Patent ID: 7012340

Claim:
An apparatus for converting ocean wave energy into electric power, comprising: a float adapted to ride on the surface of the ocean in reciprocal vertical motion in response to ocean wave front action; a lever adapted to ride on the surface of the ocean, the lever having a first end coupled to the float; a fulcrum for pivotally supporting the lever; a magnet coupled to a second end of the lever, with the fulcrum located intermediate the first and second ends of the lever, with the magnet movable about an arc defined by an axis of the fulcrum; resilient means adjacent the magnet and interconnected to the lever and the magnet; a plurality of stator cores together with the magnet forming a magnetic circuit; an electric coil wound on each of the plurality of stator cores, wherein the stator cores and the electric coils wound thereon are parallel and perpendicular to the arc; and a barrier is disposed between and abutting each adjacent stator cores, whereby upward motion of the float caused by impact of the waves will move the magnet downward by the leverage of the lever and compress the resilient means, downward motion of the float will move the magnet by the leverage of the lever and expand the resilient means, and repeated upward and downward motions of the magnet will induce a voltage in the electric coils.