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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7140576 | Inflatable wing with manifold An aerodynamic wing with a leading edge inflatable strut and at least one inflatable rib strut, wherein the struts are provided with a connection air pathway that allows the leading edge strut to act as a manifold for the inflation of the connected rib struts. Prefe... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7093803 | Apparatus and method for aerodynamic wing Aerodynamic wing to propel a broad range of transport means, principally sail craft. The wing provides a single layer kite structure capable of flying without surface discontinuity, bridles, or rigid or semi-rigid structure. All stresses within the wing are converte... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7032864 | Wing with inflatable struts An aerodynamic wing formed by a flexible canopy with integrated inflatable, elastically deformable members integrated into the lifting surface. Preferably, the elastically deformable member extends and contracts the lifting surface depending on forces experienced by... | 04/25/2006 |
| 5775249 | Adjustable camber inflatable sail The invention includes a two-piece adjustable camber wing-shaped inflatable sail for use as a main and or misin sail and a two-piece adjustable camber wing-shaped inflatable sail for use as a head sail, by contemporary sailing vessels with conventional sa... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5671690 | Variable camber inflatable airfoil A variable camber inflatable airfoil for primary use with sailing vessels. The airfoil consists of a port and a starboard airfoil panel connected to a mast to partially or entirely enclose the mast. The airfoil is further provided with various air-inlet p... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5347946 | Structure for aerodynamic transition between mast and sail in a sailcraft Sail structure for sailcraft for improved air flow transition from the saraft mast. Several embodiments are provided in which a pair of sail luff panels are maintained in close proximity to aft portion of the mast. In a first and second embodiment, infla... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5279241 | Inflatable sail An inflatable sail comprising an inflatable enclosure having opposed flexible walls. The enclosure has a sail shape when the enclosure is inflated with an inflation medium. The walls are movable toward each other when the enclosure is deflated. A porous c... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5095837 | Ram-air inflatable beam for use with a spinnaker A spinnaker, a large, substantially triangular sheet of flexible material with a front face and two side peripheral edges, is attached to a mast of a sail boat. A ram-air inflatable beam for use with the spinnaker includes a tube, an air inlet and a valve... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4879961 | Sail airfoil device An airfoil device includes an inflatable structure for attachment to an existing sail to form a sail assembly. The inflatable structure is dimensioned and arranged to extend over a substantial portion of the existing sail and a valve arrangement is includ... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4753186 | Inflatable sail for sailing craft An improved sail for sailboards, small sailboats or the like having an efficient airfoil horizontal cross-section. The sail is formed from a sail panel which is wrapped around the mast and extends co-extensively aft away from the mast. An inflatable bag h... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4741282 | Sail An aerofoil sail, with two sailcloth sides of substantially equal area and shape, and an airspace between them, and includes vents by which the airspace may be inflated by the wind, and structure by which either side of the sail may be made shorter from t... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4708078 | Propulsive wing with inflatable armature A very light wing, configured like a spherical segment, is intended to be used in the traction and lift of various loads. The wing includes a leading edge and a trailing edge and an inflatable armature covered by a flexible envelope. The surfaces of the w... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4296704 | Anti-gravity spinnaker This invention relates to an improved spinnaker which is lighter-than-air and designed to float ahead of the boat and to retain its shape when subject to wind variations.... | 10/27/1981 |
