ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,278,633, issued on April 15, was assigned to X-Wave Innovations Inc. (Gaithersburg, Md.).

"Pulsed power generator for wireless sensor systems in harsh and inaccessible environments" was invented by Uday Singh (Gaithersburg, Md.) and Dan Xiang (Gaithersburg, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The embodiments disclose a pulsed power generator system that can include a cantilever comprising a cantilever tip disposed on a lower surface of a first end and a permanent magnet mounted on an upper surface of the first end, wherein the cantilever is connected to an electric circuit at a second end, an electromagnet generating a time varying periodi...