Patents by Inventor Arild Viste

Arild Viste has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • WAVE POWERED BUOYANCY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR FLOATING WAVE POWER PLANTS
    Publication number: 20130081388
    Abstract: A system for controlling the submersion of a floating section/body of a wave power plant includes a pump connected to a compressible fluid accumulator and a ballast chamber. The pump is arranged to pump compressible fluid from the ballast chamber to the accumulator. The system further includes an opening in a wall of the ballast chamber that enables the ballast chamber to let in seawater. Furthermore, the pump is powered by wave energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: PURENCO AS
    Inventors: Ingvald Straume, Arild Viste