Patents by Inventor Nikolaus Peter Schibli

Nikolaus Peter Schibli 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).

  • Personal watercraft for amplifying manual rowing or paddling with propulsion
    Patent number: 10683075
    Abstract: A powered watercraft system including a watercraft body having a propulsion system, a foot swimfin, a sensor configured to measure a value indicative of a manually-generated time-variable first propulsive force resulting from a leg motion to the foot swimfin to move the watercraft body, and a controller configured control the propulsion system to generate a second propulsive force for powering the watercraft body based on the value indicative of the first propulsive force, the generated second propulsive force being at least partially contemporary with the first propulsive force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: R&D Sports LLC
    Inventor: Nikolaus Peter Schibli
  • Personal Watercraft for Amplifying Manual Rowing or Paddling with Propulsion
    Publication number: 20190106190
    Abstract: A powered watercraft system including a watercraft body having a propulsion system, a foot swimfin, a sensor configured to measure a value indicative of a manually-generated time-variable first propulsive force resulting from a leg motion to the foot swimfin to move the watercraft body, and a controller configured control the propulsion system to generate a second propulsive force for powering the watercraft body based on the value indicative of the first propulsive force, the generated second propulsive force being at least partially contemporary with the first propulsive force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventor: Nikolaus Peter Schibli
  • Personal watercraft for amplifying manual rowing or paddling with propulsion
    Patent number: 10150544
    Abstract: A powered watercraft system including a watercraft body, a propulsion system, a sensor configured to measure a value indicative of a manually-generated time-variable first propulsive force resulting from a body motion of the user to move the watercraft body, and a controller configured control the propulsion system to generate a second propulsive force for powering the watercraft body based on the value indicative of the first propulsive force, the generated second propulsive force being at least partially contemporary with the first propulsive force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: R&D Sports LLC
    Inventor: Nikolaus Peter Schibli
  • Personal Watercraft for Amplifying Manual Rowing or Paddling with Propulsion
    Publication number: 20180099734
    Abstract: A powered watercraft system including a watercraft body, a propulsion system, a sensor configured to measure a value indicative of a manually-generated time-variable first propulsive force resulting from a body motion of the user to move the watercraft body, and a controller configured control the propulsion system to generate a second propulsive force for powering the watercraft body based on the value indicative of the first propulsive force, the generated second propulsive force being at least partially contemporary with the first propulsive force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventor: Nikolaus Peter Schibli