Patents by Inventor Francine Viola Wilkes

Francine Viola Wilkes 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).

  • Surfcraft Fin Arrangement
    Publication number: 20200094925
    Abstract: A fin arrangement for a surf craft includes a base coupling portion to couple the fin arrangement to the surf craft; a central fin having a central fin base portion, the central fin coupled to the base coupling portion to extend substantially perpendicularly away from an underside of the surf craft; a first side fin coupled to the central fin base portion and extending away from the central fin and the surf craft at a first acute angle to the central fin; and a second side fin coupled to the central fin base portion and extending away from the central fin and the surf craft at a second acute angle to the central fin, the second acute angle being substantially the same as the first acute angle, and a projecting lobe extending rearwardly from the base of the central fin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Darryl James Wilkes, Francine Viola Wilkes
  • Suncraft Fin Arrangement
    Publication number: 20180273148
    Abstract: A fin arrangement for a surf craft includes a base coupling portion to couple the fin arrangement to the surf craft; a central fin having a central fin base portion, the central fin coupled to the base coupling portion to extend substantially perpendicularly away from an underside of the surf craft; a first side fin coupled to the central fin base portion and extending away from the central fin and the surf craft at a first acute angle to the central fin; and a second side fin coupled to the central fin base portion and extending away from the central fin and the surf craft at a second acute angle to the central fin, the second acute angle being substantially the same as the first acute angle, and a projecting lobe extending rearwardly from the base of the central fin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Darryl James Wilkes, Francine Viola Wilkes
  • Surfcraft Fin Arrangement
    Publication number: 20160318587
    Abstract: A fin arrangement for a surf craft includes a base coupling portion to couple the fin arrangement to the surf craft; a central fin having a central fin base portion, the central fin coupled to the base coupling portion to extend substantially perpendicularly away from an underside of the surf craft; a first side fin coupled to the central fin base portion and extending away from the central fin and the surf craft at a first acute angle to the central fin; and a second side fin coupled to the central fin base portion and extending away from the central fin and the surf craft at a second acute angle to the central fin, the second acute angle being substantially the same as the first acute angle, and a projecting lobe extending rearwardly from the base of the central fin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Darryl James Wilkes, Francine Viola Wilkes
  • Surfcraft fin
    Patent number: D746391
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Leading Edge Surfboards Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Darryl James Wilkes, Francine Viola Wilkes