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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2007
Roy D. Kornbluh, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ronald E. Pelrine, Longmont, CO (US);
Harsha Prahlad, Cupertino, CA (US);
Seiki Chiba, Tokyo, JP;
Joseph S. Eckerle, Redwood City, CO (US);
Bryan Chavez, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Scott E. Stanford, Mountain View, CA (US);
Thomas Low, Belmont, CA (US);
Roy D. Kornbluh, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ronald E. Pelrine, Longmont, CO (US);
Harsha Prahlad, Cupertino, CA (US);
Seiki Chiba, Tokyo, JP;
Joseph S. Eckerle, Redwood City, CO (US);
Bryan Chavez, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Scott E. Stanford, Mountain View, CA (US);
Thomas Low, Belmont, CA (US);
SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
Described herein are marine devices and methods that convert mechanical energy in one or more waves to mechanical energy that is better suited for conversion into electrical energy. The marine devices employ a mechanical energy conversion system that harnesses wave energy and converts it into limited motion that is suitable for input to an electrical energy generator.