Patents by Inventor Lee M. Woodworth

Lee M. Woodworth 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: 4426806
    Abstract: A remote controlled model landsailer includes a wheeled vehicle having a sail supported on a mast with a fixed rig position, in which realistic heeling is produced by an outrigger structure including a transversely-mounted resilient wire having wheels at either end thereof, with the elasticity of the wire providing for realistic heeling of the vehicle while at the same time preventing the vehicle capsizing. The model landsailer is remote controlled, in one embodiment, with a single remote control radio channel which is utilized to control the position of the nose wheel of a three-wheel support structure, with the single channel radio controlled operation permitting all sailing maneuvers including heading up, jibes, tacking, coming about and runs, and with the flexible wire outrigger providing realistic visual feedback to the operator of the radio control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1984
    Inventor: Lee M. Woodworth