LONDON (ShareCast) - Tekcapital, which provides technology and intellectual property services, said on Monday that it has acquired the licencing rights to two technologies that are intended to enable the commercialisation of energy harvesting from human movement to power mobile technologies.
The company has acquired the exclusive worldwide rights to a piezoelectric electro-mechanical device from the University of Michigan with patents pending. The device can be incorporated into footwear, apparel, sporting goods and recreational equipment to harvest the energy generated through vibrations.

The device itself is particular in that it combines principles of micro electro-mechanical systems originally designed to capture the energy generated by the vibrations of a beating heart, in order to charge the battery of a pacemaker implant, said Tekcapital.

In addition, the company announced that it has acquired the exclusive worldwide licence to a patented rectifier-free, energy harvester/battery charger circuit from the Georgian Tech Research Corporation.

Executive chairman Dr Clifford M Gross said: "We are excited to have acquired the exclusive licenses to these complementary technologies for generating power from human motion, in line with our corporate strategy of acquiring the licensing rights to compelling, early stage technologies and partnering with global OEM companies for commercialisation.

The directors believe that together these technologies could help form an ecosystem for the generation of continuously available power for portable and wearable electronics, with the potential for market adoption across multiple sectors via out-licensing. As such, we are seeking to position ourselves to be at the forefront of the technology revolution which seeks to enable people to charge their mobile devices from simply moving."

No financial details were given.

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