Patents by Inventor Daniel P. J. Blignaut

Daniel P. J. Blignaut 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).

  • Swooper harness
    Patent number: 9586688
    Abstract: An article of manufacture, a parachute harness with main risers, configured in vertical flight mode, further comprising a vertical-to-supine upper riser release mechanism integrated into the parachute harness, further comprising a lower cutaway release mechanism integrated into the parachute harness, wherein when the operator is in vertical flight mode and releases the vertical-to-supine upper release mechanism, the parachute harness transitions to supine flight mode is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel P. J. Blignaut, Vincent Philippe Benjamin Reffet
  • Swooper Harness
    Publication number: 20150069186
    Abstract: An article of manufacture, a parachute harness with main risers, configured in vertical flight mode, further comprising a vertical-to-supine upper riser release mechanism integrated into the parachute harness, further comprising a lower cutaway release mechanism integrated into the parachute harness, wherein when the operator is in vertical flight mode and releases the vertical-to-supine upper release mechanism, the parachute harness transitions to supine flight mode is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Uninsured United Parachute Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel P.J. Blignaut AKA Blikkies, Vincent Philippe Benjamin Reffet