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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:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frederick J. Herman, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 9/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 9/04 ;
Abstract
A system and method for supplying electricity for use with a host device. The system includes a structure and an interface. The structure includes an array of single-walled carbon nanotubes arranged with respect to a matrix. In operation, the system receives a force stimulus for facilitating piezoelectric generation of electricity. In particular, the array receives the force and piezoelectrically generates electricity therefrom. The array is electrically coupled with the interface. The interface allows the structure to supply electricity to electrical devices that are coupled to the interface.