ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,978, issued on July 8.
"Electro-magnetic coupled piezolectric powering of electric vehicles" was invented by Siavash Motamed (Scarsdale, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device is disclosed, which includes: a charge portion with a plurality of piezoelectric elements embedded in a tire configured for a vehicle, a capacitor mechanically coupled to the tire and electrically coupled to the plurality of piezoelectric elements; a transmitter coil, mechanically coupled to the tire and electrically coupled to the capacitor through a discharge portion; wherein in response to an external radial pressure on the tire resulting from movement ...