Sailcloth arrangement for sails of water-going vessels
US6237521A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63H9/067
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sailcloth arrangement for a sail of a water-going vessel has a sailcloth base and flexible solar cells attached to the sailcloth base. The flexible solar cells have a flexibility matching the flexibility of the sailcloth, and the flexible solar cells are configured to be connected to at least one energy storage device.
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