Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Watercraft with propulsion system
- Patent Title (中): 船舶与推进系统
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Application No.: US13207772Application Date: 2011-08-11
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Publication No.: US08795009B1Publication Date: 2014-08-05
- Inventor: Gaofei Yan , James Dees
- Applicant: Gaofei Yan , James Dees
- Agency: Allen D. Hertz, P.A.
- Agent Allen D. Hertz
- Main IPC: B63H11/00
- IPC: B63H11/00

Abstract:
A watercraft has an elongate hull having an arcuately shaped bow and a propulsion system including a flow generator coupled thereto. A shroud extends below a forward portion of the hull, and in combination with said hull defines a conduit therethrough with the flow generator positioned in the conduit. The arcuately shaped bow and the conduit in combination at least partially form a funnel shaped forward-to-aft fluid path for water flow induced by the flow generator. The flow generator in operation produces a forward thrust vector and a Bernoulli thrust vector created by the forward-to-aft fluid flow of water flow along the partial funnel shaped forward-to-aft fluid path.
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