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Trimble Navigation Limited

Steve Curtiss

Kevin Marc Morrissey

Timothy John Litvin

A reference beam generator has first, second, and third projection turrets for projecting first, second, and third fan beams of laser light, respectively. The first, second, and third fan beams of laser light are oriented normal to each other. The turrets may be rotated such that each of said fan beams can each be rotated about an axis that is normal to the plane in which the fan beam is projected. The generator may be used to project a number of reference points and lines on multiple surfaces.

Reference beam generator and method

Sailing craft having a hull, a seat disposed toward the rear of the hull and largely outboard of the hull, a mast affixed directly to the seat so that heeling forces applied to the mast are counterbalanced by the weight of a sailor primarily through the seat and not through the hull, a rotatably mounted stay extending between the top of the mast and a forward portion of the hull, a boom affixed to the stay, a sail mounted on the stay, and a rigid control rod connected to the boom for swinging the sail about the axis of the stay.

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Los Altos, CA, United States of America

Steve Curtiss