Patents by Inventor Awsabe Shifferaw

Awsabe Shifferaw 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).

  • Underwater Vessel with Above-Water Propulsion
    Publication number: 20140261139
    Abstract: A vessel for transporting a payload through water having a body which travels below the surface of the water and carries the payload, fins extending laterally from the body below the surface of the water a telescoping tower which extends above the surface of the water from the body, a wing extending laterally above the water from an upper portion of the tower, engines mounted on the wing for propelling the body through the water, and propellers mounted on the under sides of the fins for lifting the vessel and holding the vessel in a raised position with the body at the surface of the water while loading and unloading the payload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Tessema Dosho Shifferaw, Awsabe Shifferaw
  • Underwater vessel with above-water propulsion
    Patent number: 8671868
    Abstract: A vessel for transporting a payload through water having a body which travels below the surface of the water and carries the payload, fins extending laterally from the body below the surface of the water a telescoping tower which extends above the surface of the water from the body, a wing extending laterally above the water from an upper portion of the tower, engines mounted on the wing for propelling the body through the water, and propellers mounted on the under sides of the fins for lifting the vessel and holding the vessel in a raised position with the body at the surface of the water while loading and unloading the payload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Inventors: Awsabe Shifferaw, Tessema Dosho Shifferaw
  • Underwater Vessel with Above-Water Propulsion
    Publication number: 20100186656
    Abstract: A vessel for transporting a payload through water having a body which travels below the surface of the water and carries the payload, fins extending laterally from the body below the surface of the water a telescoping tower which extends above the surface of the water from the body, a wing extending laterally above the water from an upper portion of the tower, engines mounted on the wing for propelling the body through the water, and propellers mounted on the under sides of the fins for lifting the vessel and holding the vessel in a raised position with the body at the surface of the water while loading and unloading the payload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Awsabe Shifferaw, Tessema Dosho Shifferaw