US Patent Issued to The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy on July 14 for "Wave-powered unmanned undersea vehicle" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,216, issued on July 14, was assigned to The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington).

"Wave-powered unmanned undersea vehicle" was invented by Benjamin Wilcox (Camarillo, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A waved-powered UUV. The wave-powered UUV may comprise a nose and body. The nose may comprise a nose buttress plate and guide shaft. The body may comprise a body buttress plate having first and second clearance openings; linear-to-rotary power converter (LRPC) having a splined shaft attached to the nose buttress plate and longitudinally disposed through the first clearance opening; AC ge...