Patents Assigned to Oru Kayak, Inc.
  • Collapsible watercraft
    Patent number: 11834138
    Abstract: A collapsible kayak may include a single-piece hull including a plurality of crease lines along which the hull is foldable. A floorboard lines a midship portion of the hull between a bow portion and a stern portion, and the floorboard includes a base and a pair of outboard walls permanently fixed at distal ends to port and starboard gunwales of the hull. The bow, stern, and midship portions are configured as a tri-fold, such that the bow portion and the stern portion of the kayak are foldable toward each other to overlap the midship portion of the hull when collapsed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Oru Kayak, Inc.
    Inventors: Anton Willis, Forrest Nelson Harvey
  • Collapsible watercraft
    Patent number: 11541971
    Abstract: A collapsible kayak may include a single-piece hull including a plurality of crease lines along which the hull is foldable. A floorboard lines a midship portion of the hull between a bow portion and a stern portion, and the floorboard includes a base and a pair of outboard walls permanently fixed at distal ends to port and starboard gunwales of the hull. The bow, stern, and midship portions are configured as a tri-fold, such that the bow portion and the stern portion of the kayak are foldable toward each other to overlap the midship portion of the hull when collapsed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Oru Kayak, Inc.
    Inventors: Anton Willis, Forrest Nelson Harvey
  • Collapsible kayak with large cockpit
    Patent number: 10086909
    Abstract: A collapsible watercraft comprised of a single high-strength foldable panel that is creased in a predetermined pattern to form living hinges, the panel being foldable to transform from self-defined compact knocked down package, into a rigid three dimensional kayak form. Other removable rigid structural members, bulkheads, seat assembly and floorboards help maintain the shape and integrity of the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Oru Kayak, Inc.
    Inventor: Anton Willis
  • COLLAPSIBLE KAYAK WITH LARGE COCKPIT
    Publication number: 20180141623
    Abstract: A collapsible watercraft comprised of a single high-strength foldable panel that is creased in a predetermined pattern to form living hinges, the panel being foldable to transform from self-defined compact knocked down package, into a rigid three dimensional kayak form. Other removable rigid structural members, bulkheads, seat assembly and floorboards help maintain the shape and integrity of the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Oru Kayak, Inc.
    Inventor: Anton WILLIS
  • COLLAPSIBLE KAYAK WITH LARGE COCKPIT
    Publication number: 20180127061
    Abstract: A collapsible watercraft comprised of a single high-strength foldable panel that is creased in a predetermined pattern to form living hinges, the panel being foldable to transform from self-defined compact knocked down package, into a rigid three dimensional kayak form. Other removable rigid structural members, bulkheads, seat assembly and floorboards help maintain the shape and integrity of the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Oru Kayak, Inc.
    Inventor: Anton WILLIS