Ocean Wave Generator 1
“Wave Catcher”©
US Patent Application 11142145 Ocean Wave Generator

The “Wave Catcher”© consist of a long buoyant surface buoy cylinder that is lifted by each passing wave. As the cylinder is lifted it pulls on its anchor lines. The anchor lines in turn pull on their support pulley on which they are wound around. The support pulley is turned by the pulled anchor line which turn the generator’s rotor and flywheel. The generator’s flywheel keeps the rotor turning until the next wave lifts up the surface and its anchor line once again turns the pulley.

The long buoyant surface buoy cylinder is oriented in the most favorable direction so that it takes advantage of the most numerous prevailing waves. The long buoyant surface buoy cylinder will also be lifted by waves from all directions resulting in the anchor cable at opposite ends of the buoy pulling on its pulley either at the same time or at slightly different times.

Thanks to the gear system inside the generator pulleys, the rotor and flywheel are turned when the anchor cable’s tension is high and the uni-direction pulley’s re-coil spring re-winds the anchor cable back around the pulley when the anchor cable tension is low as the buoy moves down with the trough of the wave.
 
The wave generator can be in the surface buoy or mounted sub-surface.