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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2005
Applicant:
Leonard M Tender, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventor:
Leonard M Tender, Bethesda, MD (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/04 (2006.01); H01M 8/24 (2006.01); H01M 2/40 (2006.01); H01M 2/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for generating power from the voltage gradient naturally found in marine sediments. A pump flows sediment porewater to an anode, and a cathode is exposed to marine water. The arrangement can power a circuit.