Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fin-based watercraft propulsion system
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Application No.: US15101901Application Date: 2014-12-04
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Publication No.: US10308335B2Publication Date: 2019-06-04
- Inventor: Martin Spencer Garthwaite , Nathan Daniel Abell , Stephen Van Rensselaer Hellriegel
- Applicant: Martin Spencer Garthwaite
- International Application: PCT/US2014/068572 WO 20141204
- International Announcement: WO2015/085071 WO 20150611
- Main IPC: B63H1/36
- IPC: B63H1/36 ; B63B21/56 ; B63B21/66 ; B63B35/00

Abstract:
A watercraft comprises a motor, an inertial mass, and a fin. The motor oscillates the inertial mass about an axis, producing a torque reaction on and oscillation of the motor. Oscillation of the motor is communicated to the fin, producing thrust.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160304179A1 Fin-Based watercraft Propulsion system Public/Granted day:2016-10-20
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