Patents by Inventor Janis Ehrat

Janis Ehrat 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).

  • Device and method for securely and safely connecting a person and their flotation device to a surface
    Patent number: 8790148
    Abstract: A method for anchoring comprises providing an anchoring apparatus comprising: a flexible and floatable pad, a self-coiling cord connected to the pad, and a suction cup connected to the self-coiling cord. The method further comprises providing a floatation device, attaching the suction cup to a surface, wherein the surface comprises at least one of a side of a pool and a hull of a boat, and resting a body part on the flotation device so that the pad is sandwiched between the body part and the flotation device and so as to anchor the flotation device in a position relative to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Inventors: Janis Ehrat, Kenneth Rothlisberger
  • Device and method for securely and safely connecting a person and their flotation device to a surface
    Publication number: 20130183878
    Abstract: A method for anchoring comprises providing an anchoring apparatus comprising: a flexible and floatable pad, a self-coiling cord connected to the pad, and a suction cup connected to the self-coiling cord. The method further comprises providing a floatation device, attaching the suction cup to a surface, wherein the surface comprises at least one of a side of a pool and a hull of a boat, and resting a body part on the flotation device so that the pad is sandwiched between the body part and the flotation device and so as to anchor the flotation device in a position relative to the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Janis Ehrat, Kenneth Rothlisberger