Patent ID: 8668472
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: F03B,F04B,Y02A,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A float operated reciprocating pump for generating energy from the motion of waves in a body of water, said float operated reciprocating pump comprising: a float; a closed cylinder connected to one of said float and a seabed, said closed cylinder having a fluid inlet and a fluid discharge; a piston disposed within said cylinder and moveable longitudinally therein, said piston having a passage extending longitudinally therethrough; a fluid check valve disposed to communicate with said passage through said piston; a first rod connected to said piston and extending through one end of said closed cylinder and further connected to other of one of said float and said seabed; and a second rod having a larger diameter than a diameter of said first rod, said second rod extending through an other end of said closed cylinder; wherein said first rod and said second rod are coaxially extending.