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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7428939 | Waterjet drive hovercraft with adjustable trim system A flexible skirt-cell system is provided for a hovercraft having a propulsion system mounted to interface with water and a flexible skirt having an upper flexible panel section and a lower flexible finger section. The panel section extends around the bow, stern and ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7204672 | Multi-modal forced vortex device A multi-modal forced vortex device is described having a top plate and a side wall creating a partially enclosed volume. The top plate includes one or more adjustable fluid openings to permit, or restrict, fluid flow into and out of the partially enclosed volume. Ro... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7090549 | System to propel an air powered boat Air propulsion system for a boat comprises an internal combustion engine for powering a propeller in a single rotational direction. A pivoting mechanism pivots the propulsion system through a 360 degree arc about a transverse horizontal axis from a first position in... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7040572 | Lighter-than-air aircraft with air cushion landing gear means A lighter-than-air aircraft (1) having a gas-filled hull (2) and a pair of spaced apart landing gear units (11, 12) on the underside of the hull arranged on opposite sides of a longitudinally extending central vertical plane of the hull. Each la... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6715574 | Airstream control system for a hovercraft Three aspects are disclosed of an airstream control system for a hovercraft that includes a platform and a lift gas chamber beneath the platform. Firstly, the system includes an impeller for receiving air at an inlet and discharging pressurized air at an outlet as a... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6530444 | Controlled levitation vehicle In a controlled levitation vehicle that has a levitation apparatus where multiple air pads are connected to the undersurface of a chassis that also doubles as a duct connected to a blower, and where damper valves are connected between the blower and chass... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6464459 | Lifting platform with energy recovery A lifting platform is disclosed that utilizes means for energy recovery in order to maximize efficiency. Prior lifting platforms described by the inventor have utilized partial toroidal vortices in order to create a high pressure region below the platform... | 10/15/2002 |
| 5636702 | Aerodynamic and ground effect craft A craft for ground effect and aerodynamic flight has, in addition to the usual vertical and horizontal stabilizer(s), a primary, upper airfoil, a lower secondary airfoil and a pivotable flap. The upper surface of the primary airfoil forms the primary lift... | 06/10/1997 |
| 4964835 | Air cushion vehicle toy An air cushion vehicle toy has a body formed with an air inlet and levitation air vent holes. An expandable and contractible skirt is attached to a lower part of the body, and a centrifugal levitation air blower is arranged to both expand the skirt and to... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4843991 | Surface effect transport vehicle including improved lift means A surface effect transport vehicle is provided having a structure supported by a cushion of pressurized air generated from a blower. The propulsive source of the vehicle is independent from the power source of the blower. The propulsion source includes at... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4534434 | Propulsion plant for air-cushioned vehicles An air-cushioned vehicle wherein the air pressure differential between the plenum chamber and the atmosphere is used to charge a jet engine; thus allowing the use of pulse-jet or ram-jet power plants which require precharging and improving the performance... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4494473 | Surface effect ship stern seal There is disclosed a surface effect ship stern seal system comprising a plurality of side-by-side vertically standing inflatable fingers of open top form, the leading end portions of the fingers being attached to the hull by resilient means and the bottom... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4111277 | Gas cushion vehicle A gas cushion vehicle having a portable fan unit with control apparatus for utilizing the air flow generated by the fan for lifting, propulsion and/or inflating a peripheral skirt on the hull thereof such that skirt pressure is higher than cushion pressur... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4090459 | Side lubricated seal device for a surface effect ship In a surface effect ship of the type having at least two relatively spaced wall-like stationary structures extending longitudinally beneath the main body of the ship into and below the water line of the ship to partially confine thereunder the ship suppor... | 05/23/1978 |
