Patents Assigned to IMAGING SOURCE, LLC
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONVERTING AMBIENT HEAT TO ELECTRICITY
    Publication number: 20090095908
    Abstract: An apparatus for converting ambient infrared radiation into electricity including an array of patch resonators each including a metal material having a predetermined shape tuned to resonate within a predetermined frequency range, a micro-strip line network for interconnecting the resonators and guiding energy, a dielectric substrate, and a metal ground plane. A micro-structured array of interconnected patch resonators operable for converting ambient heat to electricity, cooling, controlling temperature and wireless communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: IMAGING SOURCE, LLC
    Inventor: Rolf Wilhelm Bollhorst