Patents Assigned to Hobie Cat IP, LLC
  • Retractable hull mounting data collecting system
    Patent number: 11866132
    Abstract: A watercraft mounting system that embodies a moving mounting platform and a protective hull cavity which provides protection, prevents damage and improves storage of data collection systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Hobie Cat IP, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Christopher Kardas, Drew William Brackett, William John Broadway, James Taylor Czarnowski, Philip James Dow, Elizabeth Catherine Sexton, Shane Yellin
  • Modular rudder system
    Patent number: 11639215
    Abstract: A stand-alone modular removable rudder system for watercraft having a rudder comprising a steering handle coupled to a quick release mechanism adapted to releasably secure said steering handle to said watercraft in proximity to the operator, said system further comprising, a rudder mount adapted to be coupled to the rear of the watercraft by a quick release mechanism adapted to releasably secure said rudder mount to said watercraft, said rudder being carried by a rudder support pivotal about said rudder mount and cables operatively connecting said steering handle to said rudder mount whereby the steering handle can be operated to steer the rudder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Hobie Cat IP, LLC
    Inventors: Drew William Brackett, William John Broadway, James Taylor Czarnowski, Mark Joseph Johnson, Jason Christopher Kardas, Victor Daniel Ortiz, Elizabeth Catherine Sexton, Shane Yellin, Philip James Dow
  • Modular rudder system
    Patent number: 11390367
    Abstract: A stand-alone modular removable rudder system for watercraft having a rudder comprising a steering handle coupled to a quick release mechanism adapted to releasably secure said steering handle to said watercraft in proximity to the operator, said system further comprising, a rudder mount adapted to be coupled to the rear of the watercraft by a quick release mechanism adapted to releasably secure said rudder mount to said watercraft, said rudder being carried by a rudder support pivotal about said rudder mount and cables operatively connecting said steering handle to said rudder mount whereby the steering handle can be operated to steer the rudder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Hobie Cat IP, LLC
    Inventors: Drew William Brackett, William John Broadway, James Taylor Czarnowski, Mark Joseph Johnson, Jason Christopher Kardas, Victor Daniel Ortiz, Elizabeth Catherine Sexton, Shane Yellin, Philip James Dow
  • Modular rudder system
    Patent number: 11305858
    Abstract: A stand-alone modular removable rudder system for watercraft having a rudder comprising a steering handle coupled to a quick release mechanism adapted to releasably secure said steering handle to said watercraft in proximity to the operator, said system further comprising, a rudder mount adapted to be coupled to the rear of the watercraft by a quick release mechanism adapted to releasably secure said rudder mount to said watercraft, said rudder being carried by a rudder support pivotal about said rudder mount and cables operatively connecting said steering handle to said rudder mount whereby the steering handle can be operated to steer the rudder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Hobie Cat IP, LLC
    Inventors: Drew William Brackett, William John Broadway, James Taylor Czarnowski, Mark Joseph Johnson, Jason Christopher Kardas, Victor Daniel Ortiz, Elizabeth Catherine Sexton, Shane Yellin, Philip James Dow
  • Retractable hull mounting data collecting system
    Patent number: 11091235
    Abstract: A watercraft mounting system that embodies a moving mounting platform and a protective hull cavity which provides protection, prevents damage and improves storage of data collection systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Hobie Cat IP, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Christopher Kardas, Drew William Brackett, William John Broadway, James Taylor Czarnowski, Phillip James Dow, Elizabeth Catherine Sexton, Shane Yellin