Patents by Inventor Sami Tuurna

Sami Tuurna 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: 5826530
    Abstract: A handheld wing sail comprises a sailcloth supported on frame members. The frame members comprise two mast tubes positioned in a V shape defining a nose angle and opposite respective tips. A boom is located between the mast tubes, the boom being curved at the symmetry plane of the wing sail and connected to each mast tube by each supporting tubes, each fastened to the boom at one end by a connection member and fastened at the opposite end to the respective mast tubes. A traverse tube joins the mast tubes together and is fastened to the mast tubes by connection pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: OY Skywings AB
    Inventors: Sami Tuurna, Carl-Magnus Fogelholm