Patents by Inventor Karl Gunter Wilhelm Hoppe

Karl Gunter Wilhelm Hoppe 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).

  • Hydrofoil supported water craft
    Patent number: 6164235
    Abstract: The invention provides a hydrofoil equipment water craft comprising at least one hull member, terminating at a bow and a stern, a front hydrofoil member arranged in the zone of the bow of the hull, at least partially below the hull; and a rear hydrofoil member positioned to the rear of the longitudinal center of gravity (LCG) of the hull, the front hydrofoil member being at least partially offset transversely relative to the rear hydrofoil member so that the front hydrofoil or rear hydrofoil are at least partially disposed in separate longitudinal flow streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Universiteit Van Stellenbosch
    Inventor: Karl Gunter Wilhelm Hoppe