Patents Assigned to Marine Technology Development Ltd.
  • Deflection mechanism for ship hulls
    Patent number: 5910033
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a deflection member for draining, during the operation of a ship hull, an inlet channel (2) to a turned off water jet unit. The deflection member includes a flap (6) that is rotatably or shiftably attached to a bottom of a ship hull. The flap in disposed in front of or immediately in front of an inlet. When the flap is immersed, the flap creates a cavity (0) outside the inlet opening to cover the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Assignee: Marine Technology Development Ltd.
    Inventor: Clas Norrstrand