Patent ID: 7352073

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