公开(公告)号：US10770507B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-08

申请号：US16167397

申请日：2018-10-22

Applicant: FACE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Inventor： Clark D Boyd ,  Bradbury R Face ,  Jeffrey D Shepard

IPC: H01L21/00 ,  H01L31/101 ,  H01L27/16 ,  H01L35/00 ,  H01J45/00

Abstract: An electrically-powered device, structure and/or component is provided that includes an attached electrical power source in a form of a unique, environmentally-friendly energy harvesting element or component. The energy harvesting component provides a mechanism for generating autonomous renewable energy, or a renewable energy supplement, in the integrated circuit system, structure and/or component. The energy harvesting element includes a first conductor layer, a low work function layer, a dielectric layer, and a second conductor layer that are particularly configured in a manner to promote electron migration from the low work function layer, through the dielectric layer, to the facing surface of the second conductor layer in a manner that develops an electric potential between the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer. The energy harvesting component includes a plurality of energy harvesting elements electrically connected to one another to increase an electrical power output.

公开(公告)号：US10347777B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-09

申请号：US15416259

申请日：2017-01-26

Applicant: FACE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Inventor： Clark D Boyd ,  Bradbury R Face ,  Jeffrey D Shepard

IPC: H01L31/0232 ,  H02S99/00 ,  H01L31/0203 ,  H01L31/0236 ,  H02S40/34 ,  B60L8/00 ,  B62D25/12 ,  B62D25/06 ,  B62D33/02 ,  B60J5/04

Abstract: A method is provided that integrates an autonomous energy harvesting capacity in vehicles in an aesthetically neutral manner. A unique set of structural features combine to implement a hidden energy harvesting system on a surface of the vehicle to provide electrical power to the vehicle, and/or to electrically-powered devices in the vehicle. Color-matched, image-matched and/or texture-matched optical layers are formed over energy harvesting components, including photovoltaic energy collecting components. Optical layers are tuned to scatter selectable wavelengths of electromagnetic energy back in an incident direction while allowing remaining wavelengths of electromagnetic energy to pass through the layers to the energy collecting components below. The layers uniquely implement optical light scattering techniques to make the layers appear opaque when observed from a light incident side, while allowing at least 50%, and as much as 80+%, of the energy impinging on the energy or incident side to pass through the layer.

公开(公告)号：US10249810B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-02

申请号：US16024905

申请日：2018-07-01

Applicant: FACE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Inventor： Clark D Boyd ,  Bradbury R Face ,  Jeffrey D Shepard

IPC: H01L21/00 ,  H01L35/34 ,  H01L35/02 ,  H01L25/04 ,  H01L25/00

Abstract: A method is provided for producing an electrically-powered device and/or component that is embeddable in a solid structural component, and a system, a produced device and/or a produced component is provided. The produced electrically powered device includes an attached autonomous electrical power source in a form of a unique, environmentally-friendly structure configured to transform thermal energy at any temperature above absolute zero to an electric potential without any external stimulus including physical movement or deformation energy. The autonomous electrical power source component provides a mechanism for generating renewable energy as primary power for the electrically-powered device and/or component once an integrated structure including the device and/or component is deployed in an environment that restricts future access to the electrical power source for servicing, recharge, replacement, replenishment or the like.

公开(公告)号：US10109781B1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-23

申请号：US15484036

申请日：2017-04-10

Applicant: FACE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Inventor： Clark D Boyd

IPC: H01L21/00 ,  H01L35/34 ,  H01L35/32

Abstract: A method for forming a unique, environmentally-friendly micron scale autonomous electrical power source is provided in a configuration that generates renewable energy for use in electronic systems, electronic devices and electronic system components. The configuration includes a first conductor with a facing surface conditioned to have a low work function, a second conductor with a facing surface having a comparatively higher work function, and a dielectric layer, not more than 200 nm thick, sandwiched between the respective facing surfaces of the first conductor and the second conductor. The autonomous electrical power source formed according to the disclosed method is configured to harvest minimal thermal energy from any source in an environment above absolute zero. An autonomous electrical power source component is also provided that includes a plurality of autonomous electrical power source constituent elements electrically connected to one another to increase a power output of the autonomous electrical power source.

公开(公告)号：US09923514B1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-20

申请号：US15416491

申请日：2017-01-26

Applicant: FACE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Inventor： Clark D Boyd ,  Bradbury R Face ,  Jeffrey D Shepard

IPC: H02J7/35 ,  H01M10/46 ,  H02S40/22 ,  H02S40/38 ,  H02J3/38 ,  G02B5/26 ,  G02B5/20 ,  G02B5/02 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W88/02 ,  H04W84/18

CPC classification number: H02S40/22 ,  G02B5/0242 ,  G02B5/0284 ,  G02B5/0294 ,  G02B5/206 ,  G02B5/26 ,  H01M10/465 ,  H02J3/383 ,  H02J7/35 ,  H02S40/38 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W88/02

Abstract: A system is provided that integrates a unique set of structural features for concealing self-powered sensor and communication devices in aesthetically neutral, or camouflaged, packages that include energy harvesting systems that provide autonomous electrical power to sensors, data processing and wireless communication components in the portable, self-contained packages. Color-matched, image-matched and/or texture-matched optical layers are formed over energy harvesting components, including photovoltaic energy collecting components. Optical layers are tuned to scatter selectable wavelengths of electromagnetic energy back in an incident direction while allowing remaining wavelengths of electromagnetic energy to pass through the layers to the energy collecting components below. The layers uniquely implement optical light scattering techniques to make the layers appear opaque when observed from a light incident side, while allowing at least 50%, and as much as 80+%, of the energy impinging on the energy or incident side to pass through the layer.

公开(公告)号：US09726791B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-08

申请号：US15006150

申请日：2016-01-26

Applicant: FACE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Inventor： Clark D Boyd ,  Bradbury R Face ,  Jeffrey D Shepard

IPC: G02F1/03 ,  G02B5/02 ,  G02B5/26 ,  G02F1/00 ,  G02F1/01 ,  G02F1/19 ,  G01J1/04 ,  G02B27/10 ,  G02B1/10 ,  G01J3/12

CPC classification number: G02B5/0242 ,  B32B7/02 ,  G01J1/0488 ,  G01J2003/1213 ,  G02B1/10 ,  G02B5/0263 ,  G02B5/0268 ,  G02B5/0284 ,  G02B5/0289 ,  G02B5/201 ,  G02B5/206 ,  G02B5/26 ,  G02B27/1006 ,  G02F1/0018 ,  G02F1/01 ,  G02F1/0102 ,  G02F1/0121 ,  G02F1/19 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01L31/02161 ,  H01L31/02168 ,  H01L31/02327 ,  H02S40/00

Abstract: A system and method are provided for forming body structures including energy filters/shutter components, including energy/light directing/scattering layers that are actively electrically switchable. The filters or components are operable between at least a first mode in which the layers, and thus the presentation of the shutter components, appear substantially transparent when viewed from an energy/light incident side, and a second mode in which the layers, and thus the presentation of the energy filters or shutter components, appear opaque to the incident energy impinging on the energy incident side. The differing modes are selectable by electrically energizing, differentially energizing and/or de-energizing electric fields in a vicinity of the energy scattering layers, including electric fields generated between a pair of transparent electrodes sandwiching an energy scattering layer. Refractive indices of transparent particles, and the transparent matrices in which the particles are fixed, are tunable according to the applied electric fields.

公开(公告)号：US11938700B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17063682

申请日：2020-10-05

Applicant: FACE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Inventor： Clark D Boyd ,  Bradbury R Face ,  Jeffrey D Shepard

IPC: B32B17/00 ,  B32B7/02 ,  B32B27/06 ,  B60J3/04 ,  E06B9/24 ,  G01J1/04 ,  G02B1/10 ,  G02B5/02 ,  G02B5/20 ,  G02B27/10 ,  G02F1/00 ,  G02F1/01 ,  G02F1/13 ,  G02F1/19 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01L31/0216 ,  H01L31/0232 ,  H02S40/00 ,  G01J3/12 ,  G02B5/26

CPC classification number: B32B17/00 ,  B32B7/02 ,  B32B27/06 ,  G01J1/0488 ,  G02B1/10 ,  G02B5/0242 ,  G02B5/0263 ,  G02B5/0268 ,  G02B5/0284 ,  G02B5/0289 ,  G02B5/201 ,  G02B5/206 ,  G02B27/1006 ,  G02F1/0018 ,  G02F1/01 ,  G02F1/0102 ,  G02F1/0121 ,  G02F1/19 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01L31/02161 ,  H01L31/02168 ,  H01L31/02327 ,  H02S40/00 ,  B32B2255/00 ,  B32B2255/20 ,  B32B2255/26 ,  B32B2255/28 ,  B32B2307/404 ,  B32B2307/41 ,  B32B2307/412 ,  B32B2307/418 ,  B32B2457/12 ,  B32B2559/00 ,  G01J2003/1213 ,  G02B5/26 ,  Y02E10/52

Abstract: A system and method are provided for forming one-way light transmissive layers implementing optical light scattering techniques in those layers, and to objects, object portions, lenses, filters, screens and the like that are formed of, or that otherwise incorporate, such one-way light transmissive layers. Processes are provided by which to form, or otherwise incorporate, one or more one-way light transmissive, or substantially transparent, object portions or layers in solid or hollow objects Individual one-way light transmissive layers are formed of substantially-transparent sub-micrometer spheres, including micro-particles and/or nano-particles, with nano-voids incorporated between them. Refractive indices of the sub-micrometer particles are tunable in order that the finished layers provide an opaque appearance when viewed from a light incident side that is rendered according to an individual user's desires, but that are substantially-transparent to light passing through the finished layers to areas or sensors behind those finished layers.

公开(公告)号：US11571583B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-07

申请号：US17001558

申请日：2020-08-24

Applicant: FACE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Inventor： Clark D Boyd ,  Bradbury R Face ,  Jeffrey D Shepard

IPC: A61N1/378 ,  H01L35/34 ,  H01L35/02 ,  H02J7/34 ,  H01J45/00 ,  H02J50/00 ,  H01L25/04 ,  H01L25/00 ,  H01L25/065 ,  H01L25/07 ,  H01L23/58 ,  G01V1/16

Abstract: A method is provided for producing an electrically-powered device and/or component that is embeddable in a solid structural component, and a system, a produced device and/or a produced component is provided. The produced electrically powered device includes an attached autonomous electrical power source in a form of a unique, environmentally-friendly structure configured to transform thermal energy at any temperature above absolute zero to an electric potential without any external stimulus including physical movement or deformation energy. The autonomous electrical power source component provides a mechanism for generating renewable energy as primary power for the electrically-powered device and/or component once an integrated structure including the device and/or component is deployed in an environment that restricts future access to the electrical power source for servicing, recharge, replacement, replenishment or the like.

公开(公告)号：US11513264B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-29

申请号：US17324044

申请日：2021-05-18

Applicant: FACE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Inventor： Clark D Boyd ,  Bradbury R Face ,  Jeffrey D Shepard

IPC: B05D5/06 ,  G02B5/02 ,  C08K9/10 ,  G02B5/28 ,  C09D5/00 ,  C23C16/455 ,  B05D1/02

Abstract: Methods are provided for forming a particular multi-layer micron-sized particle that is substantially transparent, yet that exhibits selectable coloration based on its physical properties. The disclosed physical properties of the particle are controllably selectable refractive indices to provide an opaque-appearing energy transmissive material when pluralities of the particles are suspended in a substantially transparent matrix material. Multiply-layered (up to 30+ constituent layers) particles result in an overall particle diameter of less than 5 microns. The material suspensions render the particles deliverable as aspirated or aerosol compositions onto substrates to form layers that selectively scatter specific wavelengths of electromagnetic energy while allowing remaining wavelengths of the incident energy to pass. The disclosed particles and material compositions uniquely implement optical light scattering techniques in energy (or light) transmissive layers that appear selectively opaque, while allowing 80+% of the energy impinging on the light incident side to pass through the layers.

公开(公告)号：US10896929B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-19

申请号：US16154706

申请日：2018-10-08

Applicant: FACE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Inventor： Clark D Boyd

IPC: H01L31/101 ,  H01L21/00 ,  H01L27/16 ,  H01L35/00 ,  H01J45/00

Abstract: An integrated circuit system, structure and/or component is provided that includes an integrated electrical power source in a form of a unique, environmentally-friendly energy harvesting element or component. The energy harvesting component provides a mechanism for generating autonomous renewable energy, or a renewable energy supplement, in the integrated circuit system, structure and/or component. The energy harvesting element includes a first conductor layer, a low work function layer, a dielectric layer, and a second conductor layer that are particularly configured to promote electron migration from the low work function layer, through the dielectric layer, to the facing surface of the second conductor layer in a manner that develops an electric potential between the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer. An energy harvesting component includes a plurality of energy harvesting elements electrically connected to one another to increase a power output of the electric harvesting component.