Patents Examined by Thomas I. Brahan
  • Patent number: 5074234
    Abstract: A vortex generator for attachment to the surface of a sail of a sailboat made from a strip of foldable material such as sail cloth or film that has a central member formed of two panels of the strip joined together by pressure sensitive adhesive and a foot panel extending from each side of the central member and having pressure sensitive adhesive on a surface thereof by which each foot panel is adhered to a surface of the sail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Inventor: Richard I. Stearns, IV