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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2004
Applicants:
James M. Janky, Los Altos, CA (US);
John Ahearn, Christ Church, NZ;
Bruce Riter, Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventors:
James M. Janky, Los Altos, CA (US);
John Ahearn, Christ Church, NZ;
Bruce Riter, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Trimble Navigation Ltd., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 63/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Vibrational motion caused by a moving vehicle is transduced into electrical energy by a vibrational-to-electric energy converter, and stored in an electrical energy storage device such as a rechargeable battery. The electrical energy storage device may then power one or more electronic components located on the moving vehicle. Where a radio transmitter is used, information produced by the electronic components located on the moving vehicle may be transmitted to other locations/devices.