Patents by Inventor Aaron D. Wicks

Aaron D. Wicks 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).

  • Publication number: 20100024702
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to the stabilization of watercraft, such as kayaks and canoes, and especially to the stabilization of a kayak to allow an individual to stand or move in a kayak without the kayak rocking or rolling over. The pontoon assembly is mounted to a kayak which allows for extending a stabilizing pontoon individually on each side of the watercraft and locking the pontoon at an operative position. Each pontoon can be rapidly raised to a rest position for paddling the kayak or canoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Aaron D. Wicks, Frederic Wicks
  • Patent number: 7650847
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to the stabilization of watercraft, such as kayaks and canoes, and especially to the stabilization of a kayak to allow an individual to stand or move in a kayak without the kayak rocking or rolling over. The pontoon assembly is mounted to a kayak which allows for extending a stabilizing pontoon individually on each side of the watercraft and locking the pontoon at an operative position. Each pontoon can be rapidly raised to a rest position for paddling the kayak or canoe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Inventors: Aaron D. Wicks, Frederic Wicks
  • Patent number: D653413
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Inventors: Frederic Wicks, Aaron D. Wicks