Patents by Inventor Owen L. McLaughlin

Owen L. McLaughlin 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 electrical generator
    Patent number: 4421991
    Abstract: Electrical energy is generated from waves in a body of water employing a support member, buoyant vanes connected to a shaft and rotated by the waves, and a generator coupled to the shaft. Each vane has an elongated slot that the shaft extends through. Cooperating gear teeth around the periphery of the slots and on the shaft cause radial movement of the vanes relative to the shaft during the rotation of the vanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1983
    Inventor: Owen L. McLaughlin