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7631609 Versatile watercraft  
A versatile watercraft of the present invention comprises a base wing, a C-wing, and preferably a plurality of vertical stabilization knives. The base wing extends horizontally from the right side...
7434523 Speedboat hull design  
A multi-hull speedboat hull design suitable for racing craft. The apparatus is a polygonal boat hull apparatus having a bow and stern wave penetrating feature. The bow has an additional triangular...
7398740 Multi-mission/purpose ground-effect craft derived from a common modular platform  
A multi-mission/purpose ground-effect craft is provided which is derived from a common modular platform which includes a hull; an inner floor structure adapted to be installed over the hull; a body...
7311057 Surface effect craft  
The present invention relates to a surface effect craft comprising a supporting deck structure having two pontoons mounted thereto in catamaran like fashion. A propulsion mechanism is mounted to a...
7275493 Hydrofoil watercraft  
A watercraft capable of operating in hydrofoil mode or ground-effect mode with self-righting retractable V-shaped foil, fiberoptic control systems, and a plurality of aircraft style engines with...
7255056 Stable, high-speed marine vessel  
A marine vessel that possesses a capability for greater speed than most static-lift craft and is more stable than most dynamic-lift craft is disclosed. The vessel incorporates elements from both...
7188580 Variable-geometry graduated surface-foil for wing-in-ground effect vehicles  
The invention is a marine wing-in-ground effect vehicle capable of sustained high speed operation in varying seas. The vehicle comprises an aerodynamic flat bottom lifting wing with a fuselage, a...
7143710 Low drag ship hull  
A low drag ship hull generally includes a side air cavity initiated by wetted bow section, bottom air cavity initiated by wetted bottom nosepiece, wetted stem section that closes a lower portion of...
7055450 Transportation vehicle and method operable with improved drag and lift  
A powered transportation vehicle uses hydro and aero pressure lift on flat bottom surfaces for providing increased efficiency of operation. An elongate hull has a bottom surface having a large...
7040574 Aircraft and watercraft adapted to float on main wing  
An aircraft has a fuselage, one or more propellers and a main wing. The wing has a central portion located beneath the fuselage and distal portions, which extend outwardly from opposite sides of...
6912967 Hybrid watercraft  
A watercraft steered under power by water-jet propulsion utilizes a water intake ramp in its hull to create a nozzle-like effect to accelerate water loading to the jet pump through a ventral water...
6892665 Smart flying outboard boat  
A flying outboard boat which can fly over the water having only its propeller rotates in the water comprises a hull with wings project on both sides. Underneath the wings there installed flaps one...
6848647 METHODS OF BUOYANT AND/OR SEMI-BUOYANT (BASB) VEHICLES UTILIZING BASB IN CONJUNCTION WITH PRESSURIZED FLUID STREAM JET (PJET) AND VARIOUSLY SHAPED BODIES, WINGS, OUTRIGGERS, AND PROPULSION/REPULSION CONFIGURATIONS  
A method wherein a vehicle is capable of movement on or over land, and/or on, over, or under water. Various body, wing, tail, and/or outrigger shapes facilitate movement and develop lift. Buoyancy...
6732672 Trimaran type wing effect ship with small waterplane area  
A trimaran type WIG (Wing-In-Ground) effect ship with a minimum waterplane area is disclosed. This WIG ship comprises a main hull and two half-submerged sub-hulls each having a minimum waterplane...
6691632 Sailing craft stable when airborne  
A wind propelled vehicle comprising: (a) an assembly of airfoils fixedly joined; (b) all-moveable rudder and horizontal stabilizer, or suitable substitute, for aerodynamic yaw and pitch control;...
6578507 Sailing boat  
A sailing vessel has a hull, two outriggers, one on either side of the hull, a rudder, and rigging supporting at least one sail. Wings are secured to the outriggers and arranged to be located below...
6546886 Air assisted ship  
An improved marine vehicle that offers very high efficiencies made possible by pressurized gas cushion(s) disposed between its hull(s) and a water surface is presented. The gas cushion(s), in the...
6547181 Ground effect wing having a variable sweep winglet  
A variable sweep winglet with a negative dihedral angle is provided for a ground effect vehicle. The winglet is positionable at a sweep angle to control the winglet tip clearance from ground....
6497189 Hover-effect craft  
A Hover Effect craft is disclosed that includes a a forward wing element; a plurality of high-pressure air valve elements; at least one air conduit member disposed to a leading edge of the forward...
6325011 Multiple-mode wing-in ground effect vehicle  
A high-speed air-supported vehicle capable of multiple mode operations as both a water-contacting vehicle and an aircraft includes an aero roll-stabilizing plan form, a stabilizing ski/hydrofoil...
6311635 Monohull having stern stabilizers for a high speed ship  
The technical field of the invention is that of ship building, more particularly making ship hulls. A monohull with stern stabilizers, also known as a pseudo-trimaran, for constituting a very...
6279500 Aircraft carriers and methods of operation thereof  
An aircraft carrier is provided with an airflow deflector such as flap 26, an inflatable flap 26 or an airjet curtain such that air passing along the flight deck is provided with an upward...
6176190 Suspension system for a speed boat  
A watercraft allowing relative motion of its deck relative to its hull structure to increase passenger comfort. The deck is mounted to the hull structure in a manner which permits relative motion...
6167829 Low-drag, high-speed ship  
The invention is gas-filled cavities that reduce drag on the underwater surfaces of marine vehicles. Hydrofoils, struts, boat and ship hulls, pontoons, underwater bodies, fins, rudders, fairings,...
6058872 Hybrid hull for high speed water transport  
A catamaran-type boat having two or more demi-hulls that are connected by a wing-shaped superstructure is disclosed. The demi-hulls are further connected by two or more transverse hydrofoils. A...
5850793 Hydrochannel tri-hull  
A tri-hull using air and water collectively channeled and controlled through its design to enhance speed and stability of the tri-hull as it moves forward through the water. Structural wings...
5813358 Surface-piercing surface effect marine craft  
A marine or naval craft having a triple catamaran-type hull (3, 3, 4) from the bottom of which project three respective ventral fins (6, 6, 7) provided with propulsion and control means (14, 17,...
5727495 Surface effect vehicle  
A surface effect vehicle includes a vehicle body having opposed longitudinally extending sides and a longitudinally extending deck having an upper and lower surfaces extending widthwise between the...
5622133 Transport facility with dynamic air cushion  
The transport facility with dynamic air cushion, which has a hull, a wing with flaps, and a tail empennage. A power system turns propellers connected with a transmission. The propellers are...
5611294 Multihulled air cushioned marine vehicle  
An improved multi-hull gas cushion supported marine vehicle that is, in its preferred embodiment, capable of transition to airborne surface effect operation is presented. This marine vehicle, known...
5582123 Multiple concavity surfing ship and transition system  
The Multiple Concavity Surfing Ship and Transition System is an improvement for a surfing ship that generates a singular water wave and rides on its crest efficiently at high speeds. The improved...
5562061 Ice and water vehicle  
A vehicle designed as a dual function ice and water craft having an improved aerodynamic floatable hull supportable on a tripod of ice skate-like blades which also function as stabilizers when the...
5415365 High performance amphibious aircraft  
An amphibious aircraft, capable of high speed maneuverability on the surface of the water, utilizes a aerodynamic platform to generate lift and to define a tunnel with a pair of central sponsons...
5398628 Surfing ship transition system  
A surfing ship that generates a singular water wave and rides on its crest efficiently at high speeds. Two complementary features to assist in the transition from displacement mode to high speed...
5357894 Pleasure watercraft  
A pleasure watercraft is provided which comprises a hull, sponsons, and support structures for the sponsons which have a shape of an airfoil. A cockpit for seating a pilot in the hull is located...
5314035 Surface effect vehicle  
A surface effect vehicle having a pair of lifting scoops, or air foils, mounted on a vehicle body, one in front and the other in the rear. Each lifting scoop has an arched leading edge to collect...
5273238 Twin-hull seaplane  
A twin-hull seaplane comprising two hulls spaced apart by a suitable distance, a cabin provided on the hulls integrally therewith, a front wing and a rear wing provided on the cabin and having a...
5269249 High-speed hydrohull  
The high-speed hydrohull comprises a portion (1) having, in a longitudinal section, an airfoil profile with a low coefficient of aerodynamic resistance, having a convex upper surface (1B) in order...
5111766 Sea wing  
An aerodynamic wing apparatus for use with a boat to reduce drag on the hull of a boat by lifting the boat partially out of the water. The wing is movable fore and aft so that it may be positioned...
5029548 High-speed craft  
A high-speed craft comprises a hull (1), lifting wings (2) with sponsons (3), and a tail fin assembly including a vertical keel (5) and a stabilizer (6) having an inverted-V configuration and...
4913375 Vehicle for use on land, air, or water  
A vehicle usable in the air, on water, or on ground is described. Outer wing portions are connected to a central portion by a mechanism which allows the outer wing portions to pivot about first...
4898345 Skyboard  
A skyboard which is an apparatus using the combination of a specially designed surfboard and a parachute to enable the rider to ride the skyboard in a manner similar to the rider's positioning on a...
4883015 End plate for a ram-wing boat  
An end plate is provided for a ram-wing boat having two airfoils (7-8) and (7a-8a), in the form of ailettes, disposed at a distance from each other and in tandem at approximately the same height,...
4827862 Aerodynamic control system for high speed motorboats  
In one embodiment, the aerodynamic control system includes a pair of airfoil shaped vertical stabilizing structures rising above the aft deck portion of the motorboat. A vertical stabilizer is...
4763594 Multihull ship with springs  
A multihull ship has springs which, after each movement of the ship at sea, help the combined forces of gravity and flotation re-establish her equilibrium. This makes it possible to combine...
4691881 High performance amphibious airplane  
An amphibious executive or business airplane, also having military application, possesses sponsons integrated with the airplane fuselage. The trailing end of the sponsons end in a sharp edge, thus...
4685641 Transient air and surface contact vehicle  
A transient air and surface contact vehicle for transporting a person has a fuselage structure for carrying a person. A vehicle support extends from the structure and abuts a surface and thereby...
4627376 Watercraft provided with trim stabilizers utilizing different fluids  
Disclosed is a watercraft in which the stabilizer for the longitudinal attitude is formed of one or more hydrodynamic wings arranged by the keel, continuous or discontinuous, running from the bow...
4505442 Transient surface contact vehicle  
A transient surface contact vehicle for transporting a load from a surface starting point to a surface end point has a structure for carrying the load from the starting point to the end point. A...
4450784 Hand-carryable flying sailboat  
A hand-carryable flying sailboat for kite and water sports in which a lightweight rigid frame supports an airfoil-defining fabric stretched over the frame for flying and a sail assembly is carried...
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