Patents by Inventor Thomas Lyne

Thomas Lyne 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 energy conversion device
    Patent number: 9429135
    Abstract: A wave energy conversion device including a first pontoon configured to respond to an incident wave by operating in at least a first mode of motion and a second pontoon movably attached to the first pontoon by attachment means and configured to respond to an incident wave by operating in at least one mode of motion different from the first mode of motion. The relative motion of the first pontoon to the second pontoon in response to an incident wave is converted into a desired form of energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Sea Power Limited
    Inventors: Eugene Lavelle, Thomas Lyne, Joseph Murtagh
  • Wave Energy Conversion Device
    Publication number: 20130067903
    Abstract: A wave energy conversion device including a first pontoon configured to respond to an incident wave by operating in at least a first mode of motion and a second pontoon movably attached to the first pontoon by attachment means and configured to respond to an incident wave by operating in at least one mode of motion different from the first mode of motion. The relative motion of the first pontoon to the second pontoon in response to an incident wave is converted into a desired form of energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: SEA POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Joseph Murtagh, Thomas Lyne