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US 10,851,956 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for harvesting energy for a light
AssigneeNational Christmas Products LLC
InventorMichael M. McRae
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Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus has a housing, a lighting component supported by the housing, an energy storage assembly disposed in a first cavity of the housing and electrically connected to the lighting component, a control assembly disposed in the first cavity of the housing and electrically connected to the energy storage assembly, and an energy receiving component electrically connected to the control assembly via at least one lead disposed in at least one second cavity of the housing. The energy receiving component wirelessly receives energy. The energy storage assembly includes a Graphene strip.
Claims18
An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
- a lighting component supported by the housing;
- an energy storage assembly disposed in a first cavity of the housing and electrically connected to the lighting component;
- a control assembly disposed in the first cavity of the housing and electrically connected to the energy storage assembly;
- and
- an energy receiving component electrically connected to the control assembly via at least one lead disposed in at least one second cavity of the housing;
- and
- wherein the energy receiving component wireles sly receives energy;
- wherein the received energy is transferred to the energy storage assembly and powers the lighting component;
- wherein the energy storage assembly includes a Graphene strip;
- wherein each of the energy storage assembly and the control assembly is disposed in the housing;
- wherein the lighting component is disposed on the housing;
- wherein the energy receiving component is disposed in a base assembly that is attached to the housing;
- wherein the base assembly includes a base cavity;
- wherein the energy receiving component surrounds the base cavity;
- wherein an attachment assembly is removably attachable to the base assembly;
- and
- wherein the attachment assembly includes a protrusion that is removably received in the base cavity surrounded by the energy receiving component.
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A system, comprising:
- a lighting apparatus including
- a housing,
- an LED supported by the housing,
- an energy storage assembly disposed in a first cavity of the housing and electrically connected to the LED,
- a control assembly disposed in the first cavity of the housing and electrically connected to the energy storage assembly, and
- an energy receiving component electrically connected to the control assembly via at least one lead disposed in at least one second cavity of the housing;
- an energy source;
- and
- an attachment assembly that is removably attachable to a base assembly of the lighting apparatus;
- wherein the energy receiving component wireles sly receives energy from the energy source;
- wherein the received energy powers the LED;
- wherein the at least one second cavity extends from the control assembly, which is disposed at a first portion of the lighting apparatus, to the energy receiving component, which is disposed at a second portion of the lighting apparatus that is an opposite portion of the lighting apparatus to the first portion;
- wherein the energy receiving component is disposed in the base assembly;
- wherein the base assembly includes a base cavity;
- wherein the energy receiving component surrounds the base cavity;
- and
- wherein the attachment assembly includes a protrusion that is removably received in the base cavity surrounded by the energy receiving component.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a candle-shaped insulating tube;
- a flickering LED supported by the candle-shaped insulating tube;
- a battery disposed in a first cavity of the candle-shaped insulating tube and electrically connected to the flickering LED;
- a circuit board disposed in the first cavity of the candle-shaped insulating tube and electrically connected to the battery;
- and
- an energy harvesting coil electrically connected to the circuit board via at least one lead disposed in at least one second cavity of the candle-shaped insulating tube;
- wherein the energy harvesting coil wireles sly receives energy;
- wherein the received energy is transferred from the energy harvesting coil to the battery;
- wherein the battery powers the flickering LED with the received energy;
- wherein the battery includes a Graphene strip;
- wherein the at least one second cavity is an elongated channel that is formed by at least one rib of the candle-shaped insulating tube;
- wherein the at least one rib extends from the candle-shaped insulating tube;
- wherein the at least one rib, the at least one lead, and the elongated channel extend from the circuit board, which is disposed at a first portion of the apparatus, to the energy harvesting coil, which is disposed at a second portion of the apparatus that is an opposite portion of the apparatus to the first portion;
- wherein each of the battery and the circuit board are disposed in the candle-shaped insulating tube;
- and
- wherein the flickering LED is disposed on the candle-shaped insulating tube.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.