Patents by Inventor Leslie Segal Purcell

Leslie Segal Purcell 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).

  • Modular fin for a surfboard, sailboard or other water-borne device
    Patent number: 8469757
    Abstract: A fin in one embodiment includes a fin box assembly including a fin box adapted for coupling to a body portion of a water-borne device, and a fin assembly having a base member that is releasably engagable in said fin box. A fin assembly according to one embodiment includes a base member adapted for releasable engagement in a fin box that is coupled to a water-borne device, and a fin member coupled to said base member. A water-borne device in one embodiment includes a body portion, and a fin box assembly coupled to the body portion, the fin box assembly including a fin box adapted for receiving a fin assembly having a base member that is releasably engagable in said fin box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Fin & Fin Surf Board Fin Company
    Inventors: William A. Luke, Robert A. Hines, Leslie Segal Purcell, Stephen Scott Purcell
  • MODULAR FIN FOR A SURFBOARD, SAILBOARD OR OTHER WATER-BORNE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080311807
    Abstract: A fin in one embodiment includes a fin box assembly including a fin box adapted for coupling to a body portion of a water-borne device, and a fin assembly having a base member that is releasably engagable in said fin box. A fin assembly according to one embodiment includes a base member adapted for releasable engagement in a fin box that is coupled to a water-borne device, and a fin member coupled to said base member. A water-borne device in one embodiment includes a body portion, and a fin box assembly coupled to the body portion, the fin box assembly including a fin box adapted for receiving a fin assembly having a base member that is releasably engagable in said fin box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: William A. Luke, Robert A. Hines, Leslie Segal Purcell, Stephen Scott Purcell