Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wind-powered personal hydrofoil watercraft
- Patent Title (中): 风力发电的个人水翼船
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Application No.: US12549304Application Date: 2009-08-27
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Publication No.: US08166898B2Publication Date: 2012-05-01
- Inventor: Shane Chen
- Applicant: Shane Chen
- Applicant Address: US WA Camas
- Assignee: Shane Chen
- Current Assignee: Shane Chen
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Camas
- Main IPC: B63H9/00
- IPC: B63H9/00

Abstract:
A personal wind-powered hydrofoil watercraft having a sail supported by a mast coupled to a buoyant body, where the mast is tiltable forward and backward but not side to side, in order to prevent excessive rolling of the buoyant body when it is lifted clear of the water on the hydrofoils. Additionally, the buoyant body may be in the shape of a pontoon, the watercraft may be steerable by a steering mechanism actuated by a human operator's foot or feet, and the front hydrofoil may be associated with a surface tracking means in order to stabilize the altitude of the watercraft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100050916A1 Wind-Powered Personal Hydrofoil Watercraft Public/Granted day:2010-03-04
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