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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2009
Applicants:
Ralph E. Tate, Arlington, TX (US);
Toby D. Thomas, Southlake, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ralph E. Tate, Arlington, TX (US);
Toby D. Thomas, Southlake, TX (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 13/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An energy-harvesting, self-propelled buoy includes a housing, an inertial power pump for converting wave motion to electrical energy, an electrical energy storage pod operably associated with the inertial power pump, and a propulsion unit for propelling the buoy. The inertial power pump is extensible from the housing.