ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,294,259, issued on May 6.
"Electro-magnetic generator with pendulum structure for converting kinetic energy to electrical energy" was invented by George Mandel (Danville, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electro-magnetic generator is disclosed, comprising a housing containing an arched array of metal coils and a magnet connected to a inverted pendulum. The inverted pendulum is configured to move the magnet relative to the bottom surface of the arched array of metal coils, generating an electrical current in one or more of the metal coils through electromagnetic induction. Each coil in the array includes a first terminal and a sec...