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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2013
Applicants:
Wayne Po-wen Liu, San Diego, CA (US);
David Bartholomew Chadwick, San Diego, CA (US);
Jeffrey Asher Kagan, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Wayne Po-Wen Liu, San Diego, CA (US);
David Bartholomew Chadwick, San Diego, CA (US);
Jeffrey Asher Kagan, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/16 (2006.01); F03B 13/10 (2006.01); F03B 13/12 (2006.01); H01M 6/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/16 (2013.01); F03B 13/10 (2013.01); F03B 13/12 (2013.01); H01M 6/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
An energy harvester comprising: a microbial fuel cell comprising an anode; and a pump comprising a flexible diaphragm that is configured to be flexed by an ambient, renewable energy source such that with each flexing of the diaphragm nutrient-rich media is pumped past the anode.