ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,634, issued on March 17.
"Electric power generating footwear and method of charging electronic devices" was invented by Sasan Matinifar (Wilmington, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is footwear designed to produce electric power based on the movement of a wearer of the footwear. The footwear includes a kinetic energy generator integrated into the heel of the footwear. A rotor is included in the kinetic energy generator and is adapted to spin in response to the movements of the footwear. A shaft is coupled to the rotor and is configured to perform reciprocal movements to spin the rotor and generate electric...