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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:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
May. 09, 2012
Applicants:
Thomas R. Trumbull, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Timothy P. Johnston, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas R. Trumbull, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Timothy P. Johnston, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Plantronics, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 2/18 (2006.01); A61C 13/271 (2006.01); A61C 5/08 (2006.01); F03G 5/06 (2006.01); A63B 71/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 5/08 (2013.01); F03G 5/06 (2013.01); H02N 2/18 (2013.01); A61C 13/26 (2013.01); A63B 71/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electric generator powered by the opening and closing of a user's jaw. In one embodiment, a portion of an electric generator is mechanically stressed by a user's teeth when the user opens or closes his jaw. The mechanical stress is converted to electric energy and may be stored in a battery or power an electric device. In another embodiment, a magnet is passed through a coil when the user opens or closes his jaw to generate electric energy.