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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Achyut Kumar Dutta, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
Achyut Kumar Dutta, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Baupil Photonoics, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/142 (2014.01); H01L 51/44 (2006.01); H01L 51/42 (2006.01); H01L 27/30 (2006.01); H01L 31/076 (2012.01); H01L 31/0224 (2006.01); H01L 31/0352 (2006.01); H01L 31/0687 (2012.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/142 (2013.01); H01L 27/302 (2013.01); H01L 31/022441 (2013.01); H01L 31/03529 (2013.01); H01L 31/0687 (2013.01); H01L 31/076 (2013.01); H01L 31/1828 (2013.01); H01L 51/4213 (2013.01); H01L 51/447 (2013.01); H01L 51/448 (2013.01); Y02E 10/543 (2013.01); Y02E 10/544 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method pertaining to a perpetual energy harvester. The harvester absorbs ambient infrared radiation and provides continual power regardless of the environment. The device seeks to harvest the largely overlooked blackbody radiation through use of a semiconductor thermal harvester.