Patents by Inventor Benjamin Ely

Benjamin Ely 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: 11358686
    Abstract: Righting devices that provide foot and/or hand holds to allow users to manually right capsized watercraft. In some embodiments, each righting device is configured to be secured to a hull bottom so as to extend outwardly from the surface of the hull bottom. In some embodiments, each righting device includes at least one receptacle that is recessed relative to a hull bottom. Righting devices of the present disclosure may, for example, be retrofitted to existing hull bottoms. Righting devices of the present disclosure may be formed monolithically and integrally with hull bottoms during construction thereof. The present disclosure is also directed to methods of using righting devices of the present disclosure, as well as to kits that include one or more righting devices, installation instructions for locating and installing one or more righting devices, and/or use instructions describing how to use the righting device(s) to right a capsized watercraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventor: Benjamin Ely
  • Publication number: 20210053659
    Abstract: Righting devices that provide foot and/or hand holds to allow users to manually right capsized watercraft. In some embodiments, each righting device is configured to be secured to a hull bottom so as to extend outwardly from the surface of the hull bottom. In some embodiments, each righting device includes at least one receptacle that is recessed relative to a hull bottom. Righting devices of the present disclosure may, for example, be retrofitted to existing hull bottoms. Righting devices of the present disclosure may be formed monolithically and integrally with hull bottoms during construction thereof. The present disclosure is also directed to methods of using righting devices of the present disclosure, as well as to kits that include one or more righting devices, installation instructions for locating and installing one or more righting devices, and/or use instructions describing how to use the righting device(s) to right a capsized watercraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventor: Benjamin Ely