Patents by Inventor John W. Gerndt

John W. Gerndt 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).

  • Gliding board with improved response to rider input
    Patent number: 8256791
    Abstract: A gliding board with an effective edge length to waist width ratio of 3.8 to about 4.35, a waist width of at least about 250 mm, a core that has an approximately constant thickness of greater than 5 mm along substantially the entire running length of the board and to within about 80-100 mm of the effective edge points, but thins to a thickness of about 2 mm or less in areas nearer the effective edge points, and/or side edges that include a curved, concave sidecut portion at the waist, curved, convex transition zones at the forward and rear effective edge points and a straight section in the running length adjacent each transition zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: The Burton Corporation
    Inventors: John W. Gerndt, Peter J. Bergendahl, Christopher Fidler, Brendan Murphey, Scott Seward, Todd King
  • GLIDING BOARD WITH IMPROVED RESPONSE TO RIDER INPUT
    Publication number: 20120119470
    Abstract: A gliding board with an effective edge length to waist width ratio of 3.8 to about 4.35, a waist width of at least about 250 mm, a core that has an approximately constant thickness of greater than 5 mm along substantially the entire running length of the board and to within about 80-100 mm of the effective edge points, but thins to a thickness of about 2 mm or less in areas nearer the effective edge points, and/or side edges that include a curved, concave sidecut portion at the waist, curved, convex transition zones at the forward and rear effective edge points and a straight section in the running length adjacent each transition zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: The Burton Corporation
    Inventors: John W. Gerndt, Peter J. Bergendahl, Christopher Fidler, Brendan Murphey, Scott Seward, Todd King