Patents by Inventor Ellis Mellinger

Ellis Mellinger 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).

  • Hand-carryable flying sailboat
    Patent number: 4450784
    Abstract: A hand-carryable flying sailboat for kite and water sports in which a lightweight rigid frame supports an airfoil-defining fabric stretched over the frame for flying and a sail assembly is carried dorsally by the frame and enables sail propulsion of the craft, whereby the craft can perform in the water or in the air, alternately and continually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1984
    Assignee: Llumar Star Kites
    Inventor: Ellis Mellinger
  • Water craft
    Patent number: D274238
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1984
    Assignee: Llumar Star Kites
    Inventors: Ellis Mellinger, Frank Alonso