Patents by Inventor Chris Vandergeugten

Chris Vandergeugten 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).

  • Method of steering a craft
    Patent number: 8397656
    Abstract: A method of towing a craft having a fore rudder and rear rudder using a towing vehicle with the fore rudder and rear rudder initially oriented parallel to the length of the craft such that the craft follows directly behind the towing vehicle. The fore rudder is rotated to a position less than 90 degrees off parallel to the length of the craft. The rear rudder is rotated in an opposite direction to the fore rudder and to a position less than 90 degrees off parallel to the length of the craft, causing the craft to move off to the side of the track of the towing vehicle while the craft maintains movement substantially parallel to the towing vehicle, producing an of offset tow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: David Purdy, Chris Vandergeugten, Douglas O'Neill, Dustin Draper, Evan Harriger, Mark Seal