US 7,461,608 B1
Transonic hull and hydrofield II
Alberto Alvarez-Calderon F., 410 Fern Glen, La Jolla, Calif. 92037 (US)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2000, as Appl. No. 9/672,190.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B63B 1/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 114—61.3  [114/56.1] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wave reducing hull for a vessel having a bow, midbody and a stern; said hull being characterized in having:
(a) a generally triangular waterplane having a pointed end adjacent said bow, and a maximum water beam adjacent said stern;
(b) said waterplane having a generally rectilinear diverging sides extending substantially from said pointed end to said maximum water beam;
(c) said waterplane having a midbody water beam substantially smaller than said maximum water beam;
(d) said hull having a draft adjacent said pointed end deeper than the draft adjacent said maximum water beam; and
(e) said draft adjacent said pointed end being no greater than approximately thirty three percent (33%) of said maximum water beam adjacent said stern.