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Wearable Pet Enclosure

An enclosure for small animals which is wearable on the front or back of an animate being.

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Class 441/6 - Marker buoy


Subclass of Class 441 - Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices
Definition: Buoy adapted to be anchored to a vessel or location on or under
No. of applications: 15
Last issue date: 01/19/2012


Application No.Application TitleIssue Date
20120015570ANCHOR LINE LOCATOR
What is disclosed is a floatable device that is attached to a boat anchor line. The device contains LED's or is otherwise reflective. When the boat anchor is dropped, the device will float on the surface of the water where the anchor line enters. The device thus locates...
01/19/2012
20110081812Self-supporting Marker Buoy
A self-supporting marker buoy includes an upper unit, a lower unit, and a rim-engaging cover. The upper unit is a frustum which further includes a base opening facing downwards, a hollow center, and a base rim around the base opening. The lower unit is an upside-down fr...
04/07/2011
20100087110Automatic Deploying and Positioning Slalom Water Ski Course
A portable automatic deploying and positioning slalom water ski course that automatically deploys and maintains position. The course preferably includes at least one turn ball span and at least one entry/exit span. Preferably, the turn ball span, the entry/exit span, or...
04/08/2010
20090318040BUOYAGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING INSTRUMENT FOR USE ON REGATTA COURSES, COMPRISING AN INFLATABLE PNEUMATIC PLATFORM AND A MODULAR MAST WHICH CAN BE FOLDED AND TRANSPORTED IN A REDUCED-SIZE COMPACT PACKING CONTAINER
The present invention relates to an instrument for marking and environmental monitoring in regatta courses. Incorporated by inflatable pneumatic platform and modular mast, foldable and transportable in compact packing of reduced size. It is intended to simultaneously de...
12/24/2009
20090130930SURFACE SUPPORT STATION
An all purpose surface support station for use in dive applications having an inflatable bladder for floating the station, a screw-in type anchor for docking the station, removable pockets for storing dive equipment, and a cover that can store dive equipment, protect th...
05/21/2009
20090093176LIFE-SAVING DIVING BUOY
The present invention provides for a novel, but simply structured life-saving diving buoy that protects human lives by indicating presence of divers in a certain area while providing a dry storage compartment to store life-saving equipment useful to mark a submerged scu...
04/09/2009
20080085643Buoy system
A buoy system having a buoyant flotation reel 10 for retaining a length of anchor line 95 and for supporting a display pole is disclosed. The anchor line 95 includes an anchor weight 98 thereon and a reel insert 15 for placement within...
04/10/2008
20080070457Water-activated and light-assisted visual locating device
A visual locating device comprises an elongate, inherently buoyant, flexible sheet for floating on the surface of a body of water that has a longitudinal axis. At least three buoyant support struts are secured to the sheet and disposed across the longitudinal axis of th...
03/20/2008
20070238373Buoyant 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 f...
10/11/2007
20070135001FLOTATION APPARATUS
A method and apparatus is provided to support a plurality of objects such as keys with an inflatable apparatus when the inflatable apparatus is exposed to a body of water. In one embodiment, an inflatable apparatus provides an attachment member such as a key ring to att...
06/14/2007
20070128958Beach Buoy
A multiple use device constructed of either closed or open cell insulated foam ball with a wood or plastic steak molded into such ball for the purpose of inserting in sand or soil which will be utilized in the beach and boating recreational environments allowing the use...
06/07/2007
20070123121WATER SAFETY DEVICE
A water safety device includes an inflatable vest and a remote monitor. A pulse sensor is monitored and compared with a predetermined value. When the threshold is exceeded, the vest is rapidly inflated and an alarm is transmitted to the remote monitor. ...
05/31/2007
20070054572Life preserver
A personal flotation device is formed with a neck opening defined by a plurality of discrete lobes projecting in toward the inside of said neck opening and including a chin lobe that is positioned to engage the underside of the chin of a user when device is in operative...
03/08/2007
20060048692Parent-child type boat with generator
A parent-child type boat can have an electric power generating device, such as a fuel cell. The boat can include a parent boat and at least one child boat which is smaller than the parent boat. The parent boat can be equipped with a generating device. The child boat can...
03/09/2006
20050191916System and device for improving the performance of a water skier in a slalom course
A method, a system and a device used within such enhances the repeatability and overall performance of a person skiing through a water ski slalom course. The device is a series of markers positioned on the side of a ski boat which markings can be readily viewed by a ski...
09/01/2005
 
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