ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,428, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to LONE GULL HOLDINGS LTD. (Portland, Ore.).
"Inertial pneumatic wave energy device" was invented by Garth Alexander Sheldon-Coulson (Portland, Ore.), Brian Lee Moffat (Portland, Ore.) and Daniel William Place (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A buoyant wave energy device is disclosed that incorporates an open-bottomed tube of substantial length in which is partially enclosed a first body of water that oscillates in response to wave action. The device incorporates a buoy to which an upper end of the tube is connected and inside of which is trapped a second body of water of substantial...