To the New Republic Patent Office,

I, Dr. Alastair Trumboldt, Sc.D, submit this application for the following inventions, which meet the criteria for novel, useful, and nonobvious inventions/designs. It has come to my attention in recent days that the designs referred to herein have, of late, been plagiarized by a certain shipwright known as Ravak & Larben Enterprises, and it has thus become necessary to patent my design to protect it from unauthorized manufacture, sale, possession or use.

SPECIFICATION & CLAIM
The Crossbow-class vessel is a frigate of 120 meters, armored with a cerametal alloy, powered by 2 tachyonic colliders, and propelled in realspace by 5 induction engines. Its intended weapons loadout includes 20 point defense laser cannons, 2 heavy turbolasers cannons, 2 heavy particle beam cannons, and 1 radiofrequency "gun." Its intended crew is 109, and its intended function is patrol, interdiction, escort, support, etc.

The Salamander-class vessel is a heavy cruiser of 250 meters, armored with a neutronite alloy, powered by 2 tachyonic colliders, and propelled in realspace by 8 induction engines. Its intended weapons loadout include 4 quantum cannons, 2 quad heavy turbolasers, 4 triple turbolaser cannons, and 2 warhead launchers. Its intended crew is 306, and its intended fuction is as a cruiser, carrier, frigate, support and/or escort.

Full specifications and claims are included in the supplemental file attached to this document.

DRAWINGS
I have attached a complete, supplementary file of schematics, designs, etc. with this document. The following are a sampling of technical illustrations and artistic renderings from my personal archives, of the designs in question.

OATH
I, Alastair H. Trumboldt of Rendili, formerly of Bescane, do, of sound mind and body, swear that I am the original and first inventor of the Crossbow-class Frigate and the Salamander-class Strike Cruiser designs, submitted here for consideration. This oath has been officially notorized on Rendili on the 31st of Welona, 20 ABY, by Gordon J. Levitt, notary public.