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EP 1 336 051 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 20.08.2003 Bulletin 2003/34 (21) Application number: 00936363.1 (22) Date of filing: 26.05.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F03B 13/12 (86) International application number: PCT/US0014/652 (87) International publication number: WO 0109/2718 (06.12.2001 Gazette 2001/49)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (71) Applicant: Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. Pennington, NJ 08534 (US)	(72) Inventors: CARROLL, Charles, B. Trenton, NJ 08550 (US) BELL, Meredith Point Pleasant, PA 18950 (US) (74) Representative: Kemp, Paul Geoffrey  Brookes Batchellor102-108 Clerkenwell Road London EC1M 5SA London EC1M 5SA (GB)