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Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices December patents and inventions 12/08

20080311804 - Disconnectable riser-mooring system: A system is described for use at offshore locations of large depth, for mooring a production vessel or floating unit (14) at a location over a hydrocarbon reservoir (26) and for connecting risers (101) that can be carrying hydrocarbons up from the sea floor to a production vessel that stores... Agent: Leon D. Rosen Freilich, Hornbaker & Rosen

20080311805 - Inflatable buoyancy device with water-dependant triggering mechanism.: This invention is directed toward a device which provides buoyancy to objects with negative buoyancy in water. The invention comprises a water-sensitive trigger which, when activated, causes a balloon to inflate, causing the object to float upon the surface where the user can then easily and safely retrieve it, through... Agent: Eric Hanscom

20080311806 - Low-drag fin and foil system for surfboards: The present invention is a Low-Drag Fin and Foil System for Surfboards (10), particularly including cambered fin foils (40; 42). The invention (10) also discloses low-drag, directionally unstable fin positions wherein the lesser of negative angle of attack of a trailing fin (50), versus the higher or positive angle of... Agent: Iplo-intellectual Property Law Offices C/o Zilka-kotab, PC

20080311807 - Modular fin for a surfboard, sailboard or other water-borne device: A fin in one embodiment includes a fin box assembly including a fin box adapted for coupling to a body portion of a water-borne device, and a fin assembly having a base member that is releasably engagable in said fin box. A fin assembly according to one embodiment includes a... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20080311808 - Personal flotation device with closure envelope: Two zippered panels attached to a personal flotation device with at least one panel being attached at an offset to an edge of the personal flotation device and at least one panel being stretchable. When zipped together the two panels provide a smooth exterior surface for the personal flotation device.... Agent: Mehlin Dean Matthews

20080305697 - Sports board with adjustably flexible stringer: An adjustably flexible stringer and a sports board employing the stringer are disclosed. The sports board includes a foam core in which the stringer is embedded. The stringer includes a plurality of flexible longitudinal strips overlapped with one another and is arranged from one end to the other end in... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20080305698 - Towed personal watercraft: A towed personal watercraft apparatus includes a submergible unit and a platform. The submergible unit comprises at least two independent vertical stabilizers and one or more hydrofoil units mounted to at least one of the vertical stabilizers. One or more of the hydrofoil units is pivotally attached to the vertical... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080299850 - Rescue water craft: A rescue water craft comprising an elongated closed-loop tubular structure and a floor is described. The tubular structure has a mid portion and two end portions. Both end portions rise upwardly and outwardly from the mid portion at an angle comprised between 70 and 85 degrees. The floor partially runs... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080299851 - Personal water craft to enable a user to walk on water: A water craft allows a user to travel across a surface of water utilizing a natural walking motion, which employs arms and legs for propulsion similar to cross-country snow skiing. The water craft includes a pair of skis adapted to fit on the user's feet. The skis can be coupled... Agent: Mh2 Technology Law Group, LLP