Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Weight-shift controlled personal hydrofoil watercraft
- Patent Title (中): 重量控制个人水翼船
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Application No.: US14509289Application Date: 2014-10-08
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Publication No.: US09359044B2Publication Date: 2016-06-07
- Inventor: Jacob Willem Langelaan
- Applicant: Jacob Willem Langelaan
- Agency: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP
- 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
- US09278729B2 Weight-shift controlled personal hydrofoil watercraft Public/Granted day:2016-03-08
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