ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,609,639, issued on April 21.
"Walking pad assembly" was invented by Pedro Martinez (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A walking pad assembly includes a plurality of floor pads that is each positionable on a floor. A plurality of generators is each integrated into a respective one of the floor pads for converting energy from being stepped upon into electrical energy. A plurality of electrical contacts is each is integrated into a respective one of the floor pads thereby facilitating the plurality of generators in each of the plurality of floor pads to be in communication with each other. A plurality of output ports is each integ...