Patents by Inventor Gregory Mark Atkinson

Gregory Mark Atkinson 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).

  • Patent number: 9376187
    Abstract: Provided is a power module for use in a marine vessel and a wind-propelled vessel provided with such a power module. The power module includes: a sail storage housing which has at least a portion thereof arranged below a deck of a marine vessel and having an opening on an upper end thereof; a sail which is movable between a storage position located inside the sail storage housing and a use position at which the sail projects from the deck in the vertical direction; and a sail movement unit which is configured to move the sail between the storage position and the use position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: ECO MARINE POWER CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Gregory Mark Atkinson
  • Publication number: 20140144362
    Abstract: Provided is a power module for use in a marine vessel and a wind-propelled vessel provided with such a power module. The power module includes: a sail storage housing which has at least a portion thereof arranged below a deck of a marine vessel and having an opening on an upper end thereof; a sail which is movable between a storage position located inside the sail storage housing and a use position at which the sail projects from the deck in the vertical direction; and a sail movement unit which is configured to move the sail between the storage position and the use position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Inventor: Gregory Mark Atkinson