Patents by Inventor Dean Geraghty

Dean Geraghty has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for attaching a fin to a small watercraft
    Patent number: 7108571
    Abstract: Apparatus is provided for attaching a fin to the underside of a small watercraft, such as a surfboard. The apparatus includes a holder which is attachable to the underside of the surfboard, so that a recess defined in the holder extends inwardly from the underside. The apparatus further includes a fin sub-assembly comprising a fin and a body which is receivable within the recess defined in the holder. The fin sub-assembly can be received in the holder in a plurality of angular orientations about an axis generally perpendicular to the underside of the surfboard. The invention extends to a holder, a small watercraft, and a method for attaching a fin to an underside of a small watercraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Inventor: Dean Geraghty
  • Method and apparatus for attaching a fin to a small watercraft
    Publication number: 20040242093
    Abstract: Apparatus is provided for attaching a fin to the underside of a small watercraft, such as a surfboard. The apparatus includes a holder which is attachable to the underside of the surfboard, so that a recess defined in the holder extends inwardly from the underside. The apparatus further includes a fin sub-assembly comprising a fin and a body which is receivable within the recess defined in the holder. The fin sub-assembly can be received in the holder in a plurality of angular orientations about an axis generally perpendicular to the underside of the surfboard. The invention extends to a holder, a small watercraft, and a method for attaching a fin to an underside of a small watercraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventor: Dean Geraghty