ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,931, issued on March 17.

"Device for conversion of wave energy into electrical energy" was invented by Mile Dragic (Zrenjanin, Serbia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for conversion of wave energy into electrical energy consists of a supporting structure, the first working body, an anchor and anchor cables. The supporting structure is connected to the anchors by anchor cables, while the first working body is slidably connected to the supporting structure. The motion transformation system is firmly connected to the supporting structure and comprises rigid gears toothed with gears with rolls on one side while on the other side ...