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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2011
Applicant:
Joseph M. Depaso, River Ridge, LA (US);
Inventor:
Joseph M. DePaso, River Ridge, LA (US);
Assignee:
Laitram, L.L.C., Harahan, LA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 11/00 (2006.01); B65G 17/08 (2006.01); B65G 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 11/002 (2013.01); B65G 17/08 (2013.01); B65G 23/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Energy-harvesting and -storage devices in conveyor belts and methods for molding those devices integrally into modular belt links and for enhancing energy harvesting through resonance tuning. Piezoelectric materials, electro-active polymers, thermoelectric generators, RF receivers, photovoltaic devices, linear induction generators, and inductive transformer coupling are used to harvest energy to power belt on-board devices.
DePaso, Joseph. (2017). Energy-harvesting conveyor belts and methods (U.S. Patent No. 9571012). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9571012
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