Patents Assigned to Rockwell Technologies Inc
  • Piezoelectric energy harvester and method
    Patent number: 6407484
    Abstract: A self contained device for harvesting electrical energy from linear and rotary motion has a sensor with amplifiers for tensile stretching of a piezoelectric body with magnification of the applied force. The piezoelectric body is a monolithic plate with surface electrodes covering its top and bottom surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Rockwell Technologies Inc
    Inventors: John R. Oliver, Ratnakar R. Neurgaonkar, Alex P. Moffatt, Mohsen Khoshnevisan, Jeffrey Glenn Nelson