Patents by Inventor Kenneth Allen SHIELDS

Kenneth Allen SHIELDS 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).

  • Portable water sports environment
    Patent number: 11957990
    Abstract: A portable water sports environment is provided. The environment includes a mat positioned on a liner. The front end of the liner may be positioned proximate to a body of water. The back end of the liner may be positioned distally to the body of water. A spray nozzle positioned along a front end of the liner may spray water from the body of water onto the mat and toward the back end of the liner. The environment may a ballast positioned on the top surface of the liner and spaced from the mat. The mat, the top surface of the liner, and the ballast may define a trench that extends away from the back end of the liner and toward the front end of the liner. The trench may guide water received from the spray nozzle toward the front end of the liner and into the body of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventors: Kenneth Allen Shields, Kenneth Steven Shields, Kirk Patrick Laplante
  • PORTABLE WATER SPORTS ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20220016535
    Abstract: A portable water sports environment is provided. The environment includes a mat positioned on a liner. The front end of the liner may be positioned proximate to a body of water. The back end of the liner may be positioned distally to the body of water. A spray nozzle positioned along a front end of the liner may spray water from the body of water onto the mat and toward the back end of the liner. The environment may a ballast positioned on the top surface of the liner and spaced from the mat. The mat, the top surface of the liner, and the ballast may define a trench that extends away from the back end of the liner and toward the front end of the liner. The trench may guide water received from the spray nozzle toward the front end of the liner and into the body of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Kenneth Allen SHIELDS, Kenneth Steven SHIELDS, Kirk Patrick LAPLANTE