ABOUT THE INVENTOR
We are capturing the power of ocean waves with technology both simple and capable of surviving high waves
The inventor and owner, Clifford H. Brown, has two U.S. patents: The first was issued in 1998, No. 5,808,368. The second was issued April 26, 2011 — No. 7,930,885. A U.K. application is also now pending, for which a favorable opinion has been issued by an International Patent Cooperation search office. The device shown here was deployed in Guinea, where the inventor served as the Mission Director for the U.S. Agency for International Development. He is an attorney and retired member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service.
THE REALITY
We are capturing the power of ocean waves with technology both simple and capable of surviving high waves
THE CONCEPT
Using an underwater teeter-totter and a 1/8 cable, we caused a 170 pound weight to bob up and down on shore with each wave. This could easily pump water, pound corn or rice into flour, or turn a flywheel. The concept is simple and effective.
