Maritime Applied Physics Corporation

Paul Charles Seiffert

James Nathaniel Chafe

Kevin Wade Silbert

A kite launch device that includes a kite, a mast, a guide device coupled to the mast, and a winch. The kite includes a canopy, a base structure for at least one device, a plurality of support lines coupled to the canopy and the base structure, a guide line coupled to the canopy, and a tether coupled to the base structure. The guide device is configured to grab the guide line. The winch is coupled to the tether of the kite. The winch is configured to extend and retract the tether. The kite includes a guide element coupled to the base structure and the guide line. The guide device is configured to encircle the guide element in order to grab the guide line.

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Silver Spring, MD, United States of America

Paul Charles Seiffert