Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Weight-shift controlled personal hydrofoil watercraft
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Application No.: US14509289Application Date: 2014-10-08
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Publication No.: US09278729B2Publication Date: 2016-03-08
- Inventor: Jacob Willem Langelaan
- Applicant: Jacob Willem Langelaan
- Agency: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
- Agent Douglas L. Wathen
- Main IPC: B63B1/24
- IPC: B63B1/24 ; B63B35/79 ; B63H21/17 ; B63H21/21 ; B63H5/14 ; B63H11/04 ; B63H1/16

Abstract:
A passively stable personal hydrofoil watercraft that has a flotation device, wherein a user can ride in a prone, kneeling, or standing position. The watercraft includes a strut having an upper end interconnected with the flotation device and lower end connected with a hydrofoil. The hydrofoil greatly reduces the power required to travel at higher speed. The watercraft also includes a propulsion system connected to the hydrofoil. Both longitudinal and directional control of the watercraft is via weight shift, eliminating the need of any movable surfaces. The flotation device, strut, and hydrofoil may be permanently interconnected or may be detachable.
Public/Granted literature
- US09359044B2 Weight-shift controlled personal hydrofoil watercraft Public/Granted day:2016-06-07
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