Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices inventions 06/09

20090163095 - Rescue harness: A rescue harness including an inflatable bladder coupled with the harness near a harness upper back portion. The inflatable bladder is held in a stored position on the harness. In one example, the inflatable bladder includes at least first and second folds in the stored position. The first fold is... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090163096 - Floatation device for teaching proper swimming techniques: A floatation device or system for teaching proper swimming techniques and a method for making the same is disclosed. The device of the present invention has an elongated flattened body that is fashioned into a figure-eight like or a pear-like shape. The elongated flattened body is made from one or... Agent: James A. Gavney Jr. Jag Patent Services LLC

20090156072 - Body surfing method and apparatus: A buoyant device that enhances water activities and surfing by providing increased thrust from incident waves through utilization of a surface or volume to propel the buoyant device. A buoyant enclosure with an internal hand grip has surfaces that promote hydroplaning, flotation and the reduction of friction through the shape,... Agent: James D. Leimbach

20090149092 - Buoy: A buoy is provided with first and second fixed hydrodynamic surfaces (15,16). When the buoy is towed through water by a tether (17), the first hydrodynamic surface (15) generates a downward force that reduces with increased speed through the water. The second hydrodynamic surface (16) generates an upward force that... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20090149093 - Swim shoe with lateral fins: A swim shoe comprising a foot-covering portion and a pair of lateral fins located on opposing sides of the foot-covering portion, where said lateral fins do not extend beyond the front of the foot-covering portion. The lateral fins may further extend upward from the foot-covering portion and include a bend... Agent: Head, Johnson & Kachigian

20090149094 - Slider with resistance to erosion and wear: A slider resists erosion due to moisture, dirt and ultraviolet of sunlight and protects a pattern or the bonded surface from wear and tear. The slider contains a foam core, a top layer, a pattern, and a bottom layer. The foam core has a top surface, a bottom surface and... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090142975 - Environmentally friendly hollow wooden surfboard: A surfboard, the construction of which makes a minimal impact on the environment, the components are readily available, and which, if disposed of, biodegrades. The surfboard delivers performance characteristics comparable to any currently commercially produced wave-propelled craft, with no significant increase in materials costs. The surfboard is composed of a... Agent: Wallace Zane

20090142976 - Transparent wave riding vehicle with locator and alarm for large aquatic animals and shark-resisitant signal generator thereof: A wave-riding and shark-repelling vehicle with an embedded locater for large aquatic animals and an alarm for the wave rider, specifically prepared to identify animals such as sharks with a shark-resistant signal generator that transmits an interference signal within approximately a one-hundred foot radius of the wave-riding and shark-repelling vehicle... Agent: Guerry Leonard Grune