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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2017
Applicant:
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (US);
Inventor:
Rodger W. Dyson, Jr., Elyria, OH (US);
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02G 1/044 (2006.01); F02G 1/057 (2006.01); F02G 1/055 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02G 1/044 (2013.01); F02G 1/055 (2013.01); F02G 1/057 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermoacoustic engine is provided that uses acoustic energy to operate a piston in a double-acting action. The acoustic energy is amplified as a sound wave travels through the thermoacoustic engine. The amplified acoustic energy is extracted and converted into usable electrical energy.