Patents by Inventor Morris B. Sofen

Morris B. Sofen 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).

  • Device for supporting and storing the mainsail of a sailboat on the boom thereof
    Patent number: 4280431
    Abstract: A device for supporting and storing the mainsail of a sailboat on the boom thereof comprising one or more support members composed of a resilient material having resilient clamp apparatus at a median portion thereof adapted to be mounted in clamping engagement with the boom, and flexible arms extending therefrom adapted to support the mainsail as it is lowered and being sufficiently flexible to be folded around the sail and having apparatus at its ends adapted to be affixed to each other, thereby securing the sail to the boom in folded condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1981
    Inventor: Morris B. Sofen