Patents by Inventor Duane O. Varan

Duane O. Varan 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: 4906016
    Abstract: A snow ski is provided including generally flat toe and heel sections and an arched center section extending between and interconnecting the toe and heel sections. The opposite side marginal edges of the bottom of the ski define snow biting edges for biting into an underlying snow surface when the ski is angularly displaced about its longitudinal axis relative to the snow surface and an intermediate length portion, only, of the snow biting edges extending along the heel section are modified to effectively reduce the capability thereof to bite into an underlying snow surface while the snow biting edges of the toe section of the ski are modified to increase the capability thereof to bite into the underlying snow surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1990
    Inventors: Cyrus O. Varan, Duane O. Varan
  • Patent number: 4826201
    Abstract: A snow ski is provided including generally flat toe and heel sections and an arched center section extending between and interconnecting the toe and heel sections. The opposite side marginal edges of the bottom of the ski define snow biting edges for biting into an underlying snow surface when the ski is angularly displaced about its longitudinal axis relative to the snow surface and an intermediate length portion, only, of the snow biting edges extending along the heel section are modified to effectively reduce the capability thereof to bite into an underlying snow surface while the snow biting edges of the toe section of the ski are modified to increase the capability thereof to bit into the underlying snow surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1989
    Inventors: Cyrus O. Varan, Duane O. Varan