Patents by Inventor Mavis D. Boamah

Mavis D. Boamah 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).

  • Liquid flow induced power generation using nanoscale metal layers
    Patent number: 11375912
    Abstract: Energy harvesting devices and methods for converting the mechanical energy of a flowing ionic solution, such as rainwater or seawater, into electric energy are provided. The energy harvesting devices include an electric current generating device that includes a metal layer and an amphoteric metal oxide film disposed over a surface of the metal layer. By moving an electric double layer across the surface of the amphoteric metal oxide film, an electric current is generated in the metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Mavis D. Boamah, Franz M. Geiger
  • LIQUID FLOW INDUCED POWER GENERATION USING NANOSCALE METAL LAYERS
    Publication number: 20220038032
    Abstract: Energy harvesting devices and methods for converting the mechanical energy of a flowing ionic solution, such as rainwater or seawater, into electric energy are provided. The energy harvesting devices include an electric current generating device that includes a metal layer and an amphoteric metal oxide film disposed over a surface of the metal layer. By moving an electric double layer across the surface of the amphoteric metal oxide film, an electric current is generated in the metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Mavis D. Boamah, Franz M. Geiger, Thomas F. Miller, III, Jeongmin Kim
  • LIQUID FLOW INDUCED POWER GENERATION USING NANOSCALE METAL LAYERS
    Publication number: 20200358374
    Abstract: Energy harvesting devices and methods for converting the mechanical energy of a flowing ionic solution, such as rainwater or seawater, into electric energy are provided. The energy harvesting devices include an electric current generating device that includes a metal layer and an amphoteric metal oxide film disposed over a surface of the metal layer. By moving an electric double layer across the surface of the amphoteric metal oxide film, an electric current is generated in the metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Mavis D. Boamah, Franz M. Geiger