secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPTT)
CIK:        0001378140
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-06-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001641172-25-017126
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

OPT awarded patent (No. 18/936,528) for autonomous floating marine charging
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- USPTO issued Notice of Allowance for patent application 18/936,528, dated June 26, 2025.
- Patent covers autonomous floating marine charging for electric vessels, including uncrewed surface vehicles.
- Key features: signal-emitting guidance, secure mooring, wired/wireless energy transfer, wave-powered generation.
- Technology integrates with OPT's PowerBuoy and WAM-V platforms for extended autonomous missions.
- No financial terms or revenue impact disclosed; patent strengthens IP portfolio.

Source:
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