US Patent Issued to IMAM MOHAMMAD IBN SAUD ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY on July 1 for "Smart speed bump and methods for energy generation" (Saudi Arabia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,002, issued on July 1, was assigned to IMAM MOHAMMAD IBN SAUD ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).

"Smart speed bump and methods for energy generation" was invented by Mohamed Bechir Ben Hamida (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An energy generating speed bump assembly and a method for generating electrical energy therewith are described which integrate mechanical shock absorption with hydraulic power generation in a subterranean housing. The assembly includes a speed bump mounted within a channel configured for controlled vertical displacement. A helical compression spring connects the speed bump to a piston o...