ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,932, issued on March 25, was assigned to Hann-Ocean Energy Pte. Ltd. (Singapore).
"Wave energy conversion device" was invented by Lei Han (Nantong, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wave energy conversion device mainly includes a pair of one-way flow guiding grates, a hydropower turbine, and a housing containing the above mentioned items. An inlet chamber and an outlet chamber are provided within the housing. The inlet chamber has a first opening, and the outlet chamber has a second opening. Both the first and the second openings are oriented generally facing a front of the device toward incoming waves. The first and second ope...