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US 12,103,643 B2Granted
Watercraft device with hydrofoil and electric propeller system
AssigneeKai Concepts, LLC
InventorsDonald Lewis Montague, Joseph Andrew Brock, Jamieson Edward Schulte, Daniel Elliot Schabb
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Abstract
A modular, weight-shift controlled watercraft device is disclosed which includes: a modular board removably attachable to a power system. The power system includes a modular power supply system, and a modular propulsion system. The power supply system includes a housing including a battery. The propulsion system includes a modular strut, a modular propulsion pod, and a modular hydrofoil. In one embodiment, the power supply system is removably and mechanically attachable directly to the propulsion system.
Claims7
A motorized hydrofoil apparatus comprising:
- a board having a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a first hydrofoil assembly coupled to the board, said assembly having a first hydrofoil wing, a second hydrofoil wing, a first support unit coupling said board to said first hydrofoil wing, a second support unit extending from the first hydrofoil wing to support the second hydrofoil wing, and at least a portion of the second hydrofoil wing hingedly coupled to the first hydrofoil wing via the second support unit;
- a propulsion system coupled to the board to provide power to the hydrofoil apparatus;
- a sensor to detect movement of the hydrofoil apparatus;
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- a control unit to control the at least a portion of the second hydrofoil wing to generate corrective movements to increase stability of the hydrofoil apparatus.
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