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US 9,751,593 B2Granted
Wave piercing ship hull
OwnerPeter Van Diepeninventor
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Abstract
A ship hull comprises a bottom portion having a wave piercing bow, a top portion having first and second side surfaces extending to a top deck and a substantially horizontal surface extending away from the bottom portion at a position between the bottom portion and the top portion.
Claims8
A boat comprising:
- a non-planing hull having a bow;
- and
- at least one substantially horizontal protrusion extending from each side of said non-planing hull to a distal edge at a location above a design waterline at a position proximate to said bow,
- said horizontal protrusion having top and bottom surfaces wherein said bottom surface extends substantially from said non-planing hull;
- and
- wherein said horizontal protrusion is shaped to produce downforce while moving through waves.
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