CA2808322C - Wave energy conversion - Google Patents

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CA2808322C
CA2808322C CA2808322A CA2808322A CA2808322C CA 2808322 C CA2808322 C CA 2808322C CA 2808322 A CA2808322 A CA 2808322A CA 2808322 A CA2808322 A CA 2808322A CA 2808322 C CA2808322 C CA 2808322C
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Jonathan Pierre Fievez
Greg John Allen
Laurence Drew Mann
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AU2010903672A AU2010903672A0 (en) 2010-08-16 Buoyant Apparatus
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AU2010903674A AU2010903674A0 (en) 2010-08-16 Hydraulic Apparatus
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