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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2013
Applicant:
Microgen Systems, Inc., West Henrietta, NY (US);
Inventors:
Robert G. Andosca, Fairport, NY (US);
Kathleen M. Vaeth, Penfield, NY (US);
Assignee:
Microgen Systems, Inc., West Henrietta, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/113 (2006.01); H01L 41/332 (2013.01); H02N 2/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/1136 (2013.01); H01L 41/332 (2013.01); H02N 2/186 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an energy harvester device, which includes an elongate, planar resonator beam comprising a piezoelectric material and side walls extending between first and second ends; a base connected to the resonator beam at the first end with the second end being freely extending from the base as a cantilever; and a mass attached to the second end of the resonator beam. The side walls are continuously curved within the plane of the resonator beam. Also disclosed are a system containing the device, and methods of using and making the device.