Patents by Inventor Chris A. Mouw

Chris A. Mouw 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: 20120292993
    Abstract: An energy scavenging power system and method may include an energy conversion system having at least one transducer configured to harvest energy, an energy management and storage system configured to store harvested energy; and a load regulation system configured to provide stored energy to power one or more low power-consumption loads. The energy management and storage system may include a start-up capacitor having a small capacitance to allow for quick charging and fast turn-on, a short term capacitor to provide energy to the load or loads once turned-on, and a long term capacitor having a large capacitance to provide for sustained energy delivery to the loads. The system also may include a common charging bus that receives energy from each transducer, conditioned if necessary, and which then determines the capacitor to which the energy should be delivered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: AMERICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cory J. Mettler, Chris A. Mouw, Scott J. Perlenfein, Jesse L. VanOverbeke, Ali Manesh