Patents by Inventor Edward P. Fracker

Edward P. Fracker 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).

  • Reinforcing patch for sails and method of making same
    Patent number: 3954076
    Abstract: Reinforcing patch for corners of sails, particularly clews and tacks, comprised of substantially rectangular patch panels fanned outwardly from the grommets at the corners of a sail, the outer edges of the patch panels defining chords of a substantially circular arc centered on the point of strain at the sail corner. Patch formed by sewing overlapping edges of the formed patch panels to each other and the panel or panels of the sail's corner reinforced thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1976
    Inventor: Edward P. Fracker