Patents by Inventor Alex Poirot

Alex Poirot 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).

  • WAVE POOL AND WAVE GENERATOR FOR BI-DIRECTIONAL AND DYNAMICALLY-SHAPED SURFING WAVES
    Publication number: 20240151053
    Abstract: A wave pool and wave generating mechanism are disclosed. The wave pool includes a bathymetry that includes a dynamically shapeable reef along a length or circumference of a channel that defines the wave pool. The wave generating mechanism includes a foil that has a shape for bi-directionality based on an adjustment of a yaw angle of the foil. The foil can be further controlled to increase or decrease certain surface areas or other angles of interacting with water in the wave pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Adam Fincham, Alex Poirot, Nathan Loewen, Robert Kelly Slater
  • Wave pool and wave generator for bi-directional and dynamically-shaped surfing waves
    Patent number: 11851906
    Abstract: A wave pool and wave generating mechanism are disclosed. The wave pool includes a bathymetry that includes a dynamically shapeable reef along a length or circumference of a channel that defines the wave pool. The wave generating mechanism includes a foil that has a shape for bi-directionality based on an adjustment of a yaw angle of the foil. The foil can be further controlled to increase or decrease certain surface areas or other angles of interacting with water in the wave pool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Kelly Slater Wave Company, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Fincham, Alex Poirot, Nathan Loewen, Robert Kelly Slater
  • WAVE POOL AND WAVE GENERATOR FOR BI-DIRECTIONAL AND DYNAMICALLY-SHAPED SURFING WAVES
    Publication number: 20220349199
    Abstract: A wave pool and wave generating mechanism are disclosed. The wave pool includes a bathymetry that includes a dynamically shapeable reef along a length or circumference of a channel that defines the wave pool. The wave generating mechanism includes a foil that has a shape for bi-directionality based on an adjustment of a yaw angle of the foil. The foil can be further controlled to increase or decrease certain surface areas or other angles of interacting with water in the wave pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Adam Fincham, Alex Poirot, Nathan Loewen, Robert Kelly Slater
  • Wave pool and wave generator for bi-directional and dynamically-shaped surfing waves
    Patent number: 11280100
    Abstract: A wave pool and wave generating mechanism are disclosed. The wave pool includes a bathymetry that includes a dynamically shapeable reef along a length or circumference of a channel that defines the wave pool. The wave generating mechanism includes a foil that has a shape for bi-directionality based on an adjustment of a yaw angle of the foil. The foil can be further controlled to increase or decrease certain surface areas or other angles of interacting with water in the wave pool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: KELLY SLATER WAVE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Fincham, Alex Poirot, Nathan Loewen, Robert Kelly Slater
  • WAVE POOL AND WAVE GENERATOR FOR BI-DIRECTIONAL AND DYNAMICALLY-SHAPED SURFING WAVES
    Publication number: 20200256073
    Abstract: A wave pool and wave generating mechanism are disclosed. The wave pool includes a bathymetry that includes a dynamically shapeable reef along a length or circumference of a channel that defines the wave pool. The wave generating mechanism includes a foil that has a shape for bi-directionality based on an adjustment of a yaw angle of the foil. The foil can be further controlled to increase or decrease certain surface areas or other angles of interacting with water in the wave pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Adam FINCHAM, Alex POIROT, Nathan LOEWEN, Robert Kelly SLATER
  • Wave pool and wave generator for bi-directional and dynamically-shaped surfing waves
    Patent number: 10597884
    Abstract: A wave pool and wave generating mechanism are disclosed. The wave pool includes a bathymetry that includes a dynamically shapeable reef along a length or circumference of a channel that defines the wave pool. The wave generating mechanism includes a foil that has a shape for bi-directionality based on an adjustment of a yaw angle of the foil. The foil can be further controlled to increase or decrease certain surface areas or other angles of interacting with water in the wave pool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Kelly Slater Wave Company, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Fincham, Alex Poirot, Nathan Loewen, Robert Kelly Slater
  • Wave pool and wave generator for bi-directional and dynamically-shaped surfing waves
    Patent number: 10557277
    Abstract: A wave pool and wave generating mechanism are disclosed. The wave pool includes a bathymetry that includes a dynamically shapeable reef along a length or circumference of a channel that defines the wave pool. The wave generating mechanism includes a foil that has a shape for bi-directionality based on an adjustment of a yaw angle of the foil. The foil can be further controlled to increase or decrease certain surface areas or other angles of interacting with water in the wave pool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Kelly Slater Wave Company, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Fincham, Alex Poirot, Nathan Loewen, Robert Kelly Slater
  • WAVE POOL AND WAVE GENERATOR FOR BI-DIRECTIONAL AND DYNAMICALLY-SHAPED SURFING WAVES
    Publication number: 20190063092
    Abstract: A wave pool and wave generating mechanism are disclosed. The wave pool includes a bathymetry that includes a dynamically shapeable reef along a length or circumference of a channel that defines the wave pool. The wave generating mechanism includes a foil that has a shape for bi-directionality based on an adjustment of a yaw angle of the foil. The foil can be further controlled to increase or decrease certain surface areas or other angles of interacting with water in the wave pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Adam Fincham, Alex Poirot, Nathan Lowen, Robert Kelly Slater