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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2006
Yury Shkolnikov, Glenview, IL (US);
Leslie M. Watts, Tiger City, GA (US);
Richard P. Bolger, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Paul Micheli, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Yury Shkolnikov, Glenview, IL (US);
Leslie M. Watts, Tiger City, GA (US);
Richard P. Bolger, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Paul Micheli, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
An electrical generator includes a passageway having an input port and at least one output port and at least one resonator for converting acoustic vibrations established in the passageway into mechanical vibrations of the resonator. The resonator is oriented adjacent at least one output port. A mechanical-to-electrical transducer is coupled to the resonator for generating electricity in response to the mechanical vibrations.