Patents by Inventor Jean Zu

Jean Zu 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).

  • HALF-TUBE ARRAY VIBRATION ENERGY HARVESTING METHOD USING PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20160156287
    Abstract: A piezoelectric transducer for harvesting ambient vibration energy is made up of a curved substructure beam, two half-tube piezoelectric elements and a mass block. One end of the beam is fixed on a vibration base and the other end is attached with the mass block. Two half-tube piezoelectric elements are affixed on the surface of the curved substructure beam. The present invention has a high energy transformation efficiency and a low resonance frequency. It can be applied in implantable devices, wearable electronics and wireless sensor networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Zhengbao Yang, Jean Zu