Notice of Allowance for Energy Harvester Patent

RNS Number : 9596T

Tekcapital plc

12 January 2017

 

Tekcapital plc

("Tekcapital")

Notice of Allowance for Piezoelectric Vibrational Energy Harvester Patent Application

Tekcapital plc (AIM: TEK), an international provider of technology and intellectual property services, is pleased to announce that it has received a "Notice of Allowance" from the US Patent and Trademark Office for its licensed patent application for vibrational energy harvesting from human motion confirming its patent application has been successful.

This patent (U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/763/149) is expected to be issued shortly and has been exclusively licensed to Tekcapital from the University of Michigan under the existing exclusive license agreement, as announced on 29 June 2015.

The Directors believe that this new electro-mechanical energy harvest technology has the potential to enable the development of new power generation devices that may be incorporated into footwear to generate power for recharging mobile devices.   

Commenting on the announcement, Dr. Clifford M. Gross, Executive Chairman of Tekcapital, said: "We are very pleased to announce the receipt of the Notice of Allowance for our licensed energy harvester patent application, which strengthens our IP position. We are actively working to develop a prototype for this product and look forward to updating the market in due course."

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For further information, please contact:

Tekcapital Plc
Clifford M. Gross, Ph.D.	[e-mail]
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker)	[phone]
Jeremy Porter / Alex Brearley
Optiva Securities Limited (Joint Broker)	[phone]
Jeremy King / Vishal Balasingham	[e-mail]
Walbrook PR Ltd	[phone]
Paul Cornelius / Helen Cresswell / Sam Allen	[e-mail]

 

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