Patents by Inventor Walter M. Wales

Walter M. Wales 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).

  • Sail-raising system
    Patent number: 3938460
    Abstract: In a jib sail system, roller-furling and interchangeability of jibs is provided by utilizing a rotatable, slotted stay member, preferably aerodynamically shaped, and by providing at the top of the stay member a ratchet-latching mechanism so that tension on the jib halyard can be released thereby facilitating a swivel coupling attachment of the halyard to the head of the jib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1976
    Assignee: Hood Sailmakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter M. Wales, Donald K. Mitchell, Kenneth C. Smalley