Patents by Inventor Helios Vocca

Helios Vocca 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).

  • Bistable piezoelectric generator
    Patent number: 8174167
    Abstract: The invention concerns a bistable piezoelectric generator comprising at least one element in piezoelectric material, with at least one end fixed at a base and having the other end with a mass capable of making oscillations between two distinct positions, respectively a first equilibrium position and a second position opposed to the first, said at least one element being subjected to nonlinear bistable oscillations, the kinetic energy of such bistable oscillations being converted into electric energy and transformed through an electronic circuit in a suitable form for the powering of electric and/or electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Inventors: Luca Gammaitoni, Helios Vocca, Paolo Amico
  • BISTABLE PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATOR
    Publication number: 20100207491
    Abstract: The invention concerns a bistable piezoelectric generator comprising at least one element in piezoelectric material, with at least one end fixed at a base and having the other end with a mass capable of making oscillations between two distinct positions, respectively a first equilibrium position and a second position opposed to the first, said at least one element being subjected to nonlinear bistable oscillations, the kinetic energy of such bistable oscillations being converted into electric energy and transformed through an electronic circuit in a suitable form for the powering of electric and/or electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: LUCA GAMMAITONI, Helios Vocca, Paolo Amico