Patents by Inventor Matthieu Kerhuel

Matthieu Kerhuel 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).

  • Publication number: 20160332700
    Abstract: A ship having a length to width ratio smaller than two and including a superstructure and at least two hulls, the superstructure forming a wing able to generate an aerodynamic lift comprised between 20 and 90% of the weight of the ship at a cruising speed thereof, the wing including curved ends connected to each of the hulls and having a developed surface of an extrados of the wing substantially equal to the product of the length by the width of the ship, wherein a point for application of the aerodynamic lift generated by the superstructure is situated behind the center of gravity for application of the gravitational forces on the ship, and a point for application of the resultant of the hydrodynamic forces generated by the hulls is situated in front of the center of gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Lionel Huetz, Gianluca Guelfi, Matthieu Kerhuel, Hubert Thomas