ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,281, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to AQUAHARMONICS INC. (West Linn, Ore.).
"Wave energy converting device system and method" was invented by Alex W. Hagmuller (West Linn, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for a for a wave energy converter device that is an axisymmetric point absorber which operates in a tension only condition over a large stroke that can operate in the given wave environment so as to eliminate the need for end stops in normal operation whereby the wave energy converter device has a floating hull with an interior Power Take Off (PTO) that uses an impedance control scheme for impedance matching...