Patents by Inventor Hubert S. Schaller

Hubert S. Schaller 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: 6702315
    Abstract: A braking feature is provided that can resist gliding board runaway, i.e., uncontrolled gliding without a rider, or other movement of a gliding board, e.g., a gliding device having no foot bindings. The braking feature may always be active to resist gliding board movement, and/or resist movement only when a rider is not supported on the gliding device. Activation of a braking feature may be delayed. The braking feature may be controlled based on a force urging a bottom surface of the gliding device into contact with the gliding surface, e.g., the braking feature may be deactivated if the weight of a rider is supported on the gliding device. A force that deactivates a braking feature may be made adjustable, e.g., to accommodate riders of different weights or to provide different braking feature responses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: The Burton Corporation
    Inventors: G. Scott Barbieri, Hubert S. Schaller, Edward Giard, Benjamin Beck, Douglas Marsden, David G. Harting, Baron C. Brandt, John Earle
  • Patent number: 6502850
    Abstract: A core for incorporation into a gliding board, such as a snowboard. The core includes longitudinal and transverse core segments with long grain configurations that are combined to adjust the edge hold and maneuverability of the board to accommodate particular riding characteristics. The core segments include anisotropic structures that are oriented relative to the orthogonal axes of the board to achieve the desired core characteristics. The transverse core segments are located along the side edges of the core and oriented to tune to the core edges for a particular edge hold and overall board maneuverability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: The Burton Corporation
    Inventors: Hubert S. Schaller, R. Paul Smith, G. Scott Barbieri, Paul Fidrych
  • Publication number: 20020190501
    Abstract: A braking feature is provided that can resist gliding board runaway, i.e., uncontrolled gliding without a rider, or other movement of a gliding board, e.g., a gliding device having no foot bindings. The braking feature may always be active to resist gliding board movement, and/or resist movement only when a rider is not supported on the gliding device. Activation of a braking feature may be delayed. The braking feature may be controlled based on a force urging a bottom surface of the gliding device into contact with the gliding surface, e.g., the braking feature may be deactivated if the weight of a rider is supported on the gliding device. A force that deactivates a braking feature may be made adjustable, e.g., to accommodate riders of different weights or to provide different braking feature responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: G. Scott Barbieri, Hubert S. Schaller, Edward Giard, Benjamin Beck, Douglas Marsden, David G. Harting, Baron C. Brandt, John Earle