Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7270068 | Steering control system for boat A rudder control device for a boat can include a handle position sensor for detecting an operation angle of a handle. An engine control unit can be provided for receiving a detection signal from the handle position sensor. A motor can be provided for receiving a con... | 09/18/2007 |
| 6267631 | Bicycle watercraft accessory Disclosed is a bicycle accessory generally comprised of at least one pontoon, a frame, front bicycle mounting hardware and rear bicycle mounting hardware, and a propulsion mechanism. A common bicycle is mounted on the front bicycle and rear bicycle mounti... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6135830 | Floatation device system A floatation device system for travelling across a body of water. The floatation device system includes a spaced apart pair of pontoons with spaced apart elongate front and back crossbeams extending therebetween. A forwards end of an elongate center beam ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5830020 | Bicycle floatation and transportation device and method This device is a raft which when attached to a standard bicycle may be steered and propelled through water by riding the bicycle in the usual fashion. The raft consists of two sections that can be folded for easy storage and transportability. These two se... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5803774 | Integrated system for land and water recreation An integrated system for land and water recreation such that when in a flotation mode, a propeller and rudder are powered and controlled by a standard bicycle; that when in a terrestrial mode, the integrated system is powered and trailered by the same bic... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5722865 | Canard balanced marine bicycle The canard balanced marine bicycle is an aquatic vehicle having a long and very narrow hull which depends, for its stability, on the dynamic forces generated by its movement through the water acting on the canard. The canard depends from the bottom of the... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5591056 | Motorcycle propelled boat A motorcycle propelled boat comprised of a boat portion. A front portion is dimensioned to receive a front wheel of a motorcycle therein. The front portion is rotatably secured to the boat deck. A rear portion is dimensioned to receive a rear wheel of a m... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5547406 | Floatation device with propeller and rudder driven by a bicycle A floatation device with propeller drive assembly and steerable rudder for use with any standard bicycle frame allowing an individual the ability to have a self propelled water craft. The device utilizes a standard bicycle, having only the wheels removed,... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5443405 | Bike board The bike-board for moving over the water on a conventional said board (10), so that movement is carried out with the help of a conventional bicycle (12), installed on the board. The stability of the bike-board is ensured by two side pontoons (34) with a b... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5415574 | Land vehicle floatable and steerable in water Land vehicle floatable and steerable in water, having inflatable sectors applied to the front and back frame with articulated tie-rods and supports. The rear wheel of the vehicle is adapted to strike a roller or an equivalent gear connected to a transmiss... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5387140 | Floatation apparatus for use with any standard bicycle The floatation apparatus for use with any standard bicycle (either single or tandem unit) a catamaran or pontoon hull with a tubular structure to support a standard bicycle. The front wheel of the bicycle will be removed and the front fork will be attache... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5248271 | Built-up watercraft A built-up watercraft includes a body consisted of three base boards hinged together and bilaterally supported on two floats by two wings, two propeller runners bilaterally coupled to a transmission mechanism mounted on the body at the back, a rudder asse... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5224886 | Floatation apparatus for use with a standard bicycle The floatation apparatus for use with a standard bicycle a hull of catamaran or pontoon with a tubular structure to support a standard bicycle. The front wheel of the bicycle will be removed and the front fork will be attached to a support that is connect... | 07/06/1993 |
| 4936801 | Bicycle watercraft assembly A bicycle operated watercraft assembly is disclosed. A bicycle is mounted on a main framework including front and rear outrigger arms to which are secured a pair of laterally spaced floats. The front wheel of the bicycle is disposed in a rotatable channel... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4712636 | Carriage for watercraft A carriage adapted for an inboard-type motorboat provided with a power take-off device for a prime mover. The carriage comprises a dolly loading the watercraft, plural wheels inclusive of driving wheels rotatably supported by shafts on the dolly, an input... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4694770 | Watercraft stabilizing flotation structure A watercraft stabilizing flotation structure comprising two hulls (23) (25) that surround the outside perimeter of a single-person ski-type powered watercraft to extend the surface area in contact with the water. A seat (36) located at the stern allows th... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4687447 | All terrain conversion system for three-wheeled vehicles Structurally integrated equipment is selectively, individually or conjointly detachably attachable to a three-wheeled vehicle for preventing rearward tipover, carrying cargo, rendering the vehicle waterborne, enhancing travel over snow or providing power ... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4664051 | Three wheeler flotation conversion kit A conversion kit adapted to be retro-fitted to conventional three wheeled vehicles for floating them over water. The flotation kit includes a front frame assembly having a pair of rigid, elongated front frame members semi-permanently coupled to the front ... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4636176 | Boat propelled by a motorcycle A boat propelled by a motorcycle. The boat propelled by a motorcycle has a portable ramp to get the motorcycle on and off. The motorcycle produces rotational energy by its driven wheel and transmits it to a pair of rollers covered by rubber or any nonslip... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4522601 | Boat A boat is arranged to carry temporarily a vehicle (2), a driven wheel (7) of which is arranged to drive a propeller shaft (15) of the boat via contact rollers (9), and a belt drive (11), to propel the boat from the power of the vehicle engine. The boat ma... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4493657 | Device for converting a cycle into a treadle-operated water cycle A conventional bicycle has its frame rigidly supported by a base framework held by adjustable length outrigger arms, whose outer ends are connected with bearings mounted on two spaced floats. The rear bicycle traction wheel frictionally engages and drives... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4334490 | Bike for traveling over water This invention pertains to an assembly, which when attached to a bike, allows this bike to be driven also over water. To buoy the bike and make it float on water, floaters which have the shape of convex lenses, or half of a ball, were used. Each one of th... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4317422 | Bike for travelling over water It is an assembly, when attached to a bike, renders it possible todrive it on water as on land. To buoy the bike and make it float on water, floaters which have the shape of convex lenses, or half of a ball, were used. Each one of those floaters was made ... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4285674 | Float attachment for a bicycle An attachment for a bicycle is disclosed, permitting use of the bicycle in water, with relatively efficient propulsion and steering, and also on land, without removal of the attachment. Floats of the attachment are positioned on either side of the bicycle... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4050399 | Attachment for motorcycles Attachments for motorcycles permitting a conversion of the vehicle to a water borne vehicle, including hinged frameworks controlled and operated by pneumatic or hydraulic cylinders or the like, on which are mounted rotatable propeller for suitable floats ... | 09/27/1977 |
| 3982495 | Bicycle powered boat A boat is provided having an integrated, hydrodynamically shaped hull comprising forward and rear hull sections which are uniquely designed to be secured to and driven by a conventional bicycle; the forward and rear hull sections being separable from each... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3965843 | Transporting apparatus A device for receiving motive power from a source supported thereon and transmitting the power to the underlying surface thereby imparting motion across such surface to the device and power source supported thereon. The device is particularly adapted for ... | 06/29/1976 |
