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公开(公告)号:US20240110541A1
公开(公告)日:2024-04-04
申请号:US18539235
申请日:2023-12-13
IPC分类号: F03B13/22 , B63B22/18 , B63B39/06 , B63H21/00 , F03B13/14 , F03B13/18 , F03B13/20 , F03B13/24 , G09C1/00 , H04L9/06 , H04L9/32
CPC分类号: F03B13/22 , B63B22/18 , B63B39/06 , B63H21/00 , F03B13/142 , F03B13/183 , F03B13/1885 , F03B13/20 , F03B13/24 , G09C1/00 , H04L9/0637 , H04L9/3239 , F03B13/16 , F03B13/189
摘要: A computing apparatus that is integrated within a flotation module, the system obtaining the energy required to power its computing operations from waves that travel across the surface of a body of water on which the flotation module sets. Additionally, the self-powered computing apparatus employs novel designs to utilize its close proximity to the body of water and/or to strong ocean winds to significantly lower the cost and complexity of cooling their computing circuits.
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公开(公告)号:US20230339577A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-26
申请号:US17917465
申请日:2021-10-08
申请人: ROBOBUOY INC.
发明人: Kevin J. MORIN , Matthew P. MORIN
CPC分类号: B63B22/16 , B63B22/18 , G05D1/0208 , H04W4/40
摘要: An autonomous watercraft race course system using automated buoys, sensors, and a race course application for autonomously setting up, starting, conducting, and scoring a race. The race can be any type of race conducted on or near water. In a preferred embodiment the race is a sailing race, however, it is within the scope of this invention for the race to include races for power boats, personal water craft (i.e., jet ski), waterskiing, wake boarding or surfing and over water aircraft races.
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公开(公告)号:US20230211854A1
公开(公告)日:2023-07-06
申请号:US17967350
申请日:2022-10-17
发明人: Tairan CHEN , Jiacheng CHEN , Zeyang LI , Haoran LIU , Biao HUANG , Guoyu WANG
CPC分类号: B63B22/003 , B60F3/0015 , B60F3/0038 , B63B22/04 , B63B22/18 , B63H11/02
摘要: The amphibious unmanned patrol vehicle includes a buoy, a waterproof cable and a submersible amphibious vehicle. An end of the waterproof cable is connected to a first controller of the buoy; and another end thereof is connected to a second controller of the submersible amphibious vehicle. A bottom end of the buoy is connected to a top end of the submersible amphibious vehicle which is configured to realize movement and operation of a whole system. The waterproof cable is configured to connect the submersible amphibious vehicle, and the buoy configured to ensure real-time communication between the submersible amphibious vehicle and an external environment during operation of the submersible amphibious vehicle. A height difference between an upper surface and a lower surface of the automatic reeling and unreeling cable device is equal to a thickness of the waterproof cable. The length of the waterproof cable is adjusted automatically in real time.
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公开(公告)号:US11680554B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-20
申请号:US17861156
申请日:2022-07-08
CPC分类号: F03B17/06 , B63B22/18 , H02K7/1823 , H02K44/085 , B63B2209/14
摘要: A buoyant hydrodynamic pump is disclosed that can float on a surface of a body of water over which waves tend to pass. The pump incorporates an open-bottomed tube with a constriction. The tube partially encloses a substantial volume of water with which the tube's constriction interacts, creating and/or amplifying oscillations therein in response to wave action. Wave-driven oscillations result in periodic upward ejections of portions of the water inside the tube that can be collected in a reservoir that is at least partially positioned above the mean water level of the body of water, or pressurized by compressed air or gas, or both. Water within such a reservoir may return to the body of water via a turbine, thereby generating electrical power (making the device a wave engine), or else the device's pumping action can be used for other purposes such as water circulation, propulsion, or cloud seeding.
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公开(公告)号:US20230041185A1
公开(公告)日:2023-02-09
申请号:US17650848
申请日:2022-02-12
申请人: Mary Donick
发明人: Mary Donick
IPC分类号: B63B22/16 , H02K5/132 , H02S10/40 , H02S40/38 , B63B22/18 , B63B79/10 , B63B79/40 , B63H21/17
摘要: A navigational buoy that includes a finned, hollow, transparent, spherical shell that floats on water. A multi-wheeled motor-unit sits inside the shell, and ballast weights attached to the motor unit cause it to rest on the bottom of the shell. A biasing structure attached to the motor unit, lights, and other aspects are included in some embodiments.
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公开(公告)号:US20220341387A1
公开(公告)日:2022-10-27
申请号:US17861156
申请日:2022-07-08
摘要: A buoyant hydrodynamic pump is disclosed that can float on a surface of a body of water over which waves tend to pass. The pump incorporates an open-bottomed tube with a constriction. The tube partially encloses a substantial volume of water with which the tube's constriction interacts, creating and/or amplifying oscillations therein in response to wave action. Wave-driven oscillations result in periodic upward ejections of portions of the water inside the tube that can be collected in a reservoir that is at least partially positioned above the mean water level of the body of water, or pressurized by compressed air or gas, or both. Water within such a reservoir may return to the body of water via a turbine, thereby generating electrical power (making the device a wave engine), or else the device's pumping action can be used for other purposes such as water circulation, propulsion, or cloud seeding.
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公开(公告)号:US20220170440A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-02
申请号:US17674316
申请日:2022-02-17
摘要: A buoyant hydrodynamic pump is disclosed that can float on a surface of a body of water over which waves tend to pass. The pump incorporates an open-bottomed tube with a constriction. The tube partially encloses a substantial volume of water with which the tube's constriction interacts, creating and/or amplifying oscillations therein in response to wave action. Wave-driven oscillations result in periodic upward ejections of portions of the water inside the tube that can be collected in a reservoir that is at least partially positioned above the mean water level of the body of water, or pressurized by compressed air or gas, or both. Water within such a reservoir may return to the body of water via a turbine, thereby generating electrical power (making the device a wave engine), or else the device's pumping action can be used for other purposes such as water circulation, propulsion, or cloud seeding.
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公开(公告)号:US10858075B2
公开(公告)日:2020-12-08
申请号:US16568798
申请日:2019-09-12
发明人: Christian Cermelli , Tiago Duarte , Cyril Godreau
摘要: A floating connector of an offshore energy device and a method for connecting the floating connector is provided. The floating connector includes a buoy having a tube, a bay, a joint box, and at least one cable for connecting to the offshore energy device. The buoy provides buoyancy to the floating connector and includes the tube and bay. The bay houses the joint box, which electrically couples the at least one cable to each other and to a switchgear of the offshore energy device.
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公开(公告)号:US20200080534A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-12
申请号:US15745078
申请日:2016-08-03
申请人: ENSEA S.R.L.
发明人: Paolo GRECO , Marcello DI RISIO
摘要: Device for converting mechanical energy from sea waves into electric energy including at least a float and two rigid rods. The rods are preferably anchored to the seabed at one end, and to the float at another end. There are also two ballasts that effect their weight towards the sea bed to keep the free ends of the rods constantly in traction and free to rotate around their hinges. The float oscillates up and down along a vertical line due to waves. There are at least two cables that connect the free ends of the rods to a transmission shaft of a generator positioned along the vertical line so that the vertical, horizontal, or rotary oscillatory motion of the float caused by the waves generates an oscillatory motion of the rods which are pivoted on their respective hinges, and thus transfers rotary motion to the transmission shaft of the generator.
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公开(公告)号:US10421524B2
公开(公告)日:2019-09-24
申请号:US14924448
申请日:2015-10-27
发明人: Christian Cermelli , Tiago Duarte , Cyril Godreau
摘要: A floating connector of an offshore energy device and a method for connecting the floating connector is provided. The floating connector includes a buoy having a long spar like floater, where the buoy provides buoyancy to the floating connector. The floating connector further includes at least two cables for connecting to the offshore energy device. The floating connector also includes a joint box for coupling to the offshore energy device and for providing an electrical connection of the at least two cables to a switchgear of the offshore energy device. When the joint box is coupled to the offshore energy device, an electrical circuit with the at least two cables is completed through the offshore energy device via the switchgear.
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