ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,797, issued on May 13.

"Offshore floating wave generator assembly" was invented by James Newbury (Red Hill, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An offshore floating wave energy generator assembly for installation in an aquatic environment, the generator assembly comprising: a floating sphere having a cutout passage with a convergent configuration for capturing an incoming ocean wave and conveying seawater from a first end of the passage to second end of the passage; a turbine assembly located within an internal volume of the floating sphere, the turbine being positioned at or adjacent the second end of the passage to convert kin...