Patents by Inventor Joseph Hernando

Joseph Hernando 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).

  • Patent number: 6192822
    Abstract: A pneumatic boat comprising at least one inflatable fender (1) forming two approximately parallel branches (2) and a transom (4) extending between these two branches (2), each branch (2) being constituted by several tubular compartments (8, 9) placed side by side longitudinally and superposed having a poly-lobed cross section the major axis of which is tilted in relation to the horizontal; the lower compartment (9) of each branch (2) includes a flexible casing (11) integral with the compartment immediately above (8) and retaining a detachable float (12); the casing and the float are mutually shaped so that the float is applied by the casing against the compartment immediately above and that the external lateral part (10) of the casing is stretched approximately tangentially between these, forming with a horizontal plane an average angle of between 5 and 45° approximately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Zodiac International
    Inventors: Marc Lavorata, Joseph Hernando