Patents by Inventor Jay Howard Smith

Jay Howard Smith 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).

  • Folding hybrid vessel
    Patent number: 10172438
    Abstract: A portable vessel includes a hard shell front hull section, a hard shell aft hull section, a flexible water tight material hull section affixed to the front hull section and the aft hull section in a water tight manner, the material section forming the middle portion of the hull of the vessel, and a tension-adjustable frame assembly. Tensioning of the frame assembly during assembly of the vessel causes tensioning of the material hull section from a less than taught state to a taught state about the frame assembly and wherein the disassembled components of the vessel may be configured into a backpack configuration for portage by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Inventor: Jay Howard Smith
  • FOLDING HYBRID VESSEL
    Publication number: 20170106944
    Abstract: A portable vessel includes a hard shell front hull section, a hard shell aft hull section, a flexible water tight material hull section affixed to the front hull section and the aft hull section in a water tight manner, the material section forming the middle portion of the hull of the vessel, and a tension-adjustable frame assembly. Tensioning of the frame assembly during assembly of the vessel causes tensioning of the material hull section from a less than taught state to a taught state about the frame assembly and wherein the disassembled components of the vessel may be configured into a backpack configuration for portage by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventor: Jay Howard Smith