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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:
Jul. 08, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jun Okada, Tokyo, JP;
Kyoichi Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsumi Morohoshi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Miura, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Yamauchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 2/712 ; F16F 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 2/712 ; F16F 1/500 ;
Abstract
A fiber body includes a collection of fibers containing thermoplastic resin as the main component and an energy consuming component, such as a piezoelectric material for converting and consuming external mechanical energy of sound and vibration. The energy is converted into electrical energy, which in turn, is converted and consumed into and as heat by means of the electrical resistance of the resin.