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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7726694 | Personal sail assembly and method for use in conjunction with a mobile device A user supported portable sail assembly and method uses the force of the wind to help propel a user on a mobile device such as skis, snowboards, skateboards, in-line or ice skates, for example, in a controlled and safe manner. A sail is attached to the ends of a pai... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7353763 | Ship A ship includes semi-bottoms that transition into the ship's sides, and a keel that extends downwardly from the semi-bottoms. The keel and semi-bottoms form an equivalent of 120 degree therebetween. Each of the sides is located in the same planar surface with the ap... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7222371 | Shawl A shawl including a sheet of fabric having an inner surface and an outer surface defined by a top edge, a bottom edge, a right side edge and a left side edge. The sheet of fabric is dimensioned to allow the right and left hands of the user to each extend beyond the ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7211032 | Air resistance exercise device Exercise device and method in which one or more generally planar blades with major surfaces are attached to the ends of an exercise bar. The bar is gripped with the hands and moved in a direction generally perpendicular to the major surfaces, with movement of the ba... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7182294 | Kite surfing bar An apparatus for controlling movement of a flying device, such as a kite. In controlling such movement, the apparatus comprises a series of force transmitting members associated with a control bar to be grasped by an operator. Such association minimizes interference... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7128698 | Air resistance exercise device and method Exercise device and method in which one or more generally planar blades with major surfaces are attached to the ends of an exercise bar. The bar is gripped with the hands and moved in a direction generally perpendicular to the major surfaces, with movement of the ba... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117538 | Swing training jacket The present invention provides a jacket for swing training for a sport requiring swinging of a sports implement. The jacket comprises a body, a first arm and a second arm extending on either side of the body, a front, a back, an interior and an exterior. A first bod... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7097134 | Wing device for sporting activities A human body attached wing device (20) for use during downhill alpine activities such as skiing and snowboarding. Wing device (20) includes independently operable, mirror image, left and right wings (24) and (26), which may be joined to a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7057354 | Frequency controlled lighting system A method and apparatus for illuminating lighting elements in one or more predetermined patterns. A preferred frequency controlled lighting system implementing this method includes a motion switch, a controller, a sound generator, and lighting elements. The motion sw... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040660 | Half-shute The HALF-SHUTE is directed as an accessory to propel skateboards with the power of the wind. It can easily be carried around the waist of the user when not in use. It includes a one-dimensional diamond piece of fabric. It's diamond shape bellows out in the ce... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6935909 | Apparatus and method for a gliding board for fluid riding sports A curved lower surface of a gliding board, such as a wakeboard or a surfboard, is provided with an anticlastic shape to resemble the shape of a saddle. The lower surface of the board is concave in a transverse cross section and convex in a longitudinal cross section... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6257620 | High efficiency ski for sailing on snow or ice A ski is disclosed for efficiently sailing on snow or ice. The ski has greater thickness than a conventional downhill ski. The substantially triangular shape of the cross-section of the ski is longitudinally constant so as to generate simultaneously both ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6234530 | Body mounted sail assembly with safety features A human body sail assembly including a rotatable mast with upper and lower horizontal sail braces or booms that swing with the mast. The sail is tensioned by the braces and can be locked in a desired angular position by user-operated frusto-conical mating... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6099041 | Body mounted sail assembly A human body sail assembly including a rotatable mast with upper and lower horizontal sail braces or booms that swing with the mast. The sail is tensioned by the braces and can be locked in a desired angular position by user-operated frusto-conical mating... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5931504 | Wind ski An improved wind-propelled ski apparatus which comprises a ski, risers and deck. The risers comprise upper and lower platforms and connecting positioned members between the platforms. The risers are attached to the ski and provide an elevated surface for ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5924732 | In-line skate sail A device particularly suitable for propelling an in-line skater by harnessing the energy of air currents. More particularly, the invention concerns a device which is particularly effective in harnessing and transmitting air current energy to an in-line sk... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5806451 | Rigging, particulary for bicycles Rigging for a land or water vehicle comprises a symmetrical sail and a support therefore which is fitted with a tension member, the frame supporting the sail comprises two vertical uprights assembled together by hinged transverse bars, the rigging becomin... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5713603 | Body mounted sail assembly A human body sail assembly including a rotatable mast with upper and lower horizontal sail braces that swing with the mast, the sail is tensioned by the braces and can be locked in the desired angular position by an easy to operate pawl and ratchet mechan... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5451078 | Windskiing apparatus The invention provides an apparatus for resiliently securing a pair of skis together in generally parallel relationship, and for receiving a sail rig as commonly used on a conventional sailboard, to permit conventional snow skis to be used in a manner sim... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5412813 | Skier's drag chute A skier's drag chute and system for deploying the chute. The apparatus comprises a chute portion that has leg straps in connection with the user's legs and wrist straps for attachment to the user's wrists. A shoulder attachment may be secured around the n... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5366182 | Kiteski A wind powered system utilizes a free-flying airfoil tethered to a conveyance device such as a water ski, a skegged hull slab or a wheeled land vehicle which either defines or inherently has tracking means defining a preferred traverse vector across an un... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5277141 | Ice and snow surf-board A sailboard for sailing on snow or ice with a conventional articulated hand held sail mounted on the sailboard. Two runners underneath the sailboard are located to provide balanced gliding and to permit the sailboard to be rolled laterally on the outermos... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5217186 | Parachute for skaters and runners Parachute for providing an impedance to a or other rapidly moving person, animal or vehicle comprising a sheet having an edge or edges, peripheral cords tied to the edge or edges and distributed uniformly about the center of the sheet, such sheet being fo... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5120070 | Adjustable windmobile The adjustable windmobile allows the mobilist to maintain a stable center of gravity by manually adjusting both the seat and mast to their respective opposite sides when the direction of motion of the windmobile is reversed. Both the seat and mast base ar... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5120081 | Parachute and skate apparatus A parachute assembly is utilized in combination with a skate pair, wherein the skate pair is mounted by an individual and the individual supports the parachute assembly. The parachute assembly includes a flexible canopy, including a peripheral substantial... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5071089 | Off weight lift wing for skiers and the like An off weight lift wing for a skier and the like is provided and consists of a pair of airfoils each supported on an opposite end of a crossbar which extends across the top of a frame with a harness that secures the frame to the back of the skier. The lif... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4991861 | Coaster vehicle having front and rear steerable wheels A coaster having a passenger-receiving footplate (1) which is mounted on at least two wheels (7). According to the invention, the wheels (7) are connected to the footplate (1) by arms (3) which pivot horizontally about pivot pins (2) connected to the foot... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4978140 | Hand-held skate sail A skate sail, to be held by hand, for propelling an individual on a mobile supportive device, such as skates or a skate board, has a central vertical brace, and a horizontal cross brace whose center is attached to the upper portion of the central vertical... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4890861 | Wing apparatus for skiers Apparatus for creating aerodynamic lift to a downhill skier is shown as having a harness adapted to be worn by the skier, a left wing structure is operatively carried by the harness, a right wing structure is operatively carried by the harness, the left w... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4884768 | Jumpsuit for controlled freefalling A jumpsuit for controlled freefalling in which the suit is provided with enlarged expansible wing portions between the sleeve portions and the body portion of the jumpsuit and a wing extender line which extends from each hand of the wearer through each co... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4831950 | Wind propelled apparatus A sail propelled vehicle for land or sea in which a triangular yoke is pivotally attached at two of the corners thereof on two pontoons, skis, or skateboards at the forward ends thereof. The mast for carrying the sail is mounted vertically on the yoke at ... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4756555 | Wing apparatus for skiers Apparatus for creating aerodynamic lift to a downhill skier is shown as having a harness adapted to be worn by the skier, a left wing structure is operatively carried by the harness, a right wing structure is operatively carried by the harness, the left w... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4740000 | Wind-driven land vehicle A wind-driven land vehicle with a board (10, 212) serving as a stand and a sail (14, 214) mounted on the board, is connected with front and rear running gears (20, 22, 216, 218) carrying wheels (68) or skids (90) in a manner such that the entire board or ... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4722497 | Variable and normally open vented parachute device and method of using and controlling a parachute device A parachute device primarily for propulsion of a work load, specifically a snow skier who wants to go across flat terrain or uphill, has a canopy with a leading annulus and a normally open apex vent having a plurality of wedge shaped panels secured on one... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4681333 | Wind propelled land vehicle There is provided a steering mechanism for a wind propelled land vehicle wherein steering is made possible by the footboard being connected with the front axle by means of a steering head in the manner of a hinge connection inclined at an angle to the dir... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4641594 | Canoe conversion kit A kit for use alone as an iceboat or for easy mounting on a canoe to convert the canoe to a sailboat, includes a light-weight, rectangular frame with a front crossbar for receiving a mast, a rear crossbar for supporting a seat and a rear ice runner, and a... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4634136 | Wind powered propulsion device A wind powered propulsion device has a sail mount and harness means for retaining the sail mount on the back of a person. A sail is mounted on the sail mount. Preferably the harness means includes a backpack-like device having a back rest and strap for fi... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4617871 | Steerable wind-powered vehicle The present invention concerns a steerable wind-powered vehicle, which comprises a base supported on at least two wheels, skis, skates or hydrofoils, at least one of the wheels, skis, skates or hydrofoils being arranged to be steerable, a mast carrying a ... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4601488 | Sailing ski for use on snow and ice A sailing ski for use on snow and ice comprising an elongated body having substantially flat upper and lower surfaces, the lower surface having an upwardly extending camber, a universal mast mount for mounting a sail positioned toward the forward end of t... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4533159 | Wind propulsion apparatus Wind propulsion apparatus for a skier or skater comprises a sail secured to its upper end to a mast and having a pair of sheets at its lower end trained about guide pulleys secured to the user's boots. The sheets may be adjustably secured to retainers car... | 08/06/1985 |
