Patents Assigned to Cobalt Boats, LLC
  • Patent number: 12371133
    Abstract: A galley unit for a watercraft. The galley unit can be stowed in a base and covered by a seat covering to provide additional seating. The galley unit can be vertically deployed out of the base and uncovered for use. The galley unit can include a refrigerator, cooler, trash receptacle, stove, sink, microwave, oven, storage space, cutting surface, dishwasher, freezer, and/or other features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Cobalt Boats, LLC
    Inventors: Shane Stanley, Michael Jason Turner, Timothy Wayne Kaiser, Matthew Lee Welton, Dillon Jack Majoros, Nicolas Ballesteros Velasco
  • Patent number: 12179887
    Abstract: A watercraft with a hull assembly and a mat storage system coupled to the hull assembly. The hull assembly may have a mat compartment with the mat storage system configured to move the mat between a stored position, in which at least a portion of the mat is positioned in the mat compartment, and a deployed position. The mat compartment may be positioned beneath at least a portion of a floor of the hull assembly. The hull assembly may have a cover positioned adjacent the mat compartment and moveable between a closed position, in which it covers at least a portion of the mat compartment, and an open position. The mat storage system may have a motor that is configured to move the mat to a stored position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Cobalt Boats, LLC
    Inventors: Brett L. Champlin, Michael J. Turner, Timothy W. Kaiser
  • Patent number: 11827316
    Abstract: A watercraft with a hull assembly and a mat storage system coupled to the hull assembly. The hull assembly may have a mat compartment with the mat storage system configured to move the mat between a stored position, in which at least a portion of the mat is positioned in the mat compartment, and a deployed position. The mat compartment may be positioned beneath at least a portion of a floor of the hull assembly. The hull assembly may have a cover positioned adjacent the mat compartment and moveable between a closed position, in which it covers at least a portion of the mat compartment, and an open position. The mat storage system may have a motor that is configured to move the mat to a stored position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Cobalt Boats, LLC
    Inventors: Brett L. Champlin, Michael J. Turner, Timothy W. Kaiser
  • Patent number: 8375880
    Abstract: A retractable step for use with a boat in water comprising at least one moveable arm pivotally coupled with the boat, a step coupled with the arm such that the step is moveable between a stored position above the water surface and a deployed position below the water surface, and a lock configured to hold the moveable arm in a stationary position when the step is in its deployed position, but is releasable to accommodate movement of the step to its stored position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Cobalt Boats, LLC
    Inventors: William Paxson St. Clair, Jr., Timothy W. Kaiser, Bret A. Chilcott, Sean P. Callan