Patents by Inventor Herbert J. Hobbs

Herbert J. Hobbs 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).

  • Hull and method of fabricating a hull
    Patent number: 6021732
    Abstract: A method of fabricating boat hulls is provided. A first piece of molding material is contoured on a concave mold in a particular position dependent on predetermined desired hull parameters to form a first hull half panel. The concave mold has a compound surface, which constitutes a portion of the surface of a torus having a constant radius and an elliptical cross-section. The first piece of molding material is allowed to set and is then removed from the concave mold. A second piece of molding material is contoured on the concave mold in substantially the reverse profile of the first piece of molding material to form a second hull half panel, the second hull half panel being a substantially mirrored image of the first hull half panel. The second piece of molding material is allowed to set and is removed from the concave mold. The first hull half panel and the second hull half panel are then bonded together to form a boat hull.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Inventor: Herbert J. Hobbs