公开(公告)号：USD1066119S1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-11

申请号：US29874061

申请日：2023-04-13

Applicant: REGENT Craft Inc.

Designer： William Thalheimer ,  Michael Klinker ,  William Bryan Baker ,  Daniel Cottrell ,  John Andrew Gaynor ,  Bradley C. Buskirk ,  Brett C. Peters ,  Cory Asher Kays ,  Jason Castriota ,  Marco Borge ,  Edward Lester

公开(公告)号：US20220250743A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-11

申请号：US17570090

申请日：2022-01-06

Applicant: REGENT Craft Inc.

Inventor： William Thalheimer ,  Michael Klinker ,  William Bryan Baker ,  Edward Lester ,  Daniel Cottrell ,  Christian Bailey

IPC: B64C35/00 ,  B63B1/30

Abstract: An example wing-in-ground effect vehicle includes (i) a main wing having main wing control surfaces; (ii) a tail having tail control surfaces; (iii) a blown-wing propulsion system arranged along the main wing or the tail; (iv) a retractable hydrofoil configured to operate in: (a) an extended configuration in which the retractable hydrofoil extends below a hull of the vehicle for submersion below a water surface and (b) a retracted configuration in which the retractable hydrofoil is retracted at least partially into the hull of the vehicle; and (v) a control system configured to maneuver the vehicle by (i) causing a change in orientation of the retractable hydrofoil when the retractable hydrofoil is operating in the extended configuration, and (ii) causing a change in orientation of the main wing control surfaces and tail control surfaces when the retractable hydrofoil is operating in the retracted configuration.

公开(公告)号：US20250121936A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-17

申请号：US18986923

申请日：2024-12-19

Applicant: REGENT Craft Inc.

Inventor： William Thalheimer ,  Michael Klinker ,  William Bryan Baker ,  Edward Lester ,  Daniel Cottrell ,  Christian Bailey

IPC: B64C35/00 ,  B63B1/24 ,  B63B1/28 ,  B63B1/30 ,  B63B1/32

Abstract: An example blown-wing craft includes at least one rudder, a first wing, a second wing, at least one first control surface, at least one second control surface, at least two first propeller assemblies, at least two second propeller assemblies, a plurality of sensors, and a control system. The control system is configured to (i) operate the blown-wing craft in a given mode; (ii) while operating the blown-wing craft, receive, via the plurality of sensors, a plurality of sensor inputs; and (iii) control an attitude of the blown-wing craft by selectively operating (a) the at least two first propeller assemblies, (b) the at least two second propeller assemblies, (c) the at least one rudder, (d) the at least one first control surface, and (e) the at least one second control surface based at least in part on the received plurality of sensor inputs and the given mode.

公开(公告)号：US20250033783A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-30

申请号：US18913529

申请日：2024-10-11

Applicant: Regent Craft, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Klinker ,  Daniel Cottrell ,  William Bryan Baker ,  Andrew Gregg ,  Andrew Levin

IPC: B64D27/357 ,  B63B1/24 ,  B63B79/00 ,  B64C3/16 ,  B64C13/16 ,  B64C35/00

Abstract: A craft comprises a hull, a wing, a hydrofoil, and a control system. The wing is configured to generate upwards aero lift as air flows past the wing to facilitate wing-borne flight of the craft. The hydrofoil is configured to generate upwards hydrofoil lift during a first mode of operation as water flows past the hydrofoil to facilitate hydrofoil-borne movement of the craft through the water. While the craft is hydrofoil-borne, the control system is configured to determine the upwards aero lift generated by the wing. The control system is further configured to control the hydrofoil to generate downwards hydrofoil lift to counteract the upwards aero lift generated by the wing that maintains the hydrofoil at least partially submerged in the water while the determined upwards aero lift is below a threshold lift.