Patents by Inventor Maxwell Kerber

Maxwell Kerber 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).

  • Low profile kinetic energy harvester
    Patent number: 10404150
    Abstract: An energy harvesting device includes a core portion, a first magnet, and a second magnet. The core portion has an electrical output and can move from a first disposition to a second disposition. The first magnet is disposed to provide first magnetic field lines therethrough in a first direction. The second magnet is disposed to provide second magnetic field lines therethrough in a second direction. The core portion, the first magnet and the second magnet are arranged such that externally applied vibrations in a third direction normal to the first direction cause the core portion to oscillate between the first disposition and the second disposition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Paul D. Swanson, Brian B. Dick, Maxwell Kerber, Alex G. Phipps
  • Low Profile Kinetic Energy Harvester
    Publication number: 20180198359
    Abstract: An energy harvesting device includes a core portion, a first magnet, and a second magnet. The core portion has an electrical output and can move from a first disposition to a second disposition. The first magnet is disposed to provide first magnetic field lines therethrough in a first direction. The second magnet is disposed to provide second magnetic field lines therethrough in a second direction. The core portion, the first magnet and the second magnet are arranged such that externally applied vibrations in a third direction normal to the first direction cause the core portion to oscillate between the first disposition and the second disposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: United States of America as represented by Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Paul D. Swanson, Brian B. Dick, Maxwell Kerber, Alex G. Phipps