Patents by Inventor Carla Alexandra DA SILVA ALVES

Carla Alexandra DA SILVA ALVES 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).

  • Publication number: 20190131889
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a rotary triboelectric generator, device comprising different triboelectric materials for generating electricity, said generator comprising: a rotor shaft; a first triboelectric material plate fixed on said shaft; a bracket framework for receiving at least a second triboelectric material plate; a second triboelectric material plate fixed in said framework; arranged such that the first triboelectric plate comes into successive contacting and sliding against the second triboelectric plate, when said rotor shaft rotates, wherein both the first triboelectric material plate and the second triboelectric material plate are flexible plates. In particular, the first triboelectric material plate and the second triboelectric material plate are flexible plates having a different stiffness. In particular, the plate or plates fixed on the shaft are flexible and the plate or plates fixed on the brackets are stiff or flexible but less flexible than the plate or plates fixed on the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: João OLIVEIRA VENTURA, André Miguel TRINDADE PEREIRA, Cátia Raquel DA SILVA RODRIGUES, Carla Alexandra DA SILVA ALVES, Filipe FALCÃO DE OLIVEIRA, Joel BENTO PUGA, Francisco SALGUEIRO CARPINTEIRO