Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Energy harvesting apparatus and methods for detecting a vibratory signal
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Application No.: US16099584Application Date: 2017-05-10
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Publication No.: US11326937B2Publication Date: 2022-05-10
- Inventor: Amit Lal , Sahil Gupta , Sachin Nadig , Benyamin Davaji
- Applicant: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
- Applicant Address: US NY Ithaca
- Assignee: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Ithaca
- Agency: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2017/031909 WO 20170510
- International Announcement: WO2017/196945 WO 20171116
- Main IPC: G01H11/08
- IPC: G01H11/08 ; G01H11/02 ; H01H35/14 ; H01L41/22 ; H02K35/02

Abstract:
A vibration transducer module for detecting a vibratory signal, comprising a base, a spring connected to the base at a first location, a mass mechanically coupled to the spring at a second location remote from the first location, and a wall configured to position a first wall electrode and a second wall electrode a selected distance from the first location, the conductive element positioned and sized to contact the first wall electrode and the second wall electrode. The mass comprises a conductive element, and an energy harvester to provide a first voltage signal. The energy harvester may comprise a piezoelectric material or be construct as a SAW device. The module may be combined with a rectifier and an oscillator to form a vibration sensor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200309591A1 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING A VIBRATORY SIGNAL Public/Granted day:2020-10-01
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