Patent SG-11201901487W-A (SG)
Title: Vessel for operating on a body of water, comprising an aft foil for generating a thrust force and adjustment means for adjusting an angle of incidence of the aft foil
Inventor: VAN OOSSANEN PIETER
IPC: B63H19/00
Filed: 2017-08-24
Abstract: aif , 13if 4 Fig. 1 20 M \ 19 13 11 / L' of 1-1 co O co O C (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 01 March 2018 (01.03.2018) W I PO I PCT Iiiimmoinionotioloolllonoluolomovoimill (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/038611 Al (51) International Patent Classification: B63B 1/08 (2006.01) B63B 1/32 (2006.01) B63H 19/00 (2006.01) B63B 1/40 (2006.01) B63B 1/24 (2006.01) B63B 39/06 (2006.01) B63B 1/04 (2006.01) B63B 1/28 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/NL2017/050555 (22) International Filing Date: 24 August 2017 (24.08.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 2017379 26 August 2016 (26.08.2016) NL (71) Applicant: VAN OOSSANEN & ASSOCIATES B.V. [NL/NL]; Sparrenbos 33, 6705 BB Wageningen (NL). (72) Inventor: VAN OOSSANEN, Pieter; c/o Van Oossanen & AssociateS B.V., Sparrenbos 33, 6705 BB Wageningen (NL). (74) Agent: ALGEMEEN OCTROOI - EN MERKENBU- REAU B.V.; P.O. Box 645, 5600 AP Eindhoven (NL). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (54) Title: VESSEL FOR OPERATING ON A BODY OF WATER, COMPRISING AN AFT FOIL FOR GENERATING A THRUST FORCE AND ADJUSTMENT MEANS FOR ADJUSTING AN ANGLE OF INCIDENCE OF THE AFT FOIL (57) : The invention relates to a vessel (1) comprising a hull (2) for non-planing operation, during operation displaying a waterline (3) and having a forward direction in a horizontal plane (4) with a forward portion, an aft portion (5), and a central portion, the aft portion having a smaller water displacement relative to a water displacement of the central portion; and an aft, primary foil (6) affixed to the aft hull portion with a connecting member (7), configured to be below the waterline during operation, spaced from the hull, the aft foil having a span, a chord, a profile, a leading edge (8) and a trailing edge (9) relative to the forward direction, characterized by adjustment means (10) connected to the aft foil and configured for adjusting an angle of incidence (N, af ) of the chord of the aft foil. [Continued on next page] WO 2018/038611 Al MIDEDIMOM0101011EFIERIMIII1101H01011111110110111111 Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))