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US 12,669,106 B2Granted
Wave hammer generator
OwnerMichael Newgentinventor
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Abstract
A wave hammer generator converts wave energy into mechanical energy. The wave hammer generator is positioned adjacent a water source with wave energy. As waves pass under a float, a vertical arm is moved by the wave energy. The energy transferred into the vertical arm may be transferred to other mechanisms that drive a weight (“the hammer”) upward. The kinetic energy of the weight falling back toward gravity is then captured and transferred to an output.
Claims12
A wave hammer generator apparatus, comprising:
- a float configured to sit atop or be submerged under, a surface of a body of water, wherein the float moves up and down with a wave action;
- an arm coupled to the float, wherein the arm is configured to move as the float moves;
- a weight coupled to the arm;
- a shaft coupled to the arm and to the weight, wherein the weight moves in a rotational direction in response to a rotation of the shaft;
- a one-way bearing coupled to the shaft wherein the one-way bearing prevents the weight from moving in an opposite direction;
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- an output device coupled to the weight, wherein the movement of the weight up and down generates kinetic energy that is transferred to the output device.
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A wave hammer generator apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of floats configured to sit atop or be submerged under, a surface of a body of water, wherein the floats move up and down with a wave action;
- a plurality of arms coupled to the respective floats, wherein the arms are configured to move independent of each other as the respective floats move;
- a shaft coupled to the plurality of arms, wherein the shaft rotates in response to one or more of the arms moving via the movement of the floats;
- a pendulum coupled to the shaft, wherein the pendulum is configured to rotate about the shaft in response to the shaft rotating;
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- an output device coupled to the shaft, wherein the movement of the pendulum up and down generates kinetic energy that is transferred through the shaft to the output device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.