Patents by Inventor Patrick G Gates

Patrick G Gates 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: 6592129
    Abstract: Improvements made to wheeled skate-skis with brakes usable on most terrains are: a hand controlled hydraulic fluid braking assembly, having a sole, resilient, curved spring, brake shoe, providing performance in comparison with the braking performance of a roadway motor vehicle; a chassis with a foot receiving body portion formed on a convex camber and made of materials which are flexible, under the weight of a person, thereby providing a spring like suspension, and with upwardly directed curved forked ends to position wheel axles higher above the ground to lower the foot receiving body portion, to thereby lower the center of gravity of the sportsperson, while moving on the wheeled skate-skis; a binding which is a combination of an outer shell of a firm material and an inner liner of soft material, which together are adjustable to fit different sizes and types of athletic shoes selected and worn by sportspersons; and a removable mud flap supportable on the binding to deflect water and/or debris thrown by a rea
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Inventor: Patrick G Gates