Patents Assigned to TBT Group, Inc.
  • Self-powering headset, devices and related methods
    Patent number: 8143765
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to a headset that includes an element that generates energy in response to forces. The headset includes at least one vibratable piezoelectric element; a first circuit element in electrical communication with the at least one vibratable piezoelectric element; and a signal processing element, the signal processing element disposed within the headset and at least partially energized by mechanical changes in the vibratable piezoelectric element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: TBT Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Hakki Yegingil, John-Paul McGovern, Sabine Ohler, Daniel DeClement, Christian L. Martorano, Huidong Li, Joseph Capobianco, Matthew H. Foster, Richard Martorano