×

Structures, systems and methods for harvesting energy from electromagnetic radiation

  • US 8,071,931 B2
  • Filed: 11/13/2007
  • Issued: 12/06/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
Patent Images

1. An energy harvesting device, comprising:

  • a substrate;

    at least one resonance element associated with the substrate, the at least one resonance element configured to have a resonant frequency between approximately 20 THz and approximately 1,000 THz;

    a layer of conductive material over a surface of the substrate;

    an optical resonance gap extending a distance between the at least one resonance element and the layer of conductive material of approximately one-quarter wavelength of a wavelength of the at least one resonance element'"'"'s resonant frequency; and

    at least one energy transfer element associated with the at least one resonance element.

View all claims
  • 2 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×