Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Plante
Thomas M. Plante 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).
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Patent number: 11332216Abstract: An inflatable shuttle boat including a seat tube, a pair of exterior buoyancy tubes, and a pair of foot support tubes. The seat tube has an elongate, cylindrical outer surface that is centrally located and extends from a front end to an aft end, the seat tube sized for single-file, straddled seating of a plurality of riders on top of the cylindrical outer surface. The pair of exterior buoyancy tubes have an elongate shape providing exterior sides of the inflatable shuttle boat, each of the pair of exterior buoyancy tubes having a larger diameter and height than the seat tube and extend in a parallel disposition to the seat tube at right and left sides. The pair of foot support tubes have elongate shapes extending adjacent and parallel to the seat tube in coupled engagement between the pair of exterior buoyancy tubes and the seat tube.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Indian Industries, Inc.Inventors: Thomas M. Plante, Michael Christopher Shine
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Publication number: 20160107732Abstract: This invention relates to a lighted inflatable tube, preferably with internal LED light embedded therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Applicant: Revel Match, LLC, D/B/A Rave SportsInventor: Thomas M. PLANTE
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Patent number: 8708706Abstract: A floatable skier training device that includes a first floatable support comprising a first leading end and a second end, a second floatable support a first leading end and a second end, a seat (e.g., an arcuate seat) extending from the first floatable support to the second floatable support, the arcuate seat having a first forward section, a second rearward section, a top and a bottom, when the device is placed on a body of water, the bottom forms an angle with the surface of the body of water that is no greater than 45 degrees, and a method of using the same to allow a user to start from a position above the water.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Revel Match LLCInventor: Thomas M. Plante
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Publication number: 20120034585Abstract: A floatable skier training device that includes a first floatable support comprising a first leading end and a second end, a second floatable support a first leading end and a second end, a seat (e.g., an arcuate seat) extending from the first floatable support to the second floatable support, the arcuate seat having a first forward section, a second rearward section, a top and a bottom, when the device is placed on a body of water, the bottom forms an angle with the surface of the body of water that is no greater than 45 degrees, and a method of using the same to allow a user to start from a position above the water.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: REVEL MATCH LLC DBA RAVE SPORTSInventor: Thomas M. Plante
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Patent number: 7789803Abstract: A floatable trampoline that includes a floatable support, an apron attached to the floatable support, a mat, a first connector attached to the mat, a second connector attached to the apron, and springs, wherein at least one spring is attached to at least one first connector and at least one second connector so as to couple the mat to the apron.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2009Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Revel Match LLCInventors: Thomas M. Plante, Patrick Golden
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Publication number: 20090260560Abstract: The invention features a watercraft that includes a boat and a floatable slide coupled to at least one side wall of the boat.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2009Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: Rave Sports Inc.Inventors: Thomas M. Plante, Patrick S. Golden, Alexander P. Golden, Norman P. Mears
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Publication number: 20090258760Abstract: A floatable trampoline that includes a floatable support, an apron attached to the floatable support, a mat, a first connector attached to the mat, a second connector attached to the apron, and springs, wherein at least one spring is attached to at least one first connector and at least one second connector so as to couple the mat to the apron.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2009Publication date: October 15, 2009Applicant: Rave Sports Inc.Inventors: Thomas M. Plante, Patric Golden
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Publication number: 20040058781Abstract: A bounce apparatus that includes a continuous inflatable support, an apron attached to the support, the apron including a sheet having a plurality of apertures and being folded over upon itself to form a plurality of loops, a mat that includes loops, and a cord passing through the apron loops and the mat loops.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2003Publication date: March 25, 2004Inventor: Thomas M. Plante
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Publication number: 20040036238Abstract: A steerable inflatable sled that includes a first inflatable segment, a second inflatable segment, and a predetermined articulation zone extending from the first inflatable segment to the second inflatable segment, the longitudinal axis of the sled extending through the first inflatable segment, said second inflatable segment and the articulation zone, when the sled is in motion on a surface, applying a force to the first inflatable segment sufficient to cause a bend at the predetermined articulation zone, changes the direction of travel of the sled.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2002Publication date: February 26, 2004Inventor: Thomas M. Plante
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Publication number: 20040023573Abstract: A slider apparatus that includes a floatable support tube that includes a main body tube, and an end tube segment extending from the main body tube, the end tube segment including a first end and a second end, the diameter of the first end of the end tube segment being greater than the diameter of the second end of the end tube segment, a stabilizer tube attached to the support tube, and a rail system attached to the support tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2002Publication date: February 5, 2004Inventors: Thomas M. Plante, Miroslav R. Vuckovic
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Patent number: 6659914Abstract: A bounce apparatus that includes a continuous inflatable support, an apron attached to the support, the apron including a sheet having a plurality of apertures and being folded over upon itself to form a plurality of loops, a mat that includes loops, and a cord passing through the apron loops and the mat loops.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2001Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Assignee: Rave Sports Inc.Inventor: Thomas M. Plante
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Publication number: 20030125163Abstract: A bounce apparatus that includes a continuous inflatable support, an apron attached to the support, the apron including a sheet having a plurality of apertures and being folded over upon itself to form a plurality of loops, a mat that includes loops, and a cord passing through the apron loops and the mat loops.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2001Publication date: July 3, 2003Inventor: Thomas M. Plante
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Patent number: 6409555Abstract: The invention features a device for generating a plume of water, the device including a) a first side wall, b) a second side wall extending at an angle to the first side wall, the first side wall and the second side wall defining a tapered channel, the channel including i) a first end, ii) a second end, and iii) a longitudinal extent extending between the first end and the second end, c) a first flange extending at an angle to the first side wall, and d) a second flange extending at an angle to the second side wall.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2000Date of Patent: June 25, 2002Assignee: Rave Sports, Inc.Inventors: Thomas M. Plante, Mary S. Slagle, Michael J. Nanoff, Valdin C. Omvig, Christopher M. Root, Mark J. Brandenhoff, Adam Stapleton, Daniel P. Longhenry, H. Peter Gardner
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Patent number: D892249Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Revel Match, LLCInventor: Thomas M. Plante
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Patent number: D911479Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Revel Match, LLCInventor: Thomas M. Plante
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Patent number: D927628Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Indian Industries, Inc.Inventors: Thomas M. Plante, Michael Christopher Shine
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Patent number: D958922Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: Indian Industries, Inc.Inventor: Thomas M. Plante
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Patent number: D968546Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Indian Industries, Inc.Inventor: Thomas M. Plante