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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7309268 | Hovering inflatable towable water-sport device An inflatable towable device capable of both being towed across a surface and to hover over the surface is disclosed. The device includes an inflatable frame and a wing surface that extends across the bottom surface of the inflatable frame. The inflatable frame is a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7261607 | Hovering inflatable towable water-sport device An inflatable towable device capable of both being towed across a surface and to hover over the surface is disclosed. The device includes an inflatable frame and a wing surface that extends across the bottom surface of the inflatable frame. The inflatable frame is a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7178475 | High maneuverability towcraft A maneuverable towcraft consisting of a partial hull structure to which is removably attached at least three downward-projecting fins. A first ventral fin of sufficient size and draft is located along the craft's centerline, toward the front of the craft. A second a... | 02/20/2007 |
| D520092 | Inflatable towable water float | 05/02/2006 |
| D520093 | Inflatable towable water float | 05/02/2006 |
| D518544 | Inflatable towable water float | 04/04/2006 |
| D518131 | Inflatable towable water float | 03/28/2006 |
| D518134 | Inflatable towable water float | 03/28/2006 |
| D518133 | Inflatable towable water float | 03/28/2006 |
| D518132 | Inflatable towable water float | 03/28/2006 |
| D517631 | Inflatable towable water float | 03/21/2006 |
| D510971 | Multi-rider flotation inner-tube | 10/25/2005 |
| D509875 | Swimming float | 09/20/2005 |
| D509555 | Inflatable towable vehicle | 09/13/2005 |
| D505987 | Inflatable towable vehicle | 06/07/2005 |
| D502240 | Towable float | 02/22/2005 |
| D496979 | Inflatable towable vehicle | 10/05/2004 |
| D496975 | Inflatable towable vehicle | 10/05/2004 |
| D496976 | Inflatable towable vehicle | 10/05/2004 |
| D496977 | Inflatable towable vehicle | 10/05/2004 |
| D496978 | Inflatable towable vehicle | 10/05/2004 |
| D496085 | Inflatable towable vehicle | 09/14/2004 |
| D496086 | Inflatable towable vehicle | 09/14/2004 |
| D493202 | Inflatable surfcraft | 07/20/2004 |
| 5472362 | Buoyant apparatus for aquatic recreation Apparatus for recreational use in an aquatic medium. A buoyant body includes a depressed region adapted to receive the body of a user in a preferred recreational posture. Handles are provided, anchored in the deck of the apparatus, for grasping by the use... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5116269 | Bodyboard with side grip contour A bodyboard is provided with a pair of elongate side-rail grip contours formed in the top surface of the board for providing an improved handhold along the side edge of the bodyboard. The grip contour includes a ridge extending from the nose end of the bo... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5106109 | Convertible cart apparatus A cart formed with a concave top surface and a convex bottom surface mounting rollers medially of forward edges of each forward and rear edge and of the cart to permit use of the cart in a rolling or skidding orientation. The cart structure utilizes a plu... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5021017 | Water sports board with adjustable binder plates A water sports board (10) has a base (11) formed with rows of detent teeth (16) for locking engagement with the peripheral teeth (26) of binder plates (22), so that the binder plate may be angularly or longitudinally adjusted relative to the base. The boa... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4894034 | Bodyboard with integrally-contoured hand-holds for enhancing control during riding A bodyboard configured for enhanced control includes hand-holds disposed adjacent each side edge configured for being securely gripped by a rider and for orienting and maintaining a rider's hand in a predetermined position relative to the length of the bo... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4857025 | Towable modified deep vee surfboard A towable surfboard including a hull formed in its fore portion with a bow having on its underside a modified deep-vee configuration and extending rearwardly to form on its underside of its aft section a flatter bottom configuration. A seat is mounted abo... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4629434 | Water gliding board This device consists of a water gliding board, similar in size, materials and configuration, to the existing (in 1984) "Knee Boards" but substantially improved with a deletion of the securing strap and with the addition of low knee shells, high knee-and-b... | 12/16/1986 |
