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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7963112 | Portable wave-swash and coastal-wind energy harvester In accordance with the present invention, a portable wave-swash & coastal-wind energy harvester, once placed on a sea coast in the swash zone captures the mechanical energy contained in: (a) waves in the swash-zone, and (b) coastal-wind. Energy is extracted through:... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7823380 | Free floating wave energy converter A wave energy converter includes a flexible pipe and an inlet. The flexible pipe floats on the water surface, following the wave form. Slugs of water and air enter, one after the other, through the inlet. Because the flexible pipe follows the shape of the wave, wate... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7245041 | Ocean wave energy converter A long cylinder shaped beam is submerged in the ocean and suspended horizontally by multiple floats for converting ocean wave energy. The long length (at least the distance of the crest of two waves) and heavy weight of the beam, give the floats something stable to ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7131269 | Process and an apparatus for utilizing wave energy The invention relates to a method for utilising wave energy. In the method, the reciprocating movement of a water mass (5) in the vicinity of the bottom (6) of a water basin is adapted to actuate a body (2) or its part attached to the bottom of ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7033111 | Hydraulic power generating system A hydraulic power generating system designed to minimize equipment costs by simplifying the configuration thereof, to maximize efficiency of power generation by reducing loss in hydraulic power, and to allow economical and convenient maintenance of the system. The s... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7023104 | Wave energy conversion device for desalination, ETC An impulse-type “wave motor” employs a seabed-mounted or supported structure mounting a wave energy absorbing panel on a hinged lever arm for reciprocation motion to obtain optimal absorption of wave energy from wave motion in the sea. For deepwater wavelengths ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6766643 | Wind and wave energy plant A wind and wave energy plant (1) comprises a windmill with a rotor (3) and a wave-actuated water pump that can drive a turbine whose output shaft is in driving connection with an electric generator. The windmill includes a tubular mill tower (2)... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6389810 | Wave energy converter with float A device to convert vertical motion of waves in a body of water into useable work has hollow float (14) centrally mounted on vertical sleeve (16) sliding on fixed vertical shaft (10). Oscillations are converted into rotation via an opposing pair of pinion... | 05/21/2002 |
| 5950426 | Hydraulic circuit for hydraulic machine A hydraulic circuit enables a plurality of hydraulic actuators to be locked or unlocked at the same time no matter whether control valves controlling pressurized oil feed to the hydraulic actuators are pilot-controlled or not. To this end, the circuit is ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5854516 | Method and apparatus for generating electric power using wave force An improved electric power generation apparatus using a wave force and a method thereof which are capable of protecting the system from waves having a predetermined height higher than the previously set height based on the climate condition at the constru... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5789826 | Equipment to extract ocean wave power An improved system for harnessing the energy of ocean waves to produce useful energy like electricity is disclosed wherein a power generating apparatus is attached to a support structure located out of the water and on dry land. The support structure comp... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5701740 | Device for a buoy-based wave power apparatus A device for buoy based wave power apparatus, where the buoy (30) coacts with a cylinder piston arrangement which is connected to the sea bed, and where the arrangement is provided with the valve means (34, 35) enabling fluid flow through a piston (32) an... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5186822 | Wave powered desalination apparatus with turbine-driven pressurization A desalination apparatus including pressure responsive desalination means, a storage tank and conduit means connecting such storage tank to a pump mounted in a caisson defining a resonant chamber having an opening in one side thereof for receiving the inc... | 02/16/1993 |
| 4754156 | Control apparatus for variable-speed hydraulic power generating system Disclosed is a control apparatus for a variable-speed hydraulic power generating system comprising a variable-speed a.c. electric generator connected to an a.c. electric power system and a hydraulic machine system including a water turbine for driving the... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4568836 | Ocean wave electric generators An apparatus for converting wave energy to electrical energy in a sea environment comprises a flotation duck anchored to the sea bottom and a turbine assembly pivotally connected thereto comprising an air chamber partially filled with liquid and/or granul... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4514644 | Ocean powered pump A pumping unit suitable for driving an electric generator and which is powered by ocean surf and waves. The unit includes a tower which is located on an ocean beach, and which includes a generally horizontal boom. The boom includes two forward sections di... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4495424 | Plant for utilization of wind and waves A plant for the combined utilization of energy from both wind and waves includes a plurality of fluid flow engines for utilizing both energies, and generating power therefrom. Each engine includes blades for making use of the energy of the wind, and a flo... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4469955 | Float with means for compensating for tide height differences A float having depending fins and a curved surface on which waves impinge. The float provides an additional lift over and beyond its buoyancy. The float is coupled through a swivel to allow it to turn into the direction of waves. The float is additionally... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4453894 | Installation for converting the energy of the oceans An installation for exploiting the energy of oceans, comprising at least one floating-member, or float, capable of moving along the surface of the sea under the action of waves, at least one reference-member deeply submerged, said reference-member being s... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4441030 | Energy conversion apparatus A wave energy conversion system is disclosed and comprises a spine and a plurality of wave driven pump units each comprising a pillow shaped flexible bag arranged with its length direction horizontal and mounted on the spine so that the water in which the... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4421991 | Wave powered electrical generator Electrical energy is generated from waves in a body of water employing a support member, buoyant vanes connected to a shaft and rotated by the waves, and a generator coupled to the shaft. Each vane has an elongated slot that the shaft extends through. Coo... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4408965 | Wave powered turbine Apparatus for generating power from wave action comprising a barge (12) and at least one float (14, 15) connected thereto by rigid members (16, 17, 18, 19) pivotally connected thereto by sockets (20). A watertight cylinder (37) including a piston (40) is ... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4384456 | Dynamic breakwater and wave energy recovery and conversion system A dynamic breakwater system includes at least one and preferably a plurality of dynamic breakwater assemblies, each of which includes a baffle wall member which is pivotally mounted in a body of water about an axis which extends substantially transverse t... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4383413 | Wave energy apparatus Wave energy apparatus comprises a hollow buoy (2) for floating in water. The buoy has a turbine (5) which rotates in response to air flow into and out of the buoy (2) through a nozzle (4). The turbine (5) is designed to rotate in the same direction regard... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4371788 | Energy device powered by the motion of water beneath waves A device for extracting both kinetic and potential energy from the motion beneath waves over a considerable depth comprising a power member or sail guided to reciprocate with the movement of the water. The power sail is connected to and operates a power d... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4357543 | Wave-motor system A wave motor comprising flotation means, a ramp carried by said flotation means to convert waves into breakers and means to cause the water in approximately the top half of the breakers to be moving horizontally forward at the time of impact against an en... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4352023 | Mechanism for generating power from wave motion on a body of water A mechanism for generating power from wave motion on a body of water. The mechanism includes a buoyant body which is adapted to float on a body of water and to roll and pitch in response to the wave motion of the water. A gyro-wave energy transducer is mo... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4295800 | Energy convertor The invention relates to a device for converting energy generated by ocean swells or waves so as to drive hydraulic pumps, generators and the like which comprises a support frame and a carriage which is movable in said support frame in an upward or downwa... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4285196 | Wave power generator Apparatus for deriving power output from wave energy is disclosed. A rotatable member is provided which is capable of rotating in only one direction. A float is provided which rises and falls in response to wave action, and thereby moves relative to the r... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4258270 | Marine wave power plant A marine wave power plant includes interconnected, swingable, floating basic units with anchoring means. Each unit consists of bearing displacement tubes, a stationary member and a displacement body movably joined thereto and moving with the waves. The wa... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4231711 | Extract of energy from the sea The invention provides apparatus for extracting energy from waves in the surface of a body of water, comprising a structure adapted to float on the water and having an inlet channel and means for anchoring the structure with the inlet channel facing into ... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4208876 | Apparatus for obtaining useful work from wave energy An apparatus and method for obtaining useful work from or with waves includes a buoyant body having a leading edge and a trailing edge, and a convex upper surface extending between the leading and trailing edges. The upper surface is configured with a gra... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208875 | Apparatus for obtaining useful work from wave energy An apparatus and method for obtaining useful work from or with waves includes a buoyant body having a leading edge and a trailing edge, and a convex upper surface extending between the leading and trailing edges. The upper surface is configured with a gra... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4179886 | Method and apparatus for obtaining useful work from wave energy An apparatus and method for obtaining useful work from or with waves includes a buoyant body having a leading edge and a trailing edge, and a convex upper surface extending between the leading and trailing edges. The upper surface is configured with a gra... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4129988 | Tidal power plant or the like A buoyant body is carried by one or more stationary shafts that extend obliquely and freely, from securement adjacent to an end or ends thereof, in a body of water whose surface level varies with time. Each shaft extends through at least that depth portio... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4108579 | Wave motor A basin for containing water is provided and a heavy buoyant body is guidingly received in the basin for back and forth reciprocal movement therein and also raising and lowering within the basin in response to changes in the elevation of the water level t... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4076463 | Wave motor A wave motor is described comprising a cylinder fixed to a first float, a plunger fixed to a second float, and an anchor secured to the cylinder normally retaining same submerged beneath the sea surface in a vertical position above the sea bottom but perm... | 02/28/1978 |
| 3961863 | Water action powered pump Method and apparatus wherein complex multiplanar surface motion of the sea or other fluid body is converted into usable energy. One embodiment of the apparatus comprises a pair of flexible tubular pumping elements that pump a fluid, such as sea water, to ... | 06/08/1976 |
