US 7965980 B2 / Jun 21, 2011

Cell buoy system

A cellular communication system includes an array of buoys disposed in a body of water. Each buoy includes a completer cellular system including a cellular transmission/reception site and associated electrical equipment for processing cellular signals. Each buoy also includes a wave energy converter (WEC) responsive to waves in the body of water for generating electrical energy for powering the associated equipment processing the cellular signals, whereby the cellular system can be continuously operated without any additional power source.

Publication details

Recorded assignee: Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.
Publication number: US 7965980 B2
Publication type: Utility patent grant
Publication date: Jun 21, 2011
Filing date: Mar 30, 2007
CPC classes: H04B1/3883, H01Q1/34, H04B1/1607, H04W16/00, F03B13/14, B63B22/24, H01Q1/248, F03B13/1845, Y02E10/30, H04W88/08
Inventors: Troutman; Joseph M.

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