Abstract: An apparatus for converting the energy in the motion of the rise and fall of ocean swells into electrical is disclosed. The device includes a cable having a first end and a second end with a bladder connected to the first end of the cable. The bladder moves generally in a vertical direction as an ocean swell rises and falls. There is a means for changing the direction of travel of a portion of the cable so that as one portion of the cable rises and falls with an ocean swell a second portion of the cable provides back and forth motion that is translated to rotational movement to rotate an armature on a generator.

Abstract: An apparatus (10) is provided for producing continuous glass filaments (30). The apparatus (10) comprises a bushing (20) for supplying streams of molten glass and a drawing device (40) adapted to draw the streams into continuous glass filaments (30). A cooling device (50) is also provided and is located adjacent to the bushing (20) for drawing in heated air from a filament forming area beneath the bushing such that heat is convectively transferred away from the filament forming area.