Patents by Inventor Peter James Murphy

Peter James Murphy 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).

  • Publication number: 20240010299
    Abstract: A watercraft includes a central platform having a bow portion and a stern portion removably connectable to each other to define a rigid hull. The central platform further includes an upper flange and a lower flange each extending around at least a portion of an outer perimeter of the central platform. The upper flange and the lower flange are separated by a recessed pocket. The watercraft further includes an air-inflatable tube fitted around at least a portion of an outer perimeter of the central platform. When inflated, the air-inflatable tube is at least partially received within the recessed pocket. At least one first locking element is provided on the central platform and at least one second locking element is provided on the air-inflatable tube. The at least one first locking element and the at least one second locking element are configured for locking engagement with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventor: Peter James Murphy
  • Patent number: 10538301
    Abstract: A dual drive system for providing motive power to a watercraft has a frame configured for connecting to the watercraft and a drive assembly connected to the frame. The drive assembly has a manual drive mechanism configured for receiving mechanical input from a user, a motor drive mechanism configured for receiving mechanical input from a motor, a driveshaft having a first end in selective engagement with one of the manual drive mechanism and the motor drive mechanism and a second end in engagement with a propeller, and a drive selector for selectively engaging the manual drive mechanism or the motor drive mechanism with the driveshaft based on a position of the drive selector between first and second positions. In the first position, the drive selector engages the manual drive mechanism with a driveshaft. In the second position, the drive selector engages the motor drive mechanism with the driveshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: JOY SPORTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Peter James Murphy
  • Publication number: 20180251201
    Abstract: A dual drive system for providing motive power to a watercraft has a frame configured for connecting to the watercraft and a drive assembly connected to the frame. The drive assembly has a manual drive mechanism configured for receiving mechanical input from a user, a motor drive mechanism configured for receiving mechanical input from a motor, a driveshaft having a first end in selective engagement with one of the manual drive mechanism and the motor drive mechanism and a second end in engagement with a propeller, and a drive selector for selectively engaging the manual drive mechanism or the motor drive mechanism with the driveshaft based on a position of the drive selector between first and second positions. In the first position, the drive selector engages the manual drive mechanism with a driveshaft. In the second position, the drive selector engages the motor drive mechanism with the driveshaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventor: Peter James Murphy
  • Patent number: 9988133
    Abstract: A dual drive system for providing motive power to a watercraft has a frame configured for connecting to the watercraft and a drive assembly connected to the frame. The drive assembly has a manual drive mechanism configured for receiving mechanical input from a user, a motor drive mechanism configured for receiving mechanical input from a motor, a driveshaft having a first end in selective engagement with one of the manual drive mechanism and the motor drive mechanism and a second end in engagement with a propeller, and a drive selector for selectively engaging the manual drive mechanism or the motor drive mechanism with the driveshaft based on a position of the drive selector between first and second positions. In the first position, the drive selector engages the manual drive mechanism with a driveshaft. In the second position, the drive selector engages the motor drive mechanism with the driveshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: FEELFREE US LLC
    Inventor: Peter James Murphy
  • Patent number: 9937825
    Abstract: An adjustable seat has a seat base having a front end and a rear end, a front leg assembly having a top end engaged with the rear end of the seat base and a bottom end opposite the top end for engaging a supporting surface, and a back leg assembly having a top end engaged with the front end of the seat base and a bottom end opposite the top end for engaging the supporting surface. The back leg assembly is pivotally connected to the front leg assembly between the top end and the bottom end of the front leg assembly and the back leg assembly. The adjustable seat has an adjustment assembly for selectively locking the front leg assembly relative to the back leg assembly at one of a plurality of lockable positions between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: FEELFREE US LLC
    Inventors: Sakun Khieowan, Peter James Murphy
  • Publication number: 20180009515
    Abstract: A dual drive system for providing motive power to a watercraft has a frame configured for connecting to the watercraft and a drive assembly connected to the frame. The drive assembly has a manual drive mechanism configured for receiving mechanical input from a user, a motor drive mechanism configured for receiving mechanical input from a motor, a driveshaft having a first end in selective engagement with one of the manual drive mechanism and the motor drive mechanism and a second end in engagement with a propeller, and a drive selector for selectively engaging the manual drive mechanism or the motor drive mechanism with the driveshaft based on a position of the drive selector between first and second positions. In the first position, the drive selector engages the manual drive mechanism with a driveshaft. In the second position, the drive selector engages the motor drive mechanism with the driveshaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventor: Peter James Murphy
  • Publication number: 20170361738
    Abstract: An adjustable seat has a seat base having a front end and a rear end, a front leg assembly having a top end engaged with the rear end of the seat base and a bottom end opposite the top end for engaging a supporting surface, and a back leg assembly having a top end engaged with the front end of the seat base and a bottom end opposite the top end for engaging the supporting surface. The back leg assembly is pivotally connected to the front leg assembly between the top end and the bottom end of the front leg assembly and the back leg assembly. The adjustable seat has an adjustment assembly for selectively locking the front leg assembly relative to the back leg assembly at one of a plurality of lockable positions between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Sakun Khieowan, Peter James Murphy
  • Patent number: 9764664
    Abstract: An adjustable seat has a seat base having a front end and a rear end, a front leg assembly having a top end engaged with the rear end of the seat base and a bottom end opposite the top end for engaging a supporting surface, and a back leg assembly having a top end engaged with the front end of the seat base and a bottom end opposite the top end for engaging the supporting surface. The back leg assembly is pivotally connected to the front leg assembly between the top end and the bottom end of the front leg assembly and the back leg assembly. The adjustable seat has an adjustment assembly for selectively locking the front leg assembly relative to the back leg assembly at one of a plurality of lockable positions between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: FEELFREE US LLC
    Inventors: Sakun Khieowan, Peter James Murphy
  • Publication number: 20160001853
    Abstract: An adjustable seat has a seat base having a front end and a rear end, a front leg assembly having a top end engaged with the rear end of the seat base and a bottom end opposite the top end for engaging a supporting surface, and a back leg assembly having a top end engaged with the front end of the seat base and a bottom end opposite the top end for engaging the supporting surface. The back leg assembly is pivotally connected to the front leg assembly between the top end and the bottom end of the front leg assembly and the back leg assembly. The adjustable seat has an adjustment assembly for selectively locking the front leg assembly relative to the back leg assembly at one of a plurality of lockable positions between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Sakun Khieowan, Peter James Murphy
  • Patent number: 8402574
    Abstract: A bath has a drain outlet at the end of the bath which is also that end designed to be the most comfortable for reclining against by a user. The bath may also comprise a removable cover having one part which when the cover is in place in the bath fits over the drain outlet and is substantially flush with the floor of the bath and another part which extends up an adjacent wall section of the bath substantially to a rim of the bath, for assisting in supporting a person sitting in the bath over or adjacent the drain outlet and reclining against the wall of the bath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Kohler New Zealand Ltd.
    Inventor: Peter James Murphy
  • Publication number: 20120084910
    Abstract: A bath has a drain outlet at the end of the bath which is also that end designed to be the most comfortable for reclining against by a user. The bath may also comprise a removable cover having one part which when the cover is in place in the bath fits over the drain outlet and is substantially flush with the floor of the bath and another part which extends up an adjacent wall section of the bath substantially to a rim of the bath, for assisting in supporting a person sitting in the bath over or adjacent the drain outlet and reclining against the wall of the bath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: KOHLER NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
    Inventor: Peter James Murphy