Patents by Inventor Robert Joseph Schaller

Robert Joseph Schaller 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: 5860378
    Abstract: The present invention is for a recreational water vessel that may by operated driven by a manually operated propeller and drive system or it may be driven by wind under sail. The vessel includes two boards mounted to a main frame. Each board has a concave shaped bottom surface and an inner side surface that is vertically disposed with respect to the surface of the water. The drive system operates two propellers simultaneously and/or independently. A key mechanism may be biased between a position to operate the propeller simultaneously and independently. The vessel has a mast that is mounted toward the rear or stern of the main frame. A boom is mounted forward of a seat. A sail has a top mounted to the mast and a clew mounted to the boom. The sail is triangular such that a fold extends from the boom to the mast forming two halves of the sail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Inventor: Robert Joseph Schaller