ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,933, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Buogra Ltd. (Central, Hong Kong).
"Apparatus for extracting power from water waves" was invented by Edgardo Jr. Lolo Borigas (Kowloon, Hong Kong) and Mary Anne Roque Borigas (Kowloon, Hong Kong).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for extracting power from water waves comprises one or more pairs of interconnected buoyant members that move relative to each other when subjected to wave kinetic energy. Each pair is connected by a universal joint allowing rotation about first and second axes. Coaxial bevel gears are configured to rotate about these axes, with each pair consisting of gears re...