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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013

Filed:

Apr. 21, 2011
Applicants:

David W. Baarman, Fennville, MI (US);

William T. Stoner, Jr., Ada, MI (US);

David B. Fry, Holland, MI (US);

Inventors:

David W. Baarman, Fennville, MI (US);

William T. Stoner, Jr., Ada, MI (US);

David B. Fry, Holland, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Seating systems in which energy is harvested from the physical movement of the seat. The seating system includes a seating article, an electrical generator, a drive mechanism, and a battery. The generator, the drive mechanism, and the battery are supported on the seating article. The generator is powered by the drive mechanism in response to movement of the user. For example, the drive mechanism may be responsive to the vertical movements of a seat.


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