F03B 13/16
Using the relative movement between a wave-operated member, i.e. a "wom" and
Official title: using the relative movement between a wave-operated member, {i.e. a "wom"} and another member, {i.e. a reaction member or "rem"}
F03B13/16 (Using the relative movement between a wave-operated member, i.e. a "wom" and) appears on 1,323 US grants and 1,393 published applications in this corpus.
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| 2025 | 65 | 48 |
| 2026 | 31 | 42 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Wave operated electrical generation system110US 4,260,901 A1981
- Submerged reciprocating electric generator109US 6,020,653 AAqua Magnetics, Inc. · 2000
- Wave driven power generation system107US 4,781,023 ASea Energy Corporation · 1988