Patents by Inventor Gunther Wiesel

Gunther Wiesel 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).

  • Rig for a sail carrying boat
    Patent number: 4811677
    Abstract: A rig for a sail-carrying boat comprises a mast having an axially-extending luff track, a sail having a bead-shaped luff formed by a longitudinally folded flat ribbon sewn to the front edge of the sail cloth, the bead-shaped luff being inserted in the luff track, and a boom secured to the mast by a pivotable joint, the boom including a tubular body and a rod rotatably mounted in the tubular body and to which the bottom edge of the sail is secured, such that rotation of the rod during reefing causes the sail to be wrapped therearound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1989
    Assignee: MP-Sejl A/S
    Inventors: Mogens Pedersen, Gunther Wiesel, Niels Brenholdt