Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices inventions 02/08

20080050994 - Surfboard fin: An adjustable surfboard fin inserted and secured into a groove-like securing member buried in a bottom of a surfboard, wherein an inserted portion is made of an elastic member and divided into two pieces in a thickness direction of the adjustable surfboard fin, thereby enabling a slit formed between the... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080050993 - Floating apparatus for deploying in marine current for gaining energy: A floating, semi-submerged, tethered device that supports a horizontal axis turbine and power generation equipment for extracting kinetic energy from a tidal stream or ocean current. A submerged body (1) is supported by surface piercing struts (2) of small water plane area (FIG. 6). The device is tethered to the... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20080045095 - Methods for creating consistent large scale blade deflections: Methods are disclosed to design resilient hydrofoils (164) which are capable of having substantially similar large scale blade deflections under significantly varying loads. The methods permit the hydrofoil (164) to experience significantly large-scale deflections to a significantly reduced angle of attack under a relatively light load while avoiding excessive degrees... Agent: Peter T. Mccarthy

20080045096 - Powered surfboard for preserving energy of surfer during paddling: An improvement to a conventional surfboard includes an impeller and an electric motor contained primarily within the body of the surfboard, whereby performance of the surfboard is substantially unaffected by the presence of the impeller and the electric motor. The electric motor is operatively connected to the impeller for providing... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20080045097 - Powered surfboard for preserving energy of surfer during paddling: An improvement to a conventional surfboard includes an impeller and an electric motor contained primarily within the body of the surfboard, whereby performance of the surfboard is substantially unaffected by the presence of the impeller and the electric motor. The electric motor is operatively connected to the impeller for providing... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20080045098 - Watercrafts: A watercraft configured to be towed on a body of water by a motorized water vehicle and configured to support a user when the watercraft is being towed on the body of water is disclosed. In some embodiments, the watercraft may include a plurality of spaced elongate rails connected to... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20080045099 - Child carrier floatation enhancement: A floatation enhancing structure for providing improved flotation of a baby seat, a car seat, or a child/infant carrier includes a buoyant collar that is attached to the seat or carrier generally horizontal to the plane of the seat in repose. A vertical hoop or buoyant material is connected to... Agent: Douglas W Rudy Law Offices Of Douglas W. Rudy, LLC

20080045100 - Water safety flag: A safety flag for a life jacket alerts nearby boaters when a user is in the water. The safety flag comprises a flag assembly secured to a backside of a life jacket, and a flag holder secured to a front side of the life jacket. The flag assembly includes a... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20080038970 - Puncture device for an inflatable unit: The present invention relates to a gas management device 10; 20; 30; 40; 50 comprising: a gas inlet 11; 32; 42; 52 adapted to secure a casing of a vessel 22, preferably a closure 26 sealing an opening of a gas cylinder containing pressurized gas; a gas outlet 12; 33;... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080038968 - Toe piece for a wakeboard binding and method of use: A toe piece for a wakeboard binding employs two different materials. The bulk of the toe piece is made from a first material having a certain degree of elasticity. A remaining portion of the toe piece as side portions are made from a material that is more elastic than the... Agent: Clark & Brody

20080038969 - Personal floatation device: Various exemplary embodiments of the present invention would provide a back floatation panel comprising an inner panel and an outer panel. The inner panel and the outer panel would be joined to each other in such a way as to allow “bellowed” expansion of a space, or a “sleeve,” in... Agent: Khorsandi Patent Law Group, A.l.c.

20080032573 - Hand paddle: The present invention is a swim aid consisting of a paddle blade having a hand side and an opposite water side, a proximal end, a distal end opposite the proximal end and having a distal edge and opposite first and second lateral ends. Finger apertures are formed along the distal... Agent: Sergei A. Krikliwy

20080032575 - Impact resistant surfboard: Waterboards such as surfboards are described that are formed of a combination of a resilient foam core with an outer shell of polycarbonate or polyurethane. Such waterboards may further include fibrous material bonded to or embedded in the outer shell for additional strength.... Agent: Wesley B. Ames

20080032574 - Method for creating consistent large scale blade deflections: Methods are disclosed to design resilient hydrofoils (164) which are capable of having substantially similar large scale blade deflections under significantly varying loads. The methods permit the hydrofoil (164) to experience significantly large-scale deflections to a significantly reduced angle of attack under a relatively light load while avoiding excessive degrees... Agent: Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP