Patent ID: 8810056

Claim:
An apparatus for converting the kinetic energy of ocean waves into electricity, comprising: a main body member; a generator located within the main body member for generating electricity, the at least one generator having: an axle having a positive direction and a negative direction; an inner rotor driven by the axle, wherein the inner rotor is driven only in the negative direction of the axle; an outer rotor surrounding the inner rotor and being driven by the axle, wherein the outer rotor is driven only in the positive direction of the axle; a stationary ring between the inner rotor and the outer rotor; and a drive rod having a buoy attached to one end, the drive rod freely movable between an upstroke position and a downstroke position, the drive rod driving the generator as the drive rod reciprocates between the upstroke position and the downstroke position; whereby the undulation of the ocean waves relative to the buoy of the drive rod reciprocates the drive rod between the upstroke position and the downstroke position.