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US 12,671,267 B1Granted
Earth energy systems and devices
OwnerRoger W. Grahaminventor
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods, for harvesting, storing, and using electricity from earth energy devices, particularly involving galvanic cells and antenna received energy. FIGS. 1 through 5 depict numerous technical features and embodiments for combination and utilization in said systems, devices, and methods.
Claims20
An antenna electricity harvesting system comprising:
- an antenna receiver module circuit means selected from the group consisting of the circuit defined in block A of FIG. 4a, and the circuit defined in block B of FIG. 4b,
- said antenna receiver module circuit means possessing a polarized capacitor denoted by reference designation C1 unobviously installed in reverse polarity as shown in FIG. 4a and FIG. 4b,
- a receiver array means comprising at least one antenna receiver module,
- said receiver array means selected from the group consisting of block X of FIG. 4a, and block X of FIG. 4b,
- said receiver array means antenna node input selected from the group consisting of an antenna, a substantially periodic pulsed electrical signal, a substantially periodic saw-tooth electrical signal, a substantially periodic electrically oscillating signal, substantially pulsed voltage from circuit node Vout of the circuit means of FIG. 3a, substantially pulsed voltage from circuit node Vout of the circuit means of FIG. 3b, substantially oscillating voltage from circuit node Vout of the circuit means of FIG. 3d, a suitable galvanic battery cell system output, and a suitable galvanic powered integrated circuit system output.
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The galvanic powered integrated circuit system comprising:
- at least one integrated circuit,
- a first electrode residing in a location selected from the group consisting of above transistor diffusions, below transistor diffusions, and adjacent to said integrated circuit,
- a second electrode residing in a location selected from the group consisting of above transistor diffusions, below transistor diffusions, and adjacent to said integrated circuit,
- said first electrode and said second electrode possessing exposed surface area for galvanic reaction,
- said first electrode surface substantially comprised of a metal selected from the group consisting of copper, tungsten, zinc, aluminum, and other metal useful for substantial galvanic reactions,
- said second electrode surface substantially comprised of a metal selected from the group consisting of copper, tungsten, zinc, aluminum, and other metal useful for substantial galvanic reactions,
- said first electrode and said second electrode electrically interconnected to said integrated circuit or to substantially relevant circuit nodes within said integrated circuit system in order to process or utilize the electricity produced by galvanic reactions,
- said integrated circuit system offering power-up activation capability after at least one of said first or second electrodes is exposed to liquid thereby causing electricity generation for said integrated circuit system near locations selected from the group consisting of a sink basin, a tub basin, plumbing, a washing machine, chemical processing equipment, a boat hull, a basement, in a suitable galvanic battery cell system, and in a suitable antenna electricity harvesting system.
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An environmentally reactive galvanic integrated circuit stack and system comprising:
- at least one transistor substrate,
- at least one transistor diffusion in said substrate,
- at least one metal layer fabrication featuring substantially unpassivated outwardly disposed surface area for environmental galvanic reaction,
- said outwardly disposed surface area functioning as an electrode to source or sink electrical charge when environmentally exposed,
- said substrate at least partially electrically insulated or resistant to environmental galvanic reactions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.