Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion System Using Drag Based Vertical-Axis Turbine And Propeller Connection' Filed by Abralin Softech Private Limited

MUMBAI, India, April 4 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202321066338 A) filed by Abralin Softech Private Limited, Maharashtra, on Oct. 3, 2023, for 'wind assisted ship propulsion system using drag based vertical-axis turbine and propeller connection.'

Inventor(s) include Patil, Sandip Vitthal.

The application for the patent was published on April 4, under issue no. 14/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Present invention discloses a change in ship design and arrangement to allow use of wind energy for propulsion. This is done by providing a drag based Vertical Axis wind turbine(VAWT) coupled via detachable gearbox with the separate propeller or screw below bottom...