SMART HOME, SUSTAINABLE LIVING

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1 Continuous guttering Air purification system Wind harvesting facade energy harvesting EFFICIENT BUILDING OPERATION AND MAINTAINANCE RESIDENTS DEMAND COMFORT AND SUSTAINABILITY: Maintaining residential buildings can consume large amounts of energy, water, and other resources. Residents, managers, and owners of residential buildings face the challenge of creating comfortable living spaces while minimizing their environmental impact. IMPROVING EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY: Tomorrow s residential building designs will rely on technologies that reduce consumption and waste of water and electricity and meet demands environmentally friendly living spaces. INTELLECTUAL VENTURES has developed a portfolio of technologies that can enable smart homes and sustainable living through advances in energy harvesting, water purification, and air filtration.

2 OVERVIEW 2 INTELLECTUAL VENTURES has assembled a global network of thousands of inventors who work with us to address some of the world s most compelling problems and opportunities. A ENERGY HARVESTING Through our inventor network, we have developed a wide portfolio of patented or patent-pending technologies that enable our Smart Home, Sustainable Living concept. Wind harvesting facade FOR EXAMPLE: A. Energy Harvesting: Biokinetic Energy-Harvesting Device B. Water Purification: Piezoelectric Discharge Water Purification C. Air Filtration: Ionic Stabilization of Reactive Oxygen Species energy harvesting Continuous guttering B WATER PURIFICATION Continuous guttering Air purification system Wind harvesting facade energy harvesting C AIR FILTRATION Air purification system We have thousands of inventions and an expanding catalog of Product Concepts. Please visit us at ivin.intven.com/product_concepts.

3 ENERGY HARVESTING 3 CN Flooring article Power generation unit Fluid conduit One way valve Pressure sensitive cell Liquid metal magnetohydrodynamic generator Transducer ENERGY HARVESTING-RELATED INVENTIONS IN THE INTELLECTUAL VENTURES PORTFOLIO Electrochemical 4 Solar 5 Wind 2 Mechanical 3 Efficient 12 Renewable 16 Safe 3 A Biokinetic Energy-Harvesting Device Converting biokinetic energy into usable energy. The human body generates kinetic energy through its everyday movements. Ordinarily, this energy simply dissipates. This technology describes a means of converting biokinetic energy into electrical energy by configuring a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) power generation unit in such a way as to enable it to convert liquid conductive material flow through a fluid conduit into electrical energy. This technology can be incorporated into building design (e.g., floors) or wearable items (e.g., insoles for shoes or boots). Simple design; no moving mechanical parts High energy conversion efficiency Does not create noise Stable operation and long system life High Durability 3 Energy Storage 6 Metering 3 Energy Generation 9 Cooling 6

4 WATER PURIFICATION 4 US Stainless steel enclosure Ultrasonic transducer B Piezoelectric Discharge Water Purification Filtered water in Piezoelectric porous particles WATER PURIFICATION-RELATED INVENTIONS IN THE INTELLECTUAL VENTURES PORTFOLIO Purified water out Stainless steel screen Highly effective, eco-friendly water purification. Electrical discharges in water produce strong oxidizing agents that can destroy bacteria and other organic contaminants. However, achieving highvoltage, large-volume, uniform electric discharge is challenging and potentially unsafe. This technology can purify water using ultrasonically induced electrical discharges from porous piezoelectric particles, thereby enabling high-efficiency, low-risk water purification. Biological 2 Electrochemical 6 Mechanical 2 Photocatalytic 2 Efficient 8 Adaptive 1 Eco-Friendly 6 Energy Saving 1 High-voltage water purification without risk of electrocution Alternative to chemical oxidants that pose an environmental risk, such as chlorine or iodine No residual chemical aftertaste in water Significantly greater purification with less energy Sufficient voltage to break down many synthetic organic compounds Water Purification 6 Disinfection 6 Water Monitoring 2 Washing 2

5 AIR FILTRATION 5 JP Positive electrode O 2 C Ionic Stabilization of Reactive Oxygen Species Dirty air Negative electrode O 2- O 2 Clean air Stabilizing reactive oxygen species for longlasting purifying efficiency. Reactive oxygen species contained within droplets in a liquid-based filtration system can purify air streams effectively. However, these reactive species typically have lifetimes of only about 5 seconds in water, which limits their longterm purification efficiency. This technology generates reactive oxygen species that are stabilized through dissolution into an air filter saturated with an ionic liquid. AIR FILTRATION-RELATED INVENTIONS IN THE INTELLECTUAL VENTURES PORTFOLIO Biological 1 Electrochemical 2 Mechanical 3 Increased air purification efficiency Aids absorption and decomposition of certain harmful organic compounds Filter size is compatible with conventional air handling systems Ionic liquids need not be continuously replenished Photocatalytic 2 Efficient 2 High Durability 1 Easy Maintenance 2 Mobile 1 Filtration 3 Air Purification 9