Patents by Inventor Benoit Larose

Benoit Larose 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: 9517824
    Abstract: A watercraft kit includes a watercraft and a buoyant removable rear extension optionally connected to a rear of the watercraft. The watercraft includes a hull having a transom and a deck disposed above the hull. The deck is supported by the hull. A propulsion system is operatively connected to an engine for expelling a stream of water rearward of the transom to propel the watercraft. When the removable extension is connected to the rear of the watercraft, the removable rear extension is disposed at least in part rearwardly of the transom. The removable rear extension defines a longitudinal channel. When the removable extension is connected to the rear of the watercraft, the channel receives at least one of at least a portion of the propulsion system, and at least a portion of the stream of water flowing therethrough when the propulsion system is operating to propel the watercraft forwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Pierre Rondeau, Sam Spade, Philippe Petit, Christopher Rudwal, Benoit Larose, Simon Erpelding, Andre Lettre
  • Patent number: 7958838
    Abstract: A watercraft hull has a hull body defining a bow, a transom, and a longitudinal centerline extending from the bow to the transom along a center of the hull body. The hull body has an inner surface and an outer surface. A plurality of ribs extends at an angle to the longitudinal centerline on the inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.
    Inventors: Benoit Larose, Michel Bourret