Patents by Inventor Gudmundur Vigfusson

Gudmundur Vigfusson 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).

  • Higher Efficiency Pelagic Trawl Door Construction Employing Universally Available Materials and Method
    Publication number: 20080271356
    Abstract: A trawl door for pelagic fishing comprises an accurately shaped main deflector portion (24, 25) provided with a leading edge lift enhancing structure constituted by a plurality of slats (20, 22) which form leading edge slats. At least the main deflector portion, as preferably also the slats are formed of plate metal for ease of construction. The preferred embodiment is a V-shaped trawl door made up of two sections (28, 29) of door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventor: Gudmundur Vigfusson