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Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 14, 2023
Applicant:

Marine Power Systems Limited, Swansea, GB;

Inventor:

Graham Foster, Swansea, GB;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 13/18 (2006.01); F03B 13/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 13/1815 (2013.01); F03B 13/20 (2013.01); F05B 2240/93 (2013.01); F05B 2270/1077 (2020.08); F05B 2270/18 (2013.01); F05B 2270/202 (2020.08);
Abstract

A wave energy capturing device arranged to capture and convert wave energy to useful energy when positioned in an operating mode. The device includes a pivot point and a buoyant wave energy absorber affixed to the pivot point. The device has an operating mode where the device is arranged to capture wave energy. In the operating mode the pivot point is supported above the surface of a body of water and is held substantially stationary relative to wave movement. The buoyant absorber is engaged with the surface of the body of water at an operating location positioned downwave of the pivot point and wherein the absorber is arranged to rotate about the pivot point. The rotation defining a rotation arc of the absorber along which the absorber is arranged to reciprocate in the operating mode. The disclosure aims to provide improved capture of wave energy for conversion to useful energy.


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