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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:
Apr. 05, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Calvin A Gongwer, Glendora, CA (US);
Assignee:
Innerspace Corporation, Glendora, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60204 ; 60221 ; 915147 ; 440 38 ;
Abstract
A thruster for use underwater having a rotor which may be optionally rotated either clockwise or counterclockwise. The rotor includes blading, perferably radially symmetrical about the rotor radius line, and a limited discharge area such that fluid is discharged from said limited discharge in a direction substantially perpendicular to a rotor radius line passing through the approximate center of the limited discharge area.