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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2023
Applicant:
Foi Group Llc, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
David M. Munson, Jr., Dallas, TX (US);
David S. Flatt, Forney, TX (US);
Assignee:
FOI Group, LLC, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 13/06 (2006.01); E02B 9/08 (2006.01); F03B 13/18 (2006.01); F03B 13/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 13/06 (2013.01); E02B 9/08 (2013.01); F03B 13/18 (2013.01); F03B 13/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wave energy harvester includes an elongated coupler that extends horizontally above a body of water. The coupler includes a conveyor that translates along its length. Disposed on the conveyor a plurality of vanes that, when between the coupler and the water, are contacted by the peaks of waves passing beneath the coupler, resulting in the translation of the vanes and the conveyor. Translation of the conveyor rotates an output that performs work to store the harvested kinetic energy to stored energy and/or to use it for other purposes, such as in power generation.