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US 10,293,904 B2Granted
Deployable wingsail for container ships
AssigneeWind + Wing Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJay Michael Gardner, George Reginald Seyfang
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Abstract
A shipping container includes a container configured to be secured onto a vessel or a vehicle. The shipping container further includes at least one wingsail stored in the container and configured to be unfolded to deploy from the container and folded to be stowed in the container.
Claims26
A shipping container comprising:
- a container configured to be secured onto a vessel or a vehicle;
- and
- at least one wingsail stored in the container and configured to be unfolded to deploy from the container and folded to be stowed in the container;
- wherein the wingsail comprises an aerodynamic wing structure that is made of a rigid material that extends from the container and that is configured and supported to create lift force in a propelling direction of the vessel or vehicle, when the wingsail is unfolded and deployed;
- wherein the container is a standard-sized shipping container.
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A method of installing a shipping container, comprising:
- providing a container configured to be secured onto a vessel or a vehicle;
- and
- storing at least one wingsail in the container, the wingsail configured to be unfolded to deploy from the container and folded to be stowed in the container;
- wherein the wingsail comprises an aerodynamic wing structure that is made of a rigid material that extends from the container and that is configured and supported to create lift force in a propelling direction of the vessel or vehicle, when the wingsail is unfolded and deployed;
- wherein the container is a standard-sized shipping container that is selectively stackable on at least one other shipping container.
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A ship comprising:
- a deck;
- a shipping container comprising:
- a container configured to be secured onto the deck;
- and
- at least one wingsail stored in the container and configured to be unfolded to deploy from the container and folded to be stowed in the container;
- wherein the wingsail comprises an aerodynamic wing structure that is made of a rigid material that extends from the container and that is configured and supported to create lift force in a propelling direction of the vessel or vehicle, when the wingsail is unfolded and deployed;
- wherein the container is a standard-sized shipping container.
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A shipping container comprising:
- a container configured to be secured onto a vessel or a vehicle;
- at least one wingsail stored in the container and configured to be unfolded to deploy from the container and folded to be stowed in the container;
- and
- a motor supported by the container and connected to the wingsail;
- the motor configured to power movement of the wingsail from a folded position within the container to a deployed position at least partially outside of the container;
- wherein the wingsail comprises an aerodynamic wing structure that is made of a rigid material that extends from the container and that is configured and supported to create lift force in a propelling direction of the vessel or vehicle, when the wingsail is unfolded and deployed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.