Patents by Inventor Borden M. Larson
Borden M. Larson 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).
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Patent number: 9701366Abstract: Wakeboarding performance is improved using a vessel having an operator station located generally amidships, a vertical support unit fitted across a beam of the vessel near the operator station, and adjustable ballast. An upper portion of the vertical support is at a height substantially above a level of the operator station, and a container is onboard and proximate the starboard and port sides, wherein water from a body of water within which the vessel is operating is directed into the container for weighing down a stern of the vessel to provide the ballast so as to modify a wake created for a wakeboarder or the like being towed by the vessel using a tow rope attached to the upper portion of the vertical support.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2013Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: CORRECT CRAFT IP HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Borden M. Larson, William N. Snook
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Patent number: 9315237Abstract: Wakeboarding performance is improved using a vessel having an operator station located generally amidships, a vertical support unit fitted across a beam of the vessel near the operator station, and adjustable ballast. An upper portion of the vertical support is at a height substantially above a level of the operator station, and a container is onboard and proximate the starboard and port sides, wherein water from a body of water within which the vessel is operating is directed into the container for weighing down a stern of the vessel to provide the ballast so as to modify a wake created for a wakeboarder or the like being towed by the vessel using a tow rope attached to the upper portion of the vertical support.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2015Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: CORRECT CRAFT IP HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: William N. Snook, Borden M. Larson
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Publication number: 20150259034Abstract: Wakeboarding performance is improved using a vessel having an operator station located generally amidships, a vertical support unit fitted across a beam of the vessel near the operator station, and adjustable ballast. An upper portion of the vertical support is at a height substantially above a level of the operator station, and a container is onboard and proximate the starboard and port sides, wherein water from a body of water within which the vessel is operating is directed into the container for weighing down a stern of the vessel to provide the ballast so as to modify a wake created for a wakeboarder or the like being towed by the vessel using a tow rope attached to the upper portion of the vertical support.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Applicant: Correct Craft IP Holdings, LLCInventors: William N. Snook, Borden M. Larson
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Publication number: 20130340664Abstract: Wakeboarding performance is improved using a vessel having an operator station located generally amidships, a vertical support unit fitted across a beam of the vessel near the operator station, and adjustable ballast. An upper portion of the vertical support is at a height substantially above a level of the operator station, and a container is onboard and proximate the starboard and port sides, wherein water from a body of water within which the vessel is operating is directed into the container for weighing down a stern of the vessel to provide the ballast so as to modify a wake created for a wakeboarder or the like being towed by the vessel using a tow rope attached to the upper portion of the vertical support.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: CORRECT CRAFT IP HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: BORDEN M. LARSON, WILLIAM N. SNOOK
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Patent number: 8522706Abstract: Wakeboarding performance is improved using a vessel having an operator station located generally amidships, a vertical support unit fitted across a beam of the vessel near the operator station, and adjustable ballast. An upper portion of the vertical support is at a height substantially above a level of the operator station, and a container is onboard and proximate the starboard and port sides, wherein water from a body of water within which the vessel is operating is directed into the container for weighing down a stern of the vessel to provide the ballast so as to modify a wake created for a wakeboarder or the like being towed by the vessel using a tow rope attached to the upper portion of the vertical support.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2010Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Correct Craft IP Holdings, LLCInventors: Borden M. Larson, William N. Snook
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Publication number: 20100162937Abstract: Wakeboarding performance is improved using a vessel having an operator station located generally amidships, a vertical support unit fitted across a beam of the vessel near the operator station, and adjustable ballast. An upper portion of the vertical support is at a height substantially above a level of the operator station, and a container is onboard and proximate the starboard and port sides, wherein water from a body of water within which the vessel is operating is directed into the container for weighing down a stern of the vessel to provide the ballast so as to modify a wake created for a wakeboarder or the like being towed by the vessel using a tow rope attached to the upper portion of the vertical support.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2010Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: CORRECT CRAFT IP HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Borden M. Larson, William N. Snook
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Patent number: 7299761Abstract: Wakeboarding performance is improved using a vessel which is fitted with a skeletal towing frame having spaced supports attached on opposite sides of the vessel while coupling upper extremities of the supports with a horizontal bridging portion, to which a tow rope attachment point is fitted.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2003Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Correct Craft, Inc.Inventors: Borden M. Larson, William N. Snook
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Publication number: 20040154519Abstract: Wakeboarding performance is improved using a vessel which is fitted with a skeletal towing frame having spaced supports attached on opposite sides of the vessel while coupling upper extremities of the supports with a horizontal bridging portion, to which a tow rope attachment point is fitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2003Publication date: August 12, 2004Inventors: Borden M. Larson, William N. Snook
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Patent number: 6666159Abstract: A method for improving the performance of a wakeboard performer being towed by a vessel having a bow, stern, opposing gunnels and an operator station comprises fitting a skeletal towing frame to the vessel with first, second and third spaced supports attached on opposite sides of the vessel and coupling the upper extremities thereof together with a horizontal bridging portion, to which is fitted a tow rope attachment point.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2002Date of Patent: December 23, 2003Assignee: Correct Craft, Inc.Inventors: Borden M. Larson, William N. Snook
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Publication number: 20020134293Abstract: A method for improving the performance of a wakeboard performer being towed by a vessel having a bow, stern, opposing gunnels and an operator station comprises fitting a skeletal towing frame to the vessel with first, second and third spaced supports attached on opposite sides of the vessel and coupling the upper extremities thereof together with a horizontal bridging portion, to which is fitted a tow rope attachment point.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2002Publication date: September 26, 2002Inventors: Borden M. Larson, William N. Snook
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Patent number: 6374762Abstract: The aerial performance characteristics of a performer using a water sport implement such as a wakeboard is enhanced by a towing apparatus which includes vertical supports rigidly attached starboard and port side gunwales of the vessel at a location generally outboard an operator station. A frame including rigid U-shaped bridging supports transversely extends across the beam of the vessel. The frame is pivotally fitted to a forward portion of the vertical supports for rotation from an operating position to a stored position on the deck of the vessel. The U-shaped bridging supports extend substantially above the level of the operator station. One of the U-shaped bridging supports is readily removably attached to the vertical support. A ball assembly is carried by detachable ends of the frame, while a socket assembly is carried by the vertical support. A shaft extends through the socket and has one end threaded for engaging a threaded bore of the ball.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2000Date of Patent: April 23, 2002Assignee: Correct Craft, Inc.Inventors: Borden M. Larson, William N. Snook
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Patent number: 6192819Abstract: The aerial performance characteristics of a performer using a water sport implement such as a wakeboard is enhanced by a towing apparatus which includes vertical supports rigidly attached starboard and port side gunwales of the vessel at a location generally outboard an operator station. A frame including rigid U-shaped bridging supports transversely extends across the beam of the vessel. The frame is pivotally fitted to a forward portion of the vertical supports for rotation from an operating position to a stored position on the deck of the vessel. The U-shaped bridging supports extend substantially above the level of the operator station. One of the U-shaped bridging supports is readily removably attached to the vertical support. A ball assembly is carried by detachable ends of the frame, while a socket assembly is carried by the vertical support. A shaft extends through the socket and has one end threaded for engaging a threaded bore of the ball.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 1999Date of Patent: February 27, 2001Assignee: Correct Craft, Inc.Inventors: Borden M. Larson, William N. Snook
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Patent number: 6044788Abstract: Aerial characteristics in a wakeboard performance are improved with a vessel having a skeletal frame including starboard and port rigid vertical support structures fitted to opposing sides of the vessel with a horizontal bridging portion extending between the structures for attaching a tow rope. Further, ballast tanks are fitted onboard and only aft amidships of the vessel, at or above the waterline. The ballast tanks are filled with water during movement of the vessel using a water scoop which extracts water from the body of water upon which the vessel operates and forces the water into the ballast tanks during movement of the vessel through the body of water, weighting down the stern, thus lowering the vessel into the body of water and affecting the wake created by the vessel. By controlling the amount of water carried by the tanks, a desirable wake is formed for use by the performer. The weighting is controlled by controlling air venting to the ballast tanks.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 1998Date of Patent: April 4, 2000Assignee: Correct Craft, Inc.Inventors: Borden M. Larson, William N. Snook
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Patent number: 5979350Abstract: The aerial performance characteristics of a performer using a water sport implement such as a wakeboard, and being towed by a vessel while maintaining stability of the vessel includes a first relatively rigid vertical support fitted to one side of the, a second relatively rigid vertical support fitted structure to an opposing side, and a horizontal bridging portion extending between upper extremities of the first and second vertically extending supports, at a height substantially above a level of the operator station for the vessel. A tow rope is attached to the horizontally extending bridging portion for towing the performer from the horizontally extending bridging portion while operating the vessel in a body of water. By pivotally attaching the first and second supports to the respective sides of the vessel, they can be rotated downwardly so that the vessel may pass underneath a bridge or into a boat house.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 1998Date of Patent: November 9, 1999Assignee: Correct Craft, Inc.Inventors: Borden M. Larson, William N. Snook
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Patent number: RE37823Abstract: The aerial performance characteristics of a performer using a water sport implement such as a wakeboard, and being towed by a vessel while maintaining stability of the vessel includes a first relatively rigid vertical support fitted to one side of the, a second relatively rigid vertical support fitted structure to an opposing side, and a horizontal bridging portion extending between upper extremities of the first and second vertically extending supports, at a height substantially above a level of the operator station for the vessel. A tow rope is attached to the horizontally extending bridging portion for towing the performer from the horizontally extending bridging portion while operating the vessel in a body of water. By pivotally attaching the first and second supports to the respective sides of the vessel, they can be rotated downwardly so that the vessel may pass underneath a bridge or into a boat house.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2000Date of Patent: September 3, 2002Assignee: Correct Craft, Inc.Inventors: Borden M. Larson, William N. Snook, Robert Todd