ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,316,248, issued on May 27.

"Wind power generator using piezoelectric element" was invented by Hyeong Do Yoon (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a wind power generator using a piezoelectric element. A wind power generator using a piezoelectric element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, includes: a plurality of panels which are sequentially stacked, a wing-shaped piezoelectric member disposed between the plurality of panels for generating electrical energy by external force and a vibrating ball container disposed on one surface of the wing-shaped piezoelectric member and ...