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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4984935 | Floating enclosed offshore support structure A floating structure to support maritime operations is constituted by a metallic platform, in the shape of an internally open square (10) floating in the ocean being moored to the bottom of the ocean by a cable system (C1, C2, C... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4698969 | Wave power converter An apparatus for converting power from the wave motion of a body of water comprises a chamber with an opening for receiving waves. The chamber amplifies the amplitude of the waves. The wall of the chamber preferably has protuberance adjacent the opening f... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4622471 | Ocean wave hydro-electric generator facility A plurality of unidirectional valved intake gate units are essentially horizontally disposed, operate independently, and are located upstream of an input penstock. They are adapted to intercept waves and convert their kinetic energy to drive a turbine. Ea... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4613252 | Method for the building of sea wave power plants A method of building a sea wave power plant of the type in which the power plant (11) must be installed near a steep rock wall (1). The installation site is determined inside the rock formation (F), at a distance from the open rock surface (1). A power pl... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4569200 | Control apparatus for tidal turbine A tide-operated turbine is located in a holding tank having communication with a tide-fed reservoir so as to supply the turbine with operating water. To provide continuous, around-the-clock operation of the turbine by insuring a positive operating head th... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4564312 | System for utilizing the energy of waves A system for utilizing the energy of waves in the ocean, comprising a wall having a plurality of compartments separated by vertical and horizontal partitions. The water of a wave covers the entrance of a compartment and then enters the compartment, and th... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4561133 | Jet stream device A submersible jet stream device having inlet apertures and an outlet nozzle which creates a jet stream which can be located either in a first position at the water surface or a second position at a pool bottom. The device may be hinged about a horizontal ... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4531063 | System for recovering wave energy and its conversion into useful energy A system for recovering wave energy and its conversion into mechanical and electrical energy, comprising a pickup member kept in a submerged position and one or more resilient lines (extensible flexible hoses) connected mechanically at one end to the pick... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4464080 | High volume tidal or current flow harnessing system Apparatus permitting the utilization of large volumes of water in the harnessing and extracting of a portion of the power generated by the rise and fall of ocean tides, ocean currents, or flowing rivers includes the provision of a dam, and a specialized s... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4403475 | Wave energy absorber mountable on wave-facing structure A wave energy absorber comprising a caisson mountable on the seaside surface of an existing breakwater or coastal embankment, which caisson has a water chamber with an open side and a rear wall facing the open side. The distance from the open side to the ... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4375151 | Control in wave energy conversion device employing a flexible walled enclosure Hydrostatic pressure of a passing wave crest causes collapse of flexible bags pumping air from the bags via a non-return valve into a high pressure air conduit 14a, 14b. The bags are re-inflated in the wave trough from a low pressure air conduit 13. One o... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4369375 | Power generation from tidal changes A system for generation of power from tidal changes which comprises: (A) two or more chambers positioned in proximity to tidally influenced water, each chamber being of a height greater than the maximum tidal height difference, each chamber being capable ... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4364691 | Surface wave attenuation apparatus Apparatus for attenuating waves on the surface of a fluid and for providing a protective calm area is provided comprising means (20) for causing the waves to break, means (30) for directing the broken waves to induce a downward flow of surface fluid, mean... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4358220 | Functionally transformable dam A hydrodynamically transformable dam with a fluid path through its main body includes a hydromotive body containing one or more hydromotive assemblies each having a fluid conduit provided with an energy transformation unit. The function of the dam is sele... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4345434 | Sea and ocean wave energy converter A device for converting the energy of sea and ocean waves, including a turbogenerator connected by means of pipelines to input and output elements on which there are mounted ballast systems and stabilizers. The input and output elements are designed as a ... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4333311 | Wave energy converting device A wave energy converting device disposed on the wave in the sea comprises a rotary shaft; a rotary hollow sleeve containing the rotary shaft therein; a plurality of partition walls for partitioning said hollow sleeve into a plurality of compartments; a pl... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4279539 | Dam with transformable hydroenergetic arrangement Transformable hydroenergetic arrangement for a fluid storing dam having a conduit for directing passage of fluid flows therethrough, said fluid directing conduit being dually shaped as a frustum spatial geometrical configuration flaring from the center li... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4261171 | Functionally transformable dam with tidal power station A functionally transformable tidal station associated with a dam having a plurality of fluid flow passageways being alternatively functionally transformable, either into a sluicing mode procedure or into a motorizing fluidic conveying procedure following ... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4255066 | Arrangement for concentrating sea waves An arrangement for concentrating sea waves, includes a grid-like structure of stopping and/or delaying elements adapted to influence the amplitude and/or phase of the waves and located in such positions in the water that the elements in interaction with t... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4216655 | Wave-operated power plant This wave-operated power plant comprises a perforated caisson breakwater in which propellers, or turbines, are mounted in the perforations or openings and drives hydraulic pumps connected thereto, which in turn drives a hydraulic motor coupled to an elect... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4206601 | Compressed air producing, tidal and wave-power collection apparatus for installation in large bodies of water A novel tidal and wave-power collection apparatus is disclosed which is well suited for oceanic installations. In the preferred embodiment, a matrix of power collection units is easily assembled at sea, each being bridged and reinforced by catwalks extend... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4204406 | Wave energy module 2 A device for efficiently extracting hydrodynamic energy from ocean waves, comprising a floating platform structure, an anchoring means which is connected to piston shafts of an array of hydraulic cylinders having pistons therein within the platform struct... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4198821 | Devices for extracting energy from wave power The invention provides a device for extracting energy from waves on a liquid, the device having a chamber with an opening for the flow of liquid into and out of the chamber to provide a quantity of the liquid which is arranged to oscillate in the chamber ... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4192627 | Apparatus for generating electrical power A continuous water flow from selected ones of a plurality of reservoirs passes through turbines or the like within an hydroelectric power station to produce electrical power. The reservoirs are cyclically filled and evacuated through the power station by ... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4189918 | Devices for extracting energy from wave power The invention provides a device for extracting energy from waves on a liquid upon which the device is adapted to float. The device is allowed to move in response to the waves, and has a shape below the surface of the liquid, position of center of gravity,... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4145882 | Wave power generator A device for deriving power from the energy of moving water waves includes a bag of flexible, impervious and inelastic material filled with a liquid to at least half but less than full capacity thereof and being adapted for submergence below the surface o... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4139984 | Device for deriving power from wave energy A device for extracting energy from wave energy and comprising a plurality of chambers adapted for pressurizing and discharging a working gas, means for collecting the pressurized working gas, and a mechanical device such as an air turbine to which the co... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4122676 | Apparatus for extracting energy from wave motion An apparatus is provided for extracting energy from the motion of water waves during both the ebb and flow of such waves. The apparatus includes a screw propeller which is disposed to contact the waves and to be driven thereby in opposite directions depen... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4123185 | Floating breakwater and energy collecting system A combination floating breakwater and wave energy collecting system in which a pair of joint floating spread wings are provided between which a vessel can be moored. The spread angle of the wings is adjustable and the wings can be jointly swung about thei... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4095423 | Apparatus for harnessing tidal power An apparatus for harnessing and extracting a portion of the power generated by the rise and fall of ocean tides. A portion of a waterway is dammed and the difference in water levels across the dam provides a pressure differential which, through appropriat... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4086775 | Method and apparatus for generating power by sea wave action An improved method and system for generating power, more particularly, electrical power, from the wave motion of a large body of water. A central tower, closed at the top, which supports a substantial head of water above the mean water level of the large ... | 05/02/1978 |
| 3964264 | Wave-action undersea-drilling rig In a preferred embodiment, a clamping structure is mounted around a drilling-bit tube and is structured for permitting the clamping structure to rotate in counter-clockwise direction slidably around the drilling-bit tube and to permit the clamping structu... | 06/22/1976 |
