Patents by Inventor Paul Sherwood-Berndt

Paul Sherwood-Berndt 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: 11034414
    Abstract: A convertible seating system for a marine vessel includes a frame and a seat mounted on the frame and defining a first support surface. A backrest is configured for movement relative to the seat and the frame between a first position and a second position. In the second position, the backrest defines a second support surface lying generally parallel and vertically displaced relative to the first support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob W. Wilson, Paul Sherwood-Berndt
  • Patent number: 10150539
    Abstract: A convertible seating system for a marine vessel includes a frame and a seat mounted on the frame and defining a first support surface. A backrest is configured for movement relative to the seat and the frame between a first position and a second position. In the second position, the backrest defines a second support surface lying generally parallel and vertically displaced relative to the first support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob W. Wilson, Paul Sherwood-Berndt
  • Patent number: 9821887
    Abstract: A convertible seating system for a marine vessel includes a frame and a seat mounted on the frame and defining a first support surface. A backrest is configured for movement relative to the seat and the frame between a first position and a second position. In the second position, the backrest defines a second support surface lying generally parallel and vertically displaced relative to the first support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob W. Wilson, Paul Sherwood-Berndt
  • Patent number: 9120540
    Abstract: A dive door for a marine vessel comprising a planar body having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The door is disposed between the gunwale of the boat and is hingeably attached to the deck of the boat. The door is releasably retained to the gunwale by one or more latches disposed at a top edge of the dive door. One or more gas shocks are attached to the door and the boat such that the dive door is selectively operable between a deployed position and a closed position. When deployed, the interior surface of the dive door extends outwardly from the boat. In the closed position, the outer surface of the dive door is matches the profile of the gunwale, providing a sleek integrated look. A ladder may hinged to the dive door and is configured to extend downward into the water surface when the door is deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Boston Whaler, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Dean Foss, Paul Sherwood-Berndt
  • Patent number: 8844458
    Abstract: A storage assembly comprising a slideable upper drawer unit and a lower drawer unit disposed in a housing. The upper drawer unit includes a slideable workstation and one or more primary drawers disposed beneath the workstation. A work panel is hingeably attached to a top surface of the workstation whereby the work panel is operable between an open position and a closed position. In the closed position, the work panel covers and conceals at least a portion of the top surface of the workstation, and in the open position the work panel is perpendicular to the top surface of the workstation. The work panel is received in a rear slot of the workstation when it is in the open position. The workstation may include features such as a sink and a cook top. The housing may be received in a seat casing, console, or bench on the boat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Boston Whaler, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Dean Foss, Paul Sherwood-Berndt
  • Publication number: 20130200765
    Abstract: A storage assembly comprising a slideable upper drawer unit and a lower drawer unit disposed in a housing. The upper drawer unit includes a slideable workstation and one or more primary drawers disposed beneath the workstation. A work panel is hingeably attached to a top surface of the workstation whereby the work panel is operable between an open position and a closed position. In the closed position, the work panel covers and conceals at least a portion of the top surface of the workstation, and in the open position the work panel is perpendicular to the top surface of the workstation. The work panel is received in a rear slot of the workstation when it is in the open position. The workstation may include features such as a sink and a cook top. The housing may be received in a seat casing, console, or bench on the boat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: BOSTON WHALER, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Dean Foss, Paul Sherwood-Berndt
  • Patent number: D819540
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob W. Wilson, Paul Sherwood-Berndt
  • Patent number: D870016
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob W. Wilson, Paul Sherwood-Berndt