Ja ja, der Bruno, der Kitebastler überhaupt!
Hier mal seine Patente:
Der Anfang...
Man beachte Fig. 10. "(13) ...the user is equipped with one or two special skates or shoes."
[b][URL=http://www.google.com/patents?id=iCUzAAAAEBAJ]Propulsive wing with inflatable armature[/URL] [/b]
Patent number: 4708078
Filing date: Aug 13, 1986
Issue date: Nov 24, 1987
Inventors: Dominique M. Legaignoux, Bruno T. Legaignoux
Ähm... entweder ich blicks nicht, oder es hat sich nicht durchgesetzt :)
[b][URL=http://www.google.com/patents?id=0LcMAAAAEBAJ]Bridle for power kite launching[/URL] [/b]
Patent number: 6659031
Filing date: Oct 7, 2002
Issue date: Dec 9, 2003
Inventor: Bruno Legaignoux
Und der Bow...
[b][URL=http://www.google.com/patents?id=VRGqAAAAEBAJ]Wing having a negative dihedron for towing a load[/URL] [/b]
Patent number: 7374133
Filing date: Feb 28, 2005
Issue date: May 20, 2008
Inventors: Dominique Legaignoux, Bruno Legaignoux