Patents by Inventor Hayden K. Cornwell

Hayden K. Cornwell 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).

  • Wingsail with adaptable flexible flap
    Patent number: 9511835
    Abstract: Wingsail. The wingsail includes a substantially rigid airfoil section having a leading and a trailing edge and a flap is attached to the trailing edge through a torsion fitting having a torsional stiffness along the span of the rigid airfoil section selected to control flap deflection with respect to the rigid airfoil section under aerodynamic loading to control rolling moment of the wingsail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Sheila E. Widnall, Peter Joseph Williams, Hayden K. Cornwell
  • WINGSAIL WITH ADAPTABLE FLEXIBLE FLAP
    Publication number: 20160083063
    Abstract: Wingsail. The wingsail includes a substantially rigid airfoil section having a leading and a trailing edge and a flap is attached to the trailing edge through a torsion fitting having a torsional stiffness along the span of the rigid airfoil section selected to control flap deflection with respect to the rigid airfoil section under aerodynamic loading to control rolling moment of the wingsail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Sheila E. Widnall, Peter Joseph Williams, Hayden K. Cornwell