Patents by Inventor Bas Lansdorp

Bas Lansdorp 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).

  • KITE, METHOD OF GENERATING POWER USING SUCH A KITE, METHOD OF PROVIDING DRIVING FORCE TO A VEHICLE USING SUCH A KITE, VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH SUCH A KITE, AND POWER GENERATION ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH A KITE
    Publication number: 20080210826
    Abstract: A kite having a main body provided with at least a first and a second connection cable and at least one main pulling cable, the at least first and second connection cables each having a first and a second end, the first ends of the at least first and second connection cables being connected to the main body of the kite at different positions of the main body, the second ends of the at least first and second connection cables being connected to the main pulling cable, wherein at least one regulator is provided between the first ends of the connection cables and the main body and/or between the second ends of the connection cables and the at least one main pulling cable, a control being provided for controlling the at least one regulator so that the kite is steereable. The invention further relates to a method of generating power using such a kite, a method of providing driving force to a vehicle using such a kite, a vehicle provided with such a kite and a power generation assembly comprising such a kite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Technische Universiteit Delft
    Inventors: Wubbo Johannes OCKELS, Richard Ruiterkamp, Bas Lansdorp