Patents by Inventor Robert M. Whitehead

Robert M. Whitehead 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: 4609360
    Abstract: A boat hull having a two-stage flow chamber. The first stage flow chamber starts about amidships as a V-shape fairing upward at a shallow angle and flattening out about halfway to the stern. The second stage flow chamber starts at the end of the forward flow chamber curving upward at a greater angle than the first stage and curving downward slightly at the stern. The second stage flow chamber has an inverted V-shape portion connected to the bottom by a pair of narrow sidewalls spreading slightly outward. The forward flwo chamber delivers water to the aft flow chamber free from turbulence. The propeller is disposed in the aft flow chamber and splayed slightly to port. Water exits from the aft flow chamber with minimum turbulence and cavitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Inventor: Robert M. Whitehead
  • Patent number: RE33165
    Abstract: A boat hull having a two-stage flow chamber. The first stage flow chamber starts about amidships as a V-shape fairing upward at a shallow angle and flattening out about halfway to the stern. The second stage flow chamber starts at the end of the forward flow chamber curving upward at a greater angle than the first stage and curving downward slightly at the stern. The second state flow chamber has an inverted V-shape portion connected to the bottom by a pair of narrow sidewalls spreading slightly outward. The forward flwo chamber delivers water to the aft flow chamber free from turbulence. The propeller is disposed in the aft flow chamber and splayed slighly to port. Water exits from the aft flow chamber with minimum turbulence and cavitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Inventor: Robert M. Whitehead