US Patent Issued to Regent Craft on Sept. 23 for "Hydrofoil takeoff and landing with multiple hydrofoils" (Virginia, Massachusetts, Rhode Island Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,924, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Regent Craft Inc. (North Kingstown, R.I.).

"Hydrofoil takeoff and landing with multiple hydrofoils" was invented by Michael Klinker (East Greenwich, R.I.), Daniel Cottrell (Centreville, Va.), William Bryan Baker (Cohasset, Mass.), Andrew Gregg (Roslindale, Mass.) and Andrew Levin (Cambridge, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A craft comprises at least one hull; at least one wing configured to generate upwards aero lift as air flows past the at least one wing to facilitate wing-borne flight of the craft; a front hydrofoil connected to the at least one hull via a front hydrofoil strut and co...