F03B 13/22
Using the flow of water resulting from wave movements to drive a
Official title: using the flow of water resulting from wave movements to drive a motor or turbine {(F03B13/144 takes precedence)}
F03B13/22 (Using the flow of water resulting from wave movements to drive a) appears on 197 US grants and 251 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F03B- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Surface wave energy capture system51US 6,229,225 B1Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. · 2001
- Turbine and like rotary machines48US 4,313,711 AThe English Electric Company Limited · 1982
- Wave responsive generator48US 4,447,740 A1984
- Ocean and river power generator48US 4,717,831 A1988
- Wave powered pumping apparatus and method45US 4,883,411 A1989