Peter Smith, designer of the Rocna Anchors range, has been granted six patents by the Canadian and New Zealand Intellectual Property Offices recognizing Rocna’s new anchor technology. In each country one patent covers the new Vulcan anchor with its unique roll-palm™ and shank geometry which endow it with performance comparable to the well-established Rocna anchor without the need for a roll-bar. The others cover Rocna’s newly developed I+V™ shank profile, in addition to protecting further inventions yet to be brought to market.
The Canadian and New Zealand patents add to the US and UK counterparts announced previously.
“These patents are the product of the new ideas I’ve been working on for Rocna,” said Smith, who is currently on his 15 m expedition yacht in Greenland preparing for an attempt at the Northwest Passage. “I want to keep improving anchoring for boaters, by applying good engineering fundamentals and taking advantage of the more sophisticated manufacturing methods we have access to now.”
The inventions covered in the patents add to existing Rocna designs and technology, so each new anchor going forward will benefit from multiple tranches of intellectual property investment. Boaters will be secure in the knowledge that their anchor is built on genuine innovation.
“This establishes a solid base for us to keep Rocna known as the top performing anchor range on into the future,” commented John Mitchell, CEO of Canada Metal (Pacific) Ltd and Rocna Anchors manufacturer. “It will allow us to consolidate its position worldwide as boaters’ most preferred anchor.”
Rocna anchors are available through your local marine retailers. For more information on the Rocna and Vulcan, please visit the Rocna Anchors website.