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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 1980
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Raymond P Holland, Jr, Roswell, NM (US);
Assignee:
The Holland Corporation, Roswell, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2441 / ; D21 / ;
Abstract
A keel kite is disclosed having an increased range of flight speeds and an improved ability to withstand gusty winds, consisting of a mass-balanced sail portion eliminating the center line spar either entirely or over the rear central portion of the sail, and a separately mass-balanced keel portion supported by a spar along its lower edge, aerodynamically balanced, able to pivot somewhat in yaw, and employing an adjustable trimming surface.