Method for generation of power from intraluminal pressure changes

• US 9,567,983 B2
• Filed: 12/04/2008
• Issued: 02/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Enterprise Science Fund, LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Deep Science LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Hyde, Roderick A., Ishikawa, Muriel Y., Leuthardt, Eric C., Smith, Michael A., Wood, Lowell L. Jr., Wood, Victoria Y.H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuevas, Pedro J
• Application Number:
  US12/315,631
• Publication Number:
  US 20100140957A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,994 Days
• Field of Search: 290/1.R, 290/10, 607/35, 600/16
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F03G 7/04 using pressure differences or thermal differences occurring in nature F03G7/06 takes precedence

Abstract

A method for generating power from intraluminal pressure changes may comprise one or more of the following steps: (a) receiving an intraluminal pressure change; and (b) converting the intraluminal pressure change into energy with an intraluminal generator.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving an intraluminal pressure change with a deformable pressure change receiving structure that is operably coupled to an intraluminal piezoelectric generator, said intraluminal pressure change associated with an intraluminal fluid, said deformable pressure change receiving structure in physical contact with said intraluminal fluid; and

converting the intraluminal pressure change into electric current energy with the intraluminal piezoelectric generator;

wherein the receiving an intraluminal pressure change with the deformable pressure change receiving structure that is operably coupled to the intraluminal piezoelectric generator comprises;

receiving an intraluminal pressure change with a resilient structure operably coupled to the intraluminal piezoelectric generator;

wherein the receiving an intraluminal pressure change with a resilient structure comprises;

receiving an intraluminal pressure change with a resilient polymeric structure operably coupled to the intraluminal piezoelectric generator.

2. A method comprising:

receiving an intraluminal pressure change with a deformable pressure change receiving structure that is operably coupled to an intraluminal piezoelectric generator, said intraluminal pressure change associated with an intraluminal fluid, said deformable pressure change receiving structure in physical contact with said intraluminal fluid; and

converting the intraluminal pressure change into electric current energy with the intraluminal piezoelectric generator;

wherein the receiving an intraluminal pressure change with the deformable pressure change receiving structure that is operably coupled to the intraluminal piezoelectric generator comprises;

receiving an intraluminal pressure change with an elastomeric pressure change receiving structure operably coupled to the intraluminal piezoelectric generator.

3. A method comprising:

receiving an intraluminal pressure change with a deformable pressure change receiving structure, said intraluminal pressure change associated with an intraluminal fluid, said deformable pressure change receiving structure in physical contact with said intraluminal fluid; and

converting the intraluminal pressure change into electric current energy with an intraluminal piezoelectric generator;

wherein the converting the intraluminal pressure change into electric current energy with an intraluminal piezoelectric generator comprises;

converting the intraluminal pressure change into electric current energy with the intraluminal piezoelectric generator that includes the deformable pressure change receiving structure having a resilient structure;

wherein the converting the intraluminal pressure change into electric current energy with an intraluminal piezoelectric generator that includes the deformable pressure change receiving structure having a resilient structure comprises;

converting the intraluminal pressure change into electric current energy with an intraluminal piezoelectric generator that includes the deformable pressure change receiving structure having a resilient membrane;

wherein the converting the intraluminal pressure change into electric current energy with an intraluminal piezoelectric generator that includes the deformable pressure change receiving structure having a resilient membrane comprises;

converting the intraluminal pressure change into electric current energy with an intraluminal piezoelectric generator that includes the deformable pressure change receiving structure having a resilient polymeric membrane.