Patents by Inventor Lonnie W. Upchurch

Lonnie W. Upchurch 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).

  • Patent number: 4295236
    Abstract: A relatively small watercraft typically used by one or two persons includes a pair of spaced and usually parallel pontoons, each of which consists of an elongated body of closed-cell foamed plastic such as polystyrene. A load-distribution truss is provided on top of each of the foamed cell bodies, for transferring vertical loads to said bodies. A personnel station extends generally between the two spaced pontoons and above said pontoons. The personnel station includes a chair and a floorboard, and is sufficiently narrow so as to restrict personnel on the station to a central portion of the watercraft. A structural frame of tubular members or the like may be selectively connected to the pontoons, or the frame may be permanently connected to them. In one embodiment wherein the structure frame and the pontoons are only temporarily connected, a plurality of eye bolts and specially positioned slots are utilized so that the eye bolts need never be removed from the watercraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1981
    Assignee: Advanced Marine Concepts, Inc.
    Inventor: Lonnie W. Upchurch
  • Patent number: D256447
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1980
    Assignee: Advanced Marine Concepts, Inc.
    Inventor: Lonnie W. Upchurch
  • Patent number: D256448
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1980
    Assignee: Advanced Marine Concepts, Inc.
    Inventor: Lonnie W. Upchurch
  • Patent number: D256449
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1980
    Assignee: Advanced Marine Concepts, Inc.
    Inventor: Lonnie W. Upchurch