Patents Assigned to Texas Micropower, Inc.
  • MEMs-based cantilever energy harvester
    Patent number: 9388041
    Abstract: The claimed invention is directed to integrated energy-harvesting piezoelectric cantilevers. The cantilevers are fabricated using sol-gel processing using a sacrificial poly-Si seeding layer. Improvements in film microstructure and electrical properties are realized by introducing a poly-Si seeding layer and by optimizing the poling process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Texas Micropower Inc.
    Inventors: Erika Fuentes-Fernandez, Pradeep Shah, Wardia Mechtaly-Debray, Bruce E. Gnade
  • MEMS-BASED CANTILEVER ENERGY HARVESTER
    Publication number: 20140087509
    Abstract: The claimed invention is directed to integrated energy-harvesting piezoelectric cantilevers. The cantilevers are fabricated using sol-gel processing using a sacrificial poly-Si seeding layer. Improvements in film microstructure and electrical properties are realized by introducing a poly-Si seeding layer and by optimizing the poling process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicants: Texas Micropower, Inc., The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Erika Fuentes-Fernandez, Pradeep Shah, Wardia Mechtaly-Debray, Bruce E. Gnade
  • MEMs-based cantilever energy harvester
    Patent number: 8633634
    Abstract: The claimed invention is directed to integrated energy-harvesting piezoelectric cantilevers. The cantilevers are fabricated using sol-gel processing using a sacrificial poly-Si seeding layer. Improvements in film microstructure and electrical properties are realized by introducing a poly-Si seeding layer and by optimizing the poling process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignees: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Texas Micropower, Inc.
    Inventors: Erika Fuentes-Fernandez, Pradeep Shah, Wardia Mechtaly-Debray, Bruce E. Gnade
  • MEMS-BASED CANTILEVER ENERGY HARVESTER
    Publication number: 20130140950
    Abstract: The claimed invention is directed to integrated energy-harvesting piezoelectric cantilevers. The cantilevers are fabricated using sol-gel processing using a sacrificial poly-Si seeding layer. Improvements in film microstructure and electrical properties are realized by introducing a poly-Si seeding layer and by optimizing the poling process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicants: Texas Micropower, Inc., The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas S, Texas Micropower, Inc.