ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,460, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Narsimhan Jayaram (Singapore).

"Wave energy harvester" was invented by Narsimhan Jayaram (Singapore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates generally to a wave energy harvester, comprising: a housing locatable aboard a floating platform; an armature coil fixedly mounted to the housing, the armature coil having a magnet associated therewith; and a body travelable along a track located within an interior of the housing, the body being coupled to the magnet; wherein, in use, wave-induced periodic motion of the floating platform results in reciprocating travel of the body along the tr...