Patents by Inventor Luiz J. Avillez de Basto

Luiz J. Avillez de Basto 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: 5282437
    Abstract: A personal marine craft for transporting an individual user across the surface of a body of water. An inflatable buoyancy membrane having independent air chambers, including side buoyancy chambers and a forward bumper chamber is attached to and extends along the sides and about the bow of a central rigid hull. An upper exposed deck of the rigid hull, which is structured and disposed to accommodate the user thereon, hingedly lifts open to provide access to a water-tight engine compartment containing a drive unit, including an engine, fuel tank, battery and air pump for inflating the air chambers. A seat and a steering handle post ar hingedly attached to the rigid hull and are each independently movable between a raised, operable position and a collapsed, stowed position. A lifting handle on the bow and retractable wheels on the transom of the rigid hull facilitate portability on land.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1994
    Inventor: Luiz J. Avillez de Basto