Patents
US 12328081 B2: Energy harvesting devices and sensors, and methods of making and use thereof
- Granted
- 2025-06-10
- Filed
- 2019-05-30 application 16427023
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are energy harvesting devices and sensors, and methods of making and use thereof. The energy harvesting devices can comprise a membrane disposed on a substrate, wherein the membrane comprises a two-dimensional (2D) material and one or more ripples; and a component electrically, magnetically, electromagnetically, electrostatic/capacitively, piezoelectrically, magnetostrictively and/or mechanically coupled to the membrane and/or the substrate, such that the component is configured to harvest energy from the membrane. The sensors can comprise a membrane disposed on a substrate, wherein the membrane comprises a two-dimensional material one or more ripples; and a component electrically, magnetically, electromagnetically, electrostatic/capacitively, piezoelectrically, magnetostrictively and/or mechanically coupled to the membrane and/or the substrate, such that the component is configured to detect a signal from the membrane.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250610.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas 267 patents | US company or organization | Little Rock, AR | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Thibado | Fayetteville, AR | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H02N | Electric machines not otherwise provided for | H02N2/186 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B81B | Microstructural devices or systems, e.g. micromechanical devices | B81B3/0021 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H01M | Processes or means, e.g. batteries, for the direct conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy | H01M10/052 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H10N | Electric solid-state devices not otherwise provided for | H10N30/308 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02E | Reduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution | Y02E60/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | THIBADO, PAUL signed 2019-06-12 | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK, AR | 49545/619 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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