Patents by Inventor Stephen Edmonds

Stephen Edmonds 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: 4064821
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to an apparatus to improve the efficiency and performance of an aerodynamic lift structure for use on sailing devices. A two-sided, spaced apart sail structure is provided with resiliently deformable struts for each side, attached at one end to a beam, fixed to the mast of the sailing device, the mast being rotatable about its vertical axis in either direction relative to vertical planes along the longitudinal axes of the sailing device and the boom in a manner whereby a cam action is produced by the beam to deform or bend the struts in a manner so as to vary the camber of the wing sail, the amount of camber of one side of the wing sail being greater than the concave curvature of the opposed side thus producing an airfoil configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1976
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1977
    Inventors: William C. Roberts, Jr., Stephen Edmonds