ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,467, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Sheetak Inc. (Austin, Texas).
"Thermoelectric energy harvesting apparatus system and method" was invented by Uttam Ghoshal (Austin, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is related to thermoelectric energy harvesting and powering of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices and systems. The thermoelectric energy harvesting device includes a thermoelectric converter electrically coupled to voltage rectifier and a power storage medium. The first side of the thermoelectric converter is exposed to ambient air with fluctuating temperatures, while the second side is anchored to a stable ...