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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:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2010
Applicants:
Wesley A. King, Rockwall, TX (US);
David A. Earl, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Inventors:
Wesley A. King, Rockwall, TX (US);
David A. Earl, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Assignee:
Mohawk Carpet Corporation, Calhoun, GA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The various embodiments of the present invention are directed to floating floor systems and to methods of making and using the floor systems. The floating floor systems generally include a floating flooring unit () and a mechanical-energy-harvesting device (). The mechanical-energy-harvesting device can be incorporated into the flooring unit component at a variety of locations. The floor systems can further include an energy storage device () and/or an electronic component that will be actuated or driven by the electricity generated.