Patents by Inventor Nuria Fondevilla Sala

Nuria Fondevilla Sala 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).

  • Patent number: 8633605
    Abstract: This invention describes a device for the generation of electric energy from small movements which comprises: a magnet with the shape of a solid of revolution which comprises at least a couple of poles (N, S) placed around an axis of revolution; a tube whose transversal section is complementary to the shape of the magnet, and which comprises a winding rolled transversally around it, with the magnet placed in the interior of the tube so that an inclination of the tube causes the magnet to roll, traveling along the interior of the tube and inducing tension on the winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignees: Universidad de Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
    Inventors: Jaume Esteve Tintó, María Cruz Acero Leal, Nuria Fondevilla Sala, Alejandro Pérez Rodríguez, Christophe Serre
  • Publication number: 20120104765
    Abstract: This invention describes a device for the generation of electric energy from small movements which comprises: a magnet with the shape of a solid of revolution which comprises at least a couple of poles (N, S) placed around an axis of revolution; a tube whose transversal section is complementary to the shape of the magnet, and which comprises a winding rolled transversally around it, with the magnet placed in the interior of the tube so that an inclination of the tube causes the magnet to roll, traveling along the interior of the tube and inducing tension on the winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicants: UNIVERSIDAD DE BARCELONA, CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
    Inventors: Jaume Esteve Tintó, María Cruz Acero Leal, Nuria Fondevilla Sala, Alejandro Pérez Rodríguez, Christophe Serre