Patents by Inventor Florian Kapsenberg

Florian Kapsenberg 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).

  • Publication number: 20260117737
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include a vessel that configured to float at a surface of a body of water. In an embodiment, the vessel comprises a buoy that is configured to float at the surface of the body of water, and a tube coupled to the buoy, where the tube extends down into the body of water. In an embodiment, the vessel further comprises a cavity at an end of the tube opposite from the buoy, where the cavity comprises an aperture that is at least partially along a plane that is non-orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the tube, and where a bottom surface of the cavity comprises a tangent that is up to 20° from being orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2025
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Inventors: FLORIAN KAPSENBERG, GARTH ALEXANDER SHELDON-COULSON, BRIAN LEE MOFFAT, GRZEGORZ PIOTR FILIP
  • Patent number: D857802
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Makani Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Fort Felker, Florian Kapsenberg