Patents by Inventor Bonnie REINSCH

Bonnie REINSCH 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).

  • Stacked piezoelectric energy harvester
    Patent number: 12120959
    Abstract: The present application relates to stacked piezoelectric energy harvesters that include compliant layers between piezoelectric layers. The energy harvesters are useful in various structures and devices, including tissue-stimulating implants, such as spinal fusion implants. The present application also relates to methods of increasing the power output of a piezoelectric energy harvester through the inclusion of compliant layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, EVOKE MEDICAL, LLC
    Inventors: Elizabeth Annamaria Friis, Ember Krech, Eileen Cadel, Bonnie Reinsch, Leighton Lapierre
  • STACKED PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTER
    Publication number: 20210367134
    Abstract: The present application relates to stacked piezoelectric energy harvesters that include compliant layers between piezoelectric layers. The energy harvesters are useful in various structures and devices, including tissue-stimulating implants, such as spinal fusion implants. The present application also relates to methods of increasing the power output of a piezoelectric energy harvester through the inclusion of compliant layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Elizabeth Annamaria FRIIS, Ember KRECH, Eileen CADEL, Bonnie REINSCH, Leighton LAPIERRE