Pumps – Motor driven – Tide or wave motor
Patent
1989-03-16
1990-09-04
Smith, Leonard E.
Pumps
Motor driven
Tide or wave motor
417333, F04B 1700
Patent
active
049540521
ABSTRACT:
A land and water transportable apparatus positionable in a body of water for extracting energy from wave action in the body of water, is disclosed, comprising a wheel-shaped float positionable on the surface of the body of water operable by wave action, a wheel-shaped anchor for positioning on the bottom of the body of water for anchoring the float, a spacer disposed between the float and the anchor for securing the float to the anchor when the apparatus is transported to a deployment site, a spacer for securing the float to the anchor when the float is separated from the anchor, and an accumulator associated with the float for converting wave action energy to useful work.
REFERENCES:
patent: 832482 (1906-10-01), Hutchings
patent: 4398095 (1983-08-01), Ono
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
Krukiel Charles E.
Makosy Douglas J.
Smith Leonard E.
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