Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices inventions 10/07

20070249245 - Man overboard detection and rescue system: A system detects a man overboard and facilitates the rescue of the overboard individual. The system includes sensors that provide surveillance of a peripheral envelope of a boat to detect when an individual fall through the envelope. When an individual is detected falling through the peripheral envelope, an alarm is... Agent: Tod R Nissle

20070249246 - Modular personal pontoon boat: A modular personal flotation system comprising, at least in part, rigid, seamless, non-woven modules, such as a seat module and various pontoon modules, formed by the process of rotational molding or blow molding, from a Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE), High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), or similar molding resin. The pontoon... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20070243779 - Container for storing an inflatable liferaft: The present invention relates to a container for storing an inflatable liferaft, the container including a bag adapted to contain a deflated liferaft and means for inflating the liferaft using an inflating gas, preferably CO2 or a mixture of gasses, wherein the substantial part is CO2. The inflating means being... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070243780 - Sports board with integral laminated stiffening element: A sport board for snow sledding or surf body boarding comprises a multi-layered laminated composite foam core coupled with stiffening elements for mechanical strengthening of the board. The composite foam core comprises laminates of polyolefin foam base and stiffening elements composed of substantially polymer foam and has substantial higher compressive... Agent: Law Offices Of Clement Cheng

20070238373 - Buoyant visibility device: A buoyant visibility device comprising an enclosure structure on its exterior, a hollow interior, and a plurality of arms arranged such that, in any position, at least one arm substantially extends upward, wherein the visibility device may be filled or pre-filled with fill materials in its interior.... Agent: Lars H Henrikson

20070238374 - Aquatic gear: A system, method, and device for swimming and physical therapy are disclosed herein. The exemplary gear may have a foot portion adapted to receive a foot of a user and a lateral fin extended from the foot portion in a direction away from the heel opposite a toe of the... Agent: Bourque & Associates Intellectual Property Attorneys, P.A.

20070238375 - Surfcraft: Disclosed is a craft for supporting a rider on the water in the form of an elongate, substantially planar member having a top riding surface, and a bottom planing surface where the planar member includes an inner inflatable bladder secured within an outer sleeve wherein said sleeve includes the top... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070238376 - Doll and flotation device-combination for demonstrating water safety: A combination of doll and flotation device for demonstrating water safety employs a doll of human-like form sufficiently heavy to sink in water. A removable flotation device which fits the doll, such as a life jacket is designed to be placed on the doll and secured by fasteners such as... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20070232163 - Inflatable structure: The present invention relates to an inflatable structure comprising an inflatable frame and a single inflation valve. The inflatable frame has at least two chambers in fluid communication with at least one other chamber through a check valve, whereby the chambers are inflated through the inflation valve.... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070232164 - Tamper-evident life vest package: In general, the invention is directed to methods and articles for inspecting aircraft life vests using radio frequency identification technology (RFID). In one embodiment, a tamper evident, RFID-enabled package is described, the package containing a life vest. Methods of manufacturing the package are also described.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company