Patents by Inventor Steven M. Lee

Steven M. Lee 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).

  • IRREGULAR SURFACE TEXTURE FOR REDUCING FLOW DRAG
    Publication number: 20210078696
    Abstract: An irregular surface texture fabricated on a body which travels through fluid in order to reduce the flow drag incurred by the body moving relative to the fluid. The dominate orientation of the irregular surface texture runs in the longitudinal direction, however, ridge and valley structures may occur in any orientation so that the resulting texture mimic the turbulence characteristic present in the surrounding flow field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventor: Steven M. Lee
  • Lateral foil system for surfboards
    Patent number: 10472026
    Abstract: A hydrofoil and hydrofoil system for a surfboard is disclosed. The surfboard has a planar hull defined by a top surface, a bottom surface, a nose, a tail, and opposing side rails extending from the nose to the tail and that define a transition from the top surface to the bottom surface. The hydrofoil system includes one or more attachment mechanisms mounted with the planar hull at or proximate to at least one of the opposing side rails of the planar hull, each of the one or more attachment mechanisms comprising an attachment site oriented substantially laterally from the planar hull. The hydrofoil system further includes a hydrofoil configured to attach to the attachment site of one of the one or more attachment mechanisms, the hydrofoil further being configured to extend substantially laterally from the planar hull at or proximate to the at least one of the opposing side rails of the planar hull.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Aquafoil Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Steven M. Lee
  • LATERAL FOIL SYSTEM FOR SURFBOARDS
    Publication number: 20180170492
    Abstract: A hydrofoil and hydrofoil system for a surfboard is disclosed. The surfboard has a planar hull defined by a top surface, a bottom surface, a nose, a tail, and opposing side rails extending from the nose to the tail and that define a transition from the top surface to the bottom surface. The hydrofoil system includes one or more attachment mechanisms mounted with the planar hull at or proximate to at least one of the opposing side rails of the planar hull, each of the one or more attachment mechanisms comprising an attachment site oriented substantially laterally from the planar hull. The hydrofoil system further includes a hydrofoil configured to attach to the attachment site of one of the one or more attachment mechanisms, the hydrofoil further being configured to extend substantially laterally from the planar hull at or proximate to the at least one of the opposing side rails of the planar hull.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventor: Steven M. Lee