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US 12,757,972 B2Granted
Footwear powered by self-generating electricity
OwnerYusef Mujtabainventor
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Abstract
A footwear and a method of walking are disclosed. The footwear includes a thermoelectric generator for generating electrical power and an electrical device. The thermoelectric generator generates electrical power via a thermoelectric generator while the footwear is being worn based on a temperature difference across the thermoelectric generator when the footwear is being worn. The electrical power is used to operate the electrical device.
Claims8
A footwear, comprising:
- a thermoelectric generator for generating electrical power, wherein the thermoelectric generator is disposed at one of an inside quarter and an outside quarter of the footwear and oriented with a first side facing an interior of the footwear and a second side facing an outside environment of the footwear, wherein the thermoelectric generator generates an electrical current in response to a temperature difference between a first temperature of a person's foot at the first side and a second temperature of the outside environment at the second side;
- a GPS device that operates using the electrical power;
- a vibrator that operates using the electrical power;
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- a processor that operates using the electrical power, the processor configured to receive a GPS coordinate from the GPS device and track an actual trajectory of a person wearing the footwear based on the GPS coordinate and further configured to send an activation signal to the vibrator based on a difference between the actual trajectory of the person and a pre-selected trajectory.
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