2009-02-01), Shau
patent: 2009/0108589 (2009-04-01), Racho
patent: 2009/0121493 (2009-05-01), Lemieux
patent: 2009/0121494 (2009-05-01), Lemieux
patent: 2009/0152990 (2009-06-01), Brown et al.
patent: 2009/0184606 (2009-07-01), Rosenthal et al.
Mendez et al., “Putting it in Scale—Order and Magnitude Scaling,” Mechanical Engineering Design (2004).
Poulin et al., “Generation of electrical energy for portable devices. Comparative study of an electromagnetic and piezoelectric system,” Sensor and Actuators, A116 (2004).
Thompson, “Electrodynamic Magnetic Suspension—Models, Scaling Laws and Experimental Results,” IEEE Transactions and Education, vol. 43, No. 3 (2000).
Brown Stuart B.
Hendrickson Brian S.
Brezina David C.
Cuevas Pedro J
Ladas & Parry LLP
Ponomarenko Nicholas
Veryst Engineering LLC
LandOfFree
Method and apparatus for energy harvesting using energy... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Method and apparatus for energy harvesting using energy..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method and apparatus for energy harvesting using energy... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4061976