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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2007
William E. Mcnamara, Middletown, NY (US);
John S. Kurek, Goshen, NY (US);
Lisa Lamberty, Hawthorne, NJ (US);
Ronald F. Vogel, New York, NY (US);
Anthony D. Gonzalez, Oak Ridge, NJ (US);
David Cerutti, Putnam Valley, NY (US);
Gregory A. Ornoski, Cliffside Park, NJ (US);
William E. McNamara, Middletown, NY (US);
John S. Kurek, Goshen, NY (US);
Lisa Lamberty, Hawthorne, NJ (US);
Ronald F. Vogel, New York, NY (US);
Anthony D. Gonzalez, Oak Ridge, NJ (US);
David Cerutti, Putnam Valley, NY (US);
Gregory A. Ornoski, Cliffside Park, NJ (US);
Avon Products, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A self-contained voltage generating system is incorporated in a package or device for housing a product. There is at least one piezoelectric element incorporated in the package or device and the piezoelectric element generates a source of voltage when it is activated. The voltage is then used to perform various activities on other elements that are part of the package or device, such as operate a motor, provide heat, provide ultrasonic energy, furnish light, provide acoustic energy, and provide vibration energy. The piezoelectric elements are in the form of discrete particles, piezoelectric fibers, filaments, transducers, and actuators.