Patents by Inventor Arthur B. Whitworth

Arthur B. Whitworth has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5215483
    Abstract: A vessel for pleasure or cargo transportation in which the vessel is born by a special flotation method comprising a plurality of circular floats that are designed to be rotated at high speed in such a way that the vessel skims across the water riding on the crests of the waves. The vessel is powered primarily by jet pumps in such a way that the vessels may be linked as a train, each successive jet pump taking advantage of the residual effect of the preceding jet pump. It is also powered by a vector sail system. A special laser alignment system is employed, for maintaining alignment, when the vessels are linked in a train.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Inventor: Arthur B. Whitworth