Patents by Inventor Dana Johansen

Dana Johansen 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).

  • Method and system for accelerating an object
    Publication number: 20050067524
    Abstract: A system for accelerating an object that includes a towing vehicle, a tether connected to the towing vehicle, an object having at least one airfoil connected to the tether and a controller for controlling movement of the object, wherein, the towing vehicle moves in a first direction at a first speed pulling the object in the first direction and the controller controls movement of the object to move the object at an angle to the first direction and accelerate the object to a speed substantially greater than the first speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventor: Dana Johansen