Patents by Inventor Joseph Dickman

Joseph Dickman 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).

  • Publication number: 20090120344
    Abstract: A floating dock for supporting a personal watercraft out of the water when not in use. The floating dock comprises an elongate platform having a recess on its upper surface. The recess is shaped to receive the hull of the personal watercraft and has a forward wall portion for engaging the bow of the hull. A rub-rail post extends upwardly from the upper surface of the platform, forward of the recess, to engage the rub-rail of the personal watercraft in the event that the personal watercraft is moved too far into the recess, thereby preventing the personal watercraft from riding up and over the floating dock. In one embodiment, the platform is a unitary structure formed in a rotational molding process and includes inserts molded therewith to facilitate securing accessories to the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventor: Joseph Dickman
  • Patent number: 7481175
    Abstract: A floating dock for supporting a personal watercraft out of the water when not in use. The floating dock comprises an elongate platform having a recess on its upper surface. The recess is shaped to receive the hull of the personal watercraft and has a forward wall portion for engaging the bow of the hull. A rub-rail post extends upwardly from the upper surface of the platform, forward of the recess, to engage the rub-rail of the personal watercraft in the event that the personal watercraft is moved too far into the recess, thereby preventing the personal watercraft from riding up and over the floating dock. In one embodiment, the platform is a unitary structure formed in a rotational molding process and includes inserts molded therewith to facilitate securing accessories to the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Inventor: Joseph Dickman
  • Publication number: 20070169678
    Abstract: A floating dock for supporting a personal watercraft out of the water when not in use. The floating dock comprises an elongate platform having a recess on its upper surface. The recess is shaped to receive the hull of the personal watercraft and has a forward wall portion for engaging the bow of the hull. A rub-rail post extends upwardly from the upper surface of the platform, forward of the recess, to engage the rub-rail of the personal watercraft in the event that the personal watercraft is moved too far into the recess, thereby preventing the personal watercraft from riding up and over the floating dock. In one embodiment, the platform is a unitary structure formed in a rotational molding process and includes inserts molded therewith to facilitate securing accessories to the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventor: Joseph Dickman
  • Patent number: 5979349
    Abstract: A boat lift method and design which enables a boat to be efficiently stored above water at a dock location to prevent algae and dock damage to a boat. The design minimizes listing of the boat lift during use and thus reduces potential damage to the dock and the lift itself. Listing is minimized via a dual system which uses a specially designed buoyant tank and a jackscrew at one end of the boat lift. The system may be easily used for wide-spread commercial appeal in the boat storing arts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Inventor: Joseph Dickman