Technology Licensing
License Pressure Foil Propulsion.
Quinn Aerospace Inc. offers exclusive and non-exclusive licensing rights to Pressure Foil Propulsion technology for established manufacturers in marine, defense, and aerospace markets. The licensee handles manufacturing and sales. We provide the technology.
PF900 prototype — physical test data, June 2026
Efficiency vs jet engine (GE CF34)
7.4 x more efficient
Documented
Efficiency vs rocket engine (RS-25)
279x more efficient
Documented
Stationary thrust generated
354N / 80 lbs
On video
Test run completed
1,346metres at 20 mph
Filmed
CFD simulations on SimScale
277+ configurations
Validated
US Patent 11,518,443 — Control System for Rotating Thrust Producing Apparatus · CA Patent 3159999 — Active · US Patent 5,328,333 — Original device
01 — The Technology
What makes it different.
279x
more efficient than rockets
7.4x
more efficient than jets
Pressure Foil Propulsion generates axial thrust through a rotating disc fitted with closely spaced fins along its periphery. When driven at speed, the fins discharge fluid air or water faster than it can be replenished at the inlet face. This creates a sustained pressure deficit, generating thrust without a propeller blade, jet nozzle, or rocket.
The critical advantage: a conventional propeller becomes progressively less efficient as forward speed increases. The pressure foil generates thrust through a pressure-differential mechanism that remains effective regardless of forward speed making it most competitive at the high operating speeds where propellers lose effectiveness.
Physical test data from June 19, 2026 documents the PF900 prototype consuming 104,780 J/kN-s of energy per unit of thrust compared to 774,000 J/kN-s for the GE CF34 jet engine and 29,250,000 J/kN-s for the RS-25 rocket. Full telemetry data available under NDA.
02 — Physical Prototype
The PF900 Land Speed Vehicle.
1,346 m
Test run completed December 2025. GoPro footage and Google Earth route map available on request.
Filmed
20 mph
Documented top speed during the 1,346-metre run. Captured on onboard GPS speedometer footage.
GPS verified
Quinn Aerospace has built and tested a functional electric Land Speed Vehicle powered entirely by a single PF900 pressure foil unit. The vehicle has been assigned VIN CA1201016 by the California Highway Patrol following formal inspection in August 2026.
80 lbs
Stationary axial thrust generated by the PF900 unit. Documented on video with scale measurement.
On video
CA VIN
VIN CA1201016 assigned by California Highway Patrol, August 2026. Desert test at El Mirage Dry Lake scheduled for October 2026.
CHP approved
03 — Intellectual Property
Patent protection active to 2041.
US 11,518,443
Control System for Rotating Thrust Producing Apparatus
The commercially critical patent — covers the adjustable control surfaces that modulate direction and magnitude of thrust output. This is what a licensing partner would manufacture products using. Managed by Kelly and Kelley LLP, Burbank, California.
Active to 2041
CA 3159999
Control System — Canada
Canadian protection for the same control system. Reinstated August 2026 following a brief lapse. Provides dual US and Canadian IP coverage for North American licensing partners.
Active — reinstated August 2026
US 5,328,333
Rotating Thrust Producing Apparatus
The original foundational device patent — granted 1994, expired 2013. Now in the public domain. The commercially protectable implementation layer is covered by US 11,518,443.
Expired 2013
15 years
of exclusivity remaining
A licensing partner who signs today receives exclusivity in their market through 2041. Any competing product attempting to replicate the control system would infringe US 11,518,443.
04 — Target Markets
Who should license this technology.
Marine propulsion
01
High-speed recreational craft, patrol vessels, electric hydrofoil platforms, and commercial marine applications where propeller efficiency at speed is the limiting factor.
Immediate priority
Brunswick / Mercury Marine · Yamaha Marine · Volvo Penta · Torqeedo
Defense — USV and UUV
02
Unmanned surface and underwater vehicles. No propeller blade cavitation gives the pressure foil a potential low acoustic signature advantage relevant to quiet maritime defense operations.
Near-term
Textron Systems · L3Harris Technologies · Northrop Grumman · Kongsberg Maritime
Aerospace and eVTOL
03
Electric aircraft and urban air mobility platforms requiring sustained propulsive efficiency at operating speeds where conventional rotor efficiency diminishes.
Long-term
CFD data covers small-craft to ship-scale configurations
05 — Licensing
Partner with Quinn Aerospace.
We offer exclusive and non-exclusive licensing by market and territory. The licensee handles all manufacturing, regulatory approval, and sales. Quinn Aerospace provides full technology access, CFD datasets, engineering documentation, and technical consultation from the inventor.
License type
Exclusive or non-exclusive by market and territory
Upfront fee
$50,000 to $500,000 depending on scope
Royalty rate
3% to 8% of gross sales or per-unit flat fee
Patent term
US active to 2041 — 15 years of exclusivity
To access our full confidential pitch document — including 277+ CFD simulation datasets, engineering specifications, and prototype test telemetry — please request it under mutual NDA.
Patent portfolio managed by Kelly and Kelley LLP, Burbank, California. Tel: (818) 347-7900. Licensing term sheets and NDA documentation available upon request.
The people behind Quinn Aerospace
SQ
Steve Quinn
Founder and CEO. Inventor on US Patents 11,518,443 and 5,328,333. 35+ years developing Pressure Foil Propulsion.
Santa Clarita, California
RG
Robert Goodman
M.Sc., Electrical Engineering. Vice President, Kyocera International, Inc.
San Diego, California
AR
Dr. M. Aqeel Rashad
Ph.D., Engineering and Natural Sciences. CFD simulation of jet and vortex actuators.
Stuttgart, Germany
DM
Dr. David Mendels
Ph.D., Physics. Computational fluid dynamics, National Physical Laboratory.
London, England