Patents by Inventor Abdessattar Abdelkefi

Abdessattar Abdelkefi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Energy harvester
    Patent number: 9786832
    Abstract: An energy harvester for converting vibration energy into electrical energy and harvesting the electrical energy includes: a base; a clamping structure which is supported by the base and is spaced apart from the base; an elastic member which is disposed between the base and the clamping structure and allows the clamping structure to be elastically moved relative to the base; and a cantilever structure including a cantilever beam having one side fixed to the clamping structure and the other side which is elastically bendable, and a mass body disposed on the cantilever beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
    Inventors: Abdessattar Abdelkefi, Nathan Sharpes, Shashank Priya, Muhammad R. Hajj, Kyunghoon Cho, Hwiyeol Park, Jin S. Heo
  • ENERGY HARVESTER
    Publication number: 20160197261
    Abstract: An energy harvester for converting vibration energy into electrical energy and harvesting the electrical energy includes: a base; a clamping structure which is supported by the base and is spaced apart from the base; an elastic member which is disposed between the base and the clamping structure and allows the clamping structure to be elastically moved relative to the base; and a cantilever structure including a cantilever beam having one side fixed to the clamping structure and the other side which is elastically bendable, and a mass body disposed on the cantilever beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Abdessattar Abdelkefi, Nathan Sharpes, Shashank Priya, Muhammad R. Hajj, Kyunghoon CHO, Hwiyeol PARK, Jin S. Heo