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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8070544 | Clean energy powered surfboards Clean energy powered surfboard having various advantages that make for easy to learn, easy to use, safer, exciting, high performance, environmentally friendly surfing on any ocean wave in the world. The various embodiments include novel motor, turbine, or electric m... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7993178 | Powered surfboard for preserving energy of a surfer during paddling An improvement to a conventional surfboard includes an impeller and an electric motor contained primarily within the body of the surfboard, whereby performance of the surfboard is substantially unaffected by the presence of the impeller and the electric motor. The e... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7985111 | Sport boards with carbon fiber stringers One or more tubular carbon fiber stringers are axially aligned with the lengthwise dimension of a water sport board, such as a surfboard. A tubular carbon fiber stringer may have vertical shaping tabs reaching opposed major surfaces of the board and laterally extend... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7963815 | Shape-adjustable mold, skin and interior-core structures for custom board production A mold and construction method for forming aquatic sports boards is provided. The method and molds provide skin and interior core structures made shape-adjustable by a pre-molded perimeter rail. Division(s) in the structural exterior skin allow the skin core to be t... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7938705 | Adjustable flex waterboard stringer A waterboard with externally adjustable stiffness includes a stringer assembly having a rotatable beam to modulate the stiffness of the beam in a selected direction to impart a desired stiffness to the waterboard. ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7901261 | Board assembly for kitesurfing and/or kiteboarding A board assembly for kitesurfing and/or kiteboarding includes an elongated board for traversing a supporting surface while a person is riding the board and apparatus for changing the orientation of the person's feet relative to the different ends of the board. Such ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7892058 | Reinforced surfing boards A surfing board and method for manufacture that include the cutting and bending of a buoyant material to a flat arch with a concave upperside and a convex underside to define an elongated body. T-shaped longitudinal cutouts extend from one end to the other along the... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7867050 | Paddle assist to pop-up device A device for attachment to the deck of a surfboard or paddleboard for making paddling a surfboard or paddleboard more comfortable and easier to paddle. On a surfboard the device can also assist in attaining proper speed and so that a surfer can more easily “pop-up... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7846000 | Surfboard and method of construction Disclosed is a surfboard (10) comprising a foam blank (10), rails (14) formed using carbon fiber materials (22) on the blank, and a fiberglass laminate enveloping the rails and blank. Alternatively, the blank and rails may be enveloped in... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845999 | Surfboard having a honeycomb core An aquatic gliding board such as a surfboard is constructed using a honeycomb material for the core. The composite outer skin of the surfboard is constructed of materials having similar flexibility properties as found in a traditional foam/fiberglass surfboard. In a... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7794297 | Sectionalized surfboard A sectionalized surfboard, which can be dismantled into sections and rejoined for use. The sections are joined using one or more metal hooks and metal plates with slots in each section on the bottom of the board. On the top of the board there are one or more pairs o... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7740512 | Method and apparatus for catching waves utilizing a disengageable surfboard A disengageable surfboard that starts out as a long, paddle-sized board that a surfer uses, either in the standard prone position or standing with a paddle, to enter the surf. Once the surfer has used the board to catch a wave, he or she quickly releases the back po... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7731555 | Powered surfboard for preserving energy of surfer during paddling An improvement to a conventional surfboard includes an impeller and an electric motor contained primarily within the body of the surfboard, whereby performance of the surfboard is substantially unaffected by the presence of the impeller and the electric motor. The e... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7717763 | Water sports board with wave engager A personal water sports board with a wave engager operably secured thereto for operation in a flow of water, such as a boogie board and the like, is disclosed. The wave engager has a wall shaped to allow water to flow freely thereby in one direction, but to operably... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7575493 | Thermoformed sports board The invention is directed to a molded foam sports board made by steps: molding a foam core having a molded contour surface; laminating an extruded adhesive resin layer to a polyolefin foam sheet layer forming a film foam laminate; and thermoforming and heat laminati... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7534153 | Surfboard manufacturing apparatus A surfboard manufacturing machine for fabricating a surfboard is disclosed. The machine may comprise gripper arms and suction arms which rotate and grip the surfboard blank or shaped surfboard as the surfboard manufacturing machine fabricates the surfboard. ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7524225 | Hydrodynamic ridge devices for small watercraft Hydrodynamic ridge devices for mounting in pairs on the bottom of aquatic sports watercraft to form channels that capture lateral water flow and direct it longitudinally to enhance stability, speed, control, and performance of the watercraft. Each ridge device is a ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7503820 | Multi-layered sports board The invention is directed to a sports board (15). In the preferred embodiment, the sports board comprises a polymer film layer (16) having an outer surface (18) and an inner surface (19), a polyethylene foam layer (23) having first... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7438618 | Flotation device An aquatic flotation device includes an outer covering having a first side and a second side formed of a polymeric sheet and substantially continuously joined together to retain foamed material such that the covering is under tension. The first side and polymeric sh... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435150 | Internal rib and spine reinforcement system for a hollow surfboard A surfboard that has a hollow inner volume which contains a longitudinally oriented reinforcement system or spine, with laterally arranged branches or ribs. The reinforcement system is spaced both from the nose of the surfboard and from the tail of the surfboard, wh... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430795 | Method of making a slider A method of making a slider includes the steps of laminating the bottom-facing surface of a third layer to the upper-facing surface of a fourth layer, laminating the bottom-facing surface of a second layer to the upper-facing surface of the third layer in a heat-com... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7416461 | Foam product and method of making A foam product and method of making the same is disclosed in this invention. The foam product includes a foam core, at least one skin and a first covering. The foam core is composed of a plurality of foam beads bonded with one another, and comprises a first surface,... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410400 | Motorized watercraft including board banking steering mechanism A board-based motorized watercraft may be steered by banking the board section to yaw the motor. The motorized watercraft includes a pair of pontoons connected by a beam for enhanced stability. The motor is mounted between the pontoons to the beam. The board section... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404749 | Multi-layer sports board with graphic imprinted skin A sports board comprises a foam core with a top surface, a bottom surface and edge surfaces. A top layer is heat laminated to the top surface and edge surfaces of the foam core. The top layer has a first plastic film having a top surface and a bottom surface. A firs... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7393256 | Fin assembly An integrally formed fibreglass fin assembly (1) including a base (2)—that is defined by broken lines (3,4)—for mounting the assembly to an object in the form of a surfboard (5). A primary fin (6) extends upwardly from base ( | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393255 | Board riding craft The present invention is a to board riding craft having split tail sections. A central core element may have a tail end, a nose and two sides. A tail portion of the central core element may have one or more slits formed therein that may extend from the tail end appr... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390234 | Sectionalized board for water sports The invention relates to a buoyant board (10) for water sports. The board includes a vertically flattened elongated body (12). The body has a lower face (14) for contact with water, and an upper face (16) for supporting a person, the lowe... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7377828 | Multi-layered sports board Sports board (15) comprising an elongated expanded closed-cell polyolefin foam layer (16) having a foam thickness and opposed surfaces (18, 19), a first polyolefin sheet layer (23) having a thickness less than the foam thickness and havin... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7371141 | Leash mount for floating boards A leash mount for floating boards has a base and a cap. The base has a seat and a connecting assembly protruding from the seat. The connecting assembly is has a connecting tube and a leash tie hole. The connecting tube has at least one pair of mounting recesses. The... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7347754 | Flexible encapsulated spring stringer for bodyboard A variable flexible bodyboard comprises a lightweight, generally elongated, foam core material having a top skin layer and a bottom skin layer with a front nose end and a rear tail end. The bodyboard has also an elongated stringer element having a one end and an oth... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347755 | Sectionalized surfboard A sectionalized surfboard, which can be dismantled into sections and rejoined for use. The sections are joined using two vertically installed bolts, which pass through two joining assemblies. Each bolt is inserted through a hole in a top metal plate and tightened in... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347756 | Surfboard A surfboard for use by riders on bodies of water is disclosed having first and second apertures extending through the surfboard from the bottom side to the top side, angled such that each aperture has a first opening on the bottom side and extends at an angle toward... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344425 | Sliding board having reinforced structure A sliding board includes a board body made of a light material, and at least one reinforcing unit mounted in the board body to reinforce a structural strength of the board body and including a plurality of reinforcing bars which are connected serially to form the re... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338067 | Magnetic method and apparatus for increasing foot traction on sports boards A sports board binding and foot traction apparatus for use in sports boards such as surfboard, skateboard, wakeboards, and the like. The apparatus includes a sports board having an upper surface and at least one magnet holding receptable disposed in the upper surfac... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331835 | Aquatic gliding board An aquatic gliding board which incorporates a subassembly that includes a hollow inner shell which is covered with a casing made of foam capable of being machined. The invention also relates to a hollow gliding board, such as a surfboard, that includes at least one ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326094 | Slider A slider comprises a polyethylene foam board, a first polyethylene foam skin, a first plastic film, a second polyethylene foam skin and a second plastic film. The polyethylene foam board comprises a top surface, a bottom surface and lateral surfaces. The first polye... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322867 | Surfboard deck grip with storage compartment A surfboard deck grip with a storage compartment for safely storing small articles. The storage compartment is optionally waterproof, and does not interfere with the act of surfing. The storage compartment may further include a vessel that is optionally removable fr... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316597 | Traction pad for personal water board A traction surface for a water board has been developed comprising: a traction pad formed of a molded clear thermo plastic elastomer (TPE) material, and an upper surface of the pad having a roughened texture. The upper surface of the pad may include a center ridge e... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7302905 | Shark repellent system A shark repellent system for repelling sharks away from an individual while boating. The shark repellent system includes an attachable magnet and a transmitter unit that emits sound waves at a frequency undesirable to sharks. The transmitter unit is contained in a w... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303454 | Side-reinforced multi-layered sports board A sports board (15) comprising an elongated expanded closed-cell polyolefin foam core (16) having an upper surface (18), an opposed lower surface (19), a side surface (20) extending between the upper surface and the lower surface, ... | 12/04/2007 |
