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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2005
Paul T. Wegener, New York, NY (US);
John Berg, Oak Hill, FL (US);
Paul T. Wegener, New York, NY (US);
John Berg, Oak Hill, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A wave energy harvester (A) includes an element (A) that converts forward and/or backward of water in a wave (A, B, C) passing the harvester (A) into upward and/or downward movement to thereby increase the vertical amplitude of the harvester (A) relative to the sea floor (A, B, C). In most preferred aspects, the element (A) is a hydrofoil that is coupled to the harvester (A). Further preferred aspects include those in which part of, or the entire harvester (A) has a neutral buoyancy, and where energy is extracted from the downwards movement of the neutrally buoyant part (A) after a wave has lifted that part (A).