Patents by Inventor Mike Ajello

Mike Ajello 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: 10227120
    Abstract: A retrofittable watercraft propulsion device enables motorized propulsion and maneuvering of a watercraft occupied by a user. The retrofittable watercraft propulsion device includes an elongated shaft, an impeller pump, a handle, a control input device, a portable power source, a swivel bracket, and a microprocessor. The elongated shaft submerges the impeller pump below the waterline and provides support for the user while the watercraft is in motion. The impeller pump harnesses the water and generates thrust to propel and maneuver the watercraft. The control input device allows the user to throttle or brake the impeller pump. The portable power source supplies electrical energy to the microprocessor and the impeller pump. The swivel bracket swivels the elongated shaft and redirects the thrust of the impeller pump. Finally, the microprocessor controls the impeller pump based on how the user operates the control input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Inventor: Mike Ajello
  • Patent number: 10017233
    Abstract: A jet-powered oar system for a paddleboard designed to help paddle boarders travel long distances without feeling fatigue includes a propulsive oar and a restraining mechanism. The propulsive oar propels the paddle board without physical input from the paddle boarder. The restraining mechanism retrofits onto an existing paddleboard and retains the propulsive oar. The propulsive oar utilizes an oar shaft, an oar paddle, an impeller pump assembly, a primary battery pack, a kill switch, and an attachment collar. The oar shaft and the oar paddle can be used to physically propel the paddle board. The impeller pump assembly permits motorized propulsion of the paddle board when the paddle boarder succumbs to fatigue. The primary battery back stores electrical energy for powering the impeller pump assembly. The kill switch stops the paddle board from moving. Finally, the attachment collar couples the propulsive oar onto the restraining mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Inventor: Mike Ajello
  • Publication number: 20180162506
    Abstract: A retrofittable watercraft propulsion device enables motorized propulsion and maneuvering of a watercraft occupied by a user. The retrofittable watercraft propulsion device includes an elongated shaft, an impeller pump, a handle, a control input device, a portable power source, a swivel bracket, and a microprocessor. The elongated shaft submerges the impeller pump below the waterline and provides support for the user while the watercraft is in motion. The impeller pump harnesses the water and generates thrust to propel and maneuver the watercraft. The control input device allows the user to throttle or brake the impeller pump. The portable power source supplies electrical energy to the microprocessor and the impeller pump. The swivel bracket swivels the elongated shaft and redirects the thrust of the impeller pump. Finally, the microprocessor controls the impeller pump based on how the user operates the control input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Mike Ajello
  • Publication number: 20180015993
    Abstract: A jet-powered oar system for a paddleboard designed to help paddle boarders travel long distances without feeling fatigue includes a propulsive oar and a restraining mechanism. The propulsive oar propels the paddle board without physical input from the paddle boarder. The restraining mechanism retrofits onto an existing paddleboard and retains the propulsive oar. The propulsive oar utilizes an oar shaft, an oar paddle, an impeller pump assembly, a primary battery pack, a kill switch, and an attachment collar. The oar shaft and the oar paddle can be used to physically propel the paddle board. The impeller pump assembly permits motorized propulsion of the paddle board when the paddle boarder succumbs to fatigue. The primary battery back stores electrical energy for powering the impeller pump assembly. The kill switch stops the paddle board from moving. Finally, the attachment collar couples the propulsive oar onto the restraining mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Mike Ajello
  • Patent number: 9198549
    Abstract: A reversible uni-hinge includes a hinge assembly having a fulcrum axis passing through a longitudinal length thereof, a static first channel operably coupled to the hinge assembly, and a dynamic second channel operably coupled to the hinge assembly. Notably, the hinge assembly is connected to an exterior side of each of the static first channel and the dynamic second channel in such a manner that the dynamic second channel linearly reciprocates along the fulcrum axis as well as rotates in clockwise and counter clockwise directions about the fulcrum axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Inventor: Mike Ajello
  • Patent number: 7520015
    Abstract: A portable submersible cleaning device includes a housing that has axillary opposed top and bottom apertures. The housing has a frusto-conical shape, and includes a handle and an access door removably attached thereto. A cleaning head is pivotally and removably attached to a distal end of the housing, and an exterior receptacle is abutted to an outer surface thereof. A mechanism inhales a predetermined volume of debris-saturated water upwardly through the cleaning head and along a unidirectional passageway such that debris is extracted from the debris-saturated water while clean water is expelled outwardly from the housing and reintroduced into the aqueous environment. The exterior receptacle is isolated from the aqueous environment such that power is transmitted to the inhaling mechanism while the housing is submerged beneath a water line of the aqueous environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Inventor: Mike Ajello
  • Patent number: 7437790
    Abstract: A pool cleaning vacuum employing multiple power supply sources and associated method includes a body including first, second and third vertically juxtaposed chambers formed therein. The chambers share a wall with the second chamber wherein the third chamber is isolated therefrom. A motor assembly and a filter section are housed within the first chamber. The filter section is located downstream of the motor assembly, and has an open lateral face exposed to the aqueous environment. An anchor shaft is seated within the second chamber and extends through an entire longitudinal length of the body. A vacuum head is pivotally attached to the anchor shaft. The vacuum head includes a conduit in communication with the filter section, and a plurality of wheels rotatably coupled to opposed corners thereof. A mechanism transmits a predetermined quantity of power to the motor assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Inventor: Mike Ajello
  • Patent number: D790324
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Inventor: Mike Ajello