ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,798, issued on May 13, was assigned to Alliance for Sustainable Energy LLC (Golden, Colo.).
"Kelp-inspired marine energy converter" was invented by Nicole Renee Mendoza (Longmont, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A kelp-inspired marine energy converter (MEC) device having a plurality of strips of flexible electroactive materials connected to a power conditioning module and anchored to a structure (such as the ocean floor) is described. The movement of the strips caused by water motion or current action (i.e., water motion) converted by the electroactive material to electrical energy."
The patent was filed on March 11, 2024, unde...