| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 114089000 | SPARS | 16 |
| 20090090287 | Retractable bowsprit for a sailing vessel - A bowsprit for a sailing vessel having a deck and a hull. A supporting member of the bowsprit has first and second opposing ends and is pivotably attachable to the deck such that the opposing ends of the supporting member extend outwardly past the hull. First and second movable members of the bowsprit are joined at an apex. First and second movable members are for disposition substantially adjacent to respective outer sides of the sailing vessel such that the apex is forward of the vessel and the first and second movable members are supported by and are slidable over the supporting member. | 04-09-2009 |
| 114090000 | Masts and masting | 9 |
| 20100282152 | MEGA YACHT MAST TRACKING SYSTEM WITH ARTICULATING SAIL FEEDER - Disclosed is an articulating sail feeder that solves problems associated with furling and reefing sails on yachts, particularly large yachts. The inventive sail feeder includes hinge tracks arranged in articulating column that bends and rotates freely, but limits the axial twist of the sail as during furling and reefing. The inventive hinge tracks have a cross section that includes a batten end receptacle with channels for headboard cars. Hinge tracks with the inventive cross section absorb the wind-generated compressive forces exerted by the battens on the batten pockets, reducing chafing, and eliminate the need for sail slides, which would otherwise lock the sail in place during furling and reefing. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110030603 | Reconfigurable ocean-going vessel - The vessel includes a hull, a main deck on the hull, and a superstructure on the main deck. The vessel may further include a lower deck below the main deck and bulkheads within the hull crossing the lower deck. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110132245 | CNT-TAILORED COMPOSITE SEA-BASED STRUCTURES - An apparatus having a composite sea-based structure with a first carbon nanotube infused material and a second carbon nanotube infused material. The first and second carbon nanotube infused materials each having a range of carbon nanotube loading selected to provide different functionalities. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20130255558 | FLEXIBLE JOINT FOR SOLID CARBON RIGGING - According to an embodiment, a sailboat includes a mast, and a spreader extending from the mast. The sailboat also includes a vertically extending stay spaced from the mast, and a diagonally extending stay coupled to the vertically extending stay and to the mast. The spreader engages the diagonally extending stay at a position above where the diagonally extending stay couples to the vertically extending stay. According to another embodiment, a rigging assembly includes a spreader configured to extend from a mast, a vertically extending stay, and a diagonally extending stay coupled to the vertically extending stay and configured to extend to the mast. The spreader engages the diagonally extending stay at a position above where the diagonally extending stay couples to the vertically extending stay. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20150033999 | MAST STABILIZING DEVICE - Some implementations feature a mast stabilizing device that includes a mast comprising a first portion and a second portion, a sensor coupled to the first portion of the mast, and a pivot structure coupled to the mast. The pivot structure is configured to allow the mast to pivot in the mast stabilizing device. The mast is coupled to the pivot structure so as to pivot along a pivot portion of the mast. The mast stabilizing device also includes a mass coupled to the second portion of the mast. The mass is configured to counteract a force applied to the first portion of the mast. The mast stabilizing device further includes a platform coupled to the pivot structure, the platform configured to operate on a body of water. In some implementations, the pivot structure is a gimbal device. | 02-05-2015 |
| 114091000 | Swinging | 4 |
| 20090173264 | Storable, sickle-shaped sailboat mast - A sailboat mast including a straight lower portion and a curved upper portion. The curved upper portion has an aerodynamically efficient cross section designed to reduce drag. The mast assembly is free to rotate with respect to the boat's hull in order to position the mast in line with the airflow for windward sailing, perpendicular to the airflow for downwind sailing, and at other appropriate angles for other conditions. The curved upper portion of the mast facilitates storage of the mast along a curved gunwale. The mast preferably incorporates a curved mast extension allowing an increase in the sail area beyond what is possible for a one-piece mast that is storable within the length of a boat. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20110100278 | Rapid Sailboat Mast Raising/Lowering Method - The present invention is an improvement in mast raising for a sailboat where a pivoting mast is raised or lowered rapidly by use of a pair of shroud struts, that are an integral part of the sailing rigging, all of which is done in a very stabilized manner. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20130319311 | IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO MASTS - The invention relates to improvements to masts and in particular a mast apparatus ( | 12-05-2013 |
| 20150034000 | Twin Arm Gin Pole - A twin arm gin pole is an apparatus that is used for leverage when raising or lowering a deck stepped mast on a sail boat. The apparatus includes a first arm, a second arm, a first lifeline stanchion coupler, a second lifeline stanchion coupler, a winch, and a halyard connector. The first arm and the second arm are connected in a V-shaped structural body. Each of the distal ends for the V-shaped structural body is hingedly connected to the boat by one of the lifeline stanchion coupler. The winch is connected adjacent to the vertex of the V-shaped structural body, and the halyard connector is connected adjacent to the V-shaped structural body, opposite the winch. The winch is cranked to either pull the V-shaped structural body towards or away from the deck of the boat. A halyard line is tethered between the halyard connector and the top of the mast. | 02-05-2015 |
| 114095000 | Yards | 1 |
| 20120111254 | PROFILE SAIL BOOM FOR SAIL BOATS - The invention relates to a profile sail boom for a boat having a batten mainsail, which is configured to be flexible in the horizontal direction and has a vertical spar with cords laminated in at the uppermost and lowermost points in the center of the cross-section, transverse webs separated by wedge-shaped spacer joints extending from said spar on the lowermost site in the horizontal direction, wherein guiding tubes for cords are present on the outer edges of said webs. | 05-10-2012 |
| 114097000 | Gaffs, booms, etc. | 5 |
| 20090205551 | SAILBAOT RIG - A sailboat having a hull with a mast is provided that includes a boom and gaff that are both supported away from the mast. Both ends of the boom and gaff are connected by stays so that a vertical plane is created. The sail is raised and lowered by a pair of forward and aft halyards and the boom has a usual trimming sheet. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20100132604 | METHOD AND APPARATUS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SPINNAKER POLE OR SMILAR OF A SAILING BOAT - Method and apparatus in a system in connection with the spinnaker pole ( | 06-03-2010 |
| 20120085275 | SAIL-POWERED VEHICLE - A sail-powered vehicle having a mobile base including at least one mast to which at least one sail support is connected including an upper end fastened at a top point of the mast and a lower end fastened near the mobile base, where the lower end of the sail support is towards the outside of the longitudinal median axis of the vehicle, and towards the bottom. | 04-12-2012 |
| 114098000 | Pivoted | 2 |
| 20090320732 | BRAKING DEVICE FOR THE BOOM OF A SAIL BOAT - The invention relates to a braking device ( | 12-31-2009 |
| 20120266798 | Slider Shoe Fitting - A slider shoe fitting for a gnav assembly ( | 10-25-2012 |
