Patents by Inventor Patrick Gilligan

Patrick Gilligan 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: 6334402
    Abstract: The present invention provides a foldable boat comprising a first rigid hull section having a bottom that is substantially V-shaped in transverse section, and a second rigid hull section hinged to the first rigid hull section, wherein an axis of the hinge is longitudinal. The foldable boat may further comprise an inflatable tube generally disposed above said first and second hull sections and extending rearwardly from a bow of the boat along opposite sides of the boat, a third rigid hull section hinged to the first rigid hull section, wherein an axis of the hinge is longitudinal and the third section is mounted on an opposite side of the first section from the second hull section such that the first section forms a center section and the second and third sections respectively form port and starboard sections, the second and third sections respectively forming upper edges of the V-shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: Bombardier Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick Gilligan