Patents by Inventor Peter Walpurgis

Peter Walpurgis 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: 20240140563
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transport and carrying device (2) for transporting and carrying a watercraft (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: Hans-Peter Walpurgis
  • Publication number: 20230242220
    Abstract: The invention relates to a watercraft (10) having a hull which, in the area of the deck (13), has a support on which parts of the upper body of a user can rest and where the user can hold on to handles (20) preferably disposed in the bow area (11), wherein a flow channel (40) is assigned to the hull or the hull has a flow channel (40), wherein a propelling screw (41) is disposed in the flow channel (40), wherein the flow channel (40) has an intake port (33) and, downstream of the propelling screw (41), a jet outlet (43) in the stern area (12), and wherein a support body (50) is disposed on the stern area (12) in such a way that the support body (50) extends the support by means of its support surface (51). In such a watercraft, a considerable increase in traveling speed can be achieved if provision is made for at least one sliding surface (56) to be provided on the underside of the support body (50) and for the support body (50) to be rigidly connected to the hull.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventor: Hans-Peter Walpurgis
  • Publication number: 20230043153
    Abstract: The invention relates to an accumulator module (26) comprising a moisture-proof housing (28), in which a plurality of accumulator cells (31) is disposed, the contacts of which are electrically interconnected and which are routed to external contacts (30) of the accumulator module (26) disposed at the outer face of the housing (28). To be able to detect a short circuit between the external contacts (30) of the accumulator module (26) in the simplest and most efficient manner possible, it is proposed that a protection device (35) is disposed inside the housing (28), which protection device comprises a detection device (36), which is designed to detect a short circuit between the external contacts (30). Furthermore, the invention relates to a swimming and diving aid (10) comprising such an accumulator module (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Marc Stumpe, Hans-Peter Walpurgis
  • Patent number: 11447210
    Abstract: The invention relates to a water board (2) made of a material that can float on water, having a support area (8), on which a user rests at least partially. To reduce the current forces acting on the user while holding on to and being towed behind a motorized watercraft (24), it is proposed that the water board (2) has, at a front-end area, an attachment segment (22) for the articulation of the water board (2) to the watercraft (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Inventor: Hans-Peter Walpurgis
  • Patent number: 11401018
    Abstract: The invention relates to a swimming and diving aid, having a hull which comprises a flow channel or with which a flow channel is associated, a motor-driven water acceleration arrangement, in particular a propeller, being associated with the flow channel; having a support surface for an upper body on an upper side of the hull; having grips mounted on the swimming and diving aid, control elements for controlling the water acceleration arrangement by means of an associated motor controller being provided on the grips; and having a display, facing toward the support surface, for showing operating parameters of the swimming and diving aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Inventor: Hans-Peter Walpurgis
  • Publication number: 20220106023
    Abstract: The invention relates to a watercraft, in particular a swimming and/or diving aid with a hull (10) having a stern (12) and a bow (11), wherein two flow channels (27) are provided in the hull (10) or on the hull (10), which flow channels extend from a water inlet (22) to a water outlet (24), wherein a water acceleration device (52), in particular a propeller or a propelling screw, is arranged in each of the two flow channels (27), wherein each water acceleration device (52) is driven by a motor (50), wherein handles (31) a user can hold on to are arranged in the midship area between the bow (11) and the stern (12) or in the bow area, wherein a support surface (40) is provided adjoining the handles (31) in the direction of the stern (12), on which support surface the user can at least partially rest, and wherein two spaced-apart bulges extending in the longitudinal direction of the hull (10) are provided on the underside of the hull (10), between which bulges at least one water-sliding surface (14, 15) is arran
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventor: Hans-Peter WALPURGIS
  • Publication number: 20210129959
    Abstract: The invention relates to a swimming and diving aid, having a hull which comprises a flow channel or with which a flow channel is associated, a motor-driven water acceleration arrangement, in particular a propeller, being associated with the flow channel; having a support surface for an upper body on an upper side of the hull; having grips mounted on the swimming and diving aid, control elements for controlling the water acceleration arrangement by means of an associated motor controller being provided on the grips; and having a display, facing toward the support surface, for showing operating parameters of the swimming and diving aid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Hans-Peter Walpurgis
  • Publication number: 20210001960
    Abstract: The invention relates to a water board (2) made of a material that can float on water, having a support area (8), on which a user rests at least partially. To reduce the current forces acting on the user while holding on to and being towed behind a motorized watercraft (24), it is proposed that the water board (2) has, at a front-end area, an attachment segment (22) for the articulation of the water board (2) to the watercraft (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventor: Hans-Peter Walpurgis
  • Patent number: 10836454
    Abstract: The invention relates to a floating vessel comprising a hull, at least one seat, and two outriggers arranged laterally to the hull and connected directly or indirectly to the hull, wherein a drive unit, separately controllable in its drive output, and comprising a respective at least one propeller driven by a motor, in particular an electric motor, is assigned to each outrigger. A helm of the floating vessel is thereby connected to a proportional transducer, and a control signal from the proportional transducer is supplied to a control unit which directly or indirectly controls the motors in accordance with the control signal from the proportional transducer. Thus, a precisely controllable and yet easily disassemblable floating vessel is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: CAYAGO TEC GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Walpurgis, Peter Schnauffer
  • Patent number: 10227122
    Abstract: The invention relates to a swimming and diving aid with a vehicle hull on which a user lies or stands, with a flow channel which is arranged in the vehicle hull and which accommodates a propeller driven by an electric motor with radially outwardly directed propeller blades mounted on a base part of the propeller, wherein the electric motor has a rigidly arranged motor stator and a rotating rotor, which is spatially assigned to the motor stator. Provision is made that the rotor of the electric motor is coupled directly or indirectly to at least one outer end of at least one propeller blade, and that the motor stator is arranged circumferentially around the rotor at least in sections. The motor arrangement permits a dynamic drive of the swimming and diving aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Cayago GmbH
    Inventor: Hans-Peter Walpurgis
  • Publication number: 20180370599
    Abstract: The invention relates to a floating vessel comprising a hull, at least one seat, and two outriggers arranged laterally to the hull and connected directly or indirectly to the hull, wherein a drive unit, separately controllable in its drive output, and comprising a respective at least one propeller driven by a motor, in particular an electric motor, is assigned to each outrigger. A helm of the floating vessel is thereby connected to a proportional transducer, and a control signal from the proportional transducer is supplied to a control unit which directly or indirectly controls the motors in accordance with the control signal from the proportional transducer. Thus, a precisely controllable and yet easily disassemblable floating vessel is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Cayago GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Walpurgis, Peter Schnauffer
  • Publication number: 20180134358
    Abstract: The invention relates to a swimming and diving aid with a vehicle hull on which a user lies or stands, with a flow channel which is arranged in the vehicle hull and which accommodates a propeller driven by an electric motor with radially outwardly directed propeller blades mounted on a base part of the propeller, wherein the electric motor has a rigidly arranged motor stator and a rotating rotor, which is spatially assigned to the motor stator. Provision is made that the rotor of the electric motor is coupled directly or indirectly to at least one outer end of at least one propeller blade, and that the motor stator is arranged circumferentially around the rotor at least in sections. The motor arrangement permits a dynamic drive of the swimming and diving aid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventor: Hans-Peter Walpurgis
  • Patent number: 9774019
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rechargeable battery unit, in particular for a watercraft, having a plurality of rechargeable batteries which are connected to one another by means of a holding arrangement to form a rechargeable battery cell, wherein the holding arrangement has at least one holder which forms receptacles by means of which the rechargeable batteries are held in the region of a pole end, and that at least some of the rechargeable batteries are electrically coupled to one another in the region of their poles by means of a pole connector. A design of this kind allows a powerful rechargeable battery unit to be constructed with a compact installation space, it also being possible for the rechargeable battery cells to be cascaded for the purpose of varying the energy density and/or voltage in said rechargeable battery unit. A rechargeable battery unit of this kind is suitable, in particular, for use in motor-operated watercraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Cayago GmbH
    Inventor: Hans Peter Walpurgis
  • Patent number: 9694888
    Abstract: A watercraft with a hull has a flow channel, or is associated with a flow channel, a motor-driven water-acceleration arrangement is associated with the flow channel and the motor is connected to an energy accumulator. In order to improve user convenience, two energy accumulators are integrated into the hull. The energy accumulators are arranged on both sides of the center longitudinal plane running in the longitudinal direction of the hull.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Cayago GmbH
    Inventor: Hans Peter Walpurgis
  • Publication number: 20150367922
    Abstract: A watercraft with a hull has a flow channel, or is associated with a flow channel, a motor-driven water-acceleration arrangement is associated with the flow channel and the motor is connected to an energy accumulator. In order to improve user convenience, two energy accumulators are integrated into the hull. The energy accumulators are arranged on both sides of the center longitudinal plane running in the longitudinal direction of the hull.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: CAYAGO GMBH
    Inventor: Hans Peter WALPURGIS
  • Publication number: 20150353175
    Abstract: A watercraft comprises a hull which has a flow channel and a motor-operated water accelerating arrangement paired with the flow channel. The aim of the disclosure is to allow a dynamic manner of travel, in particular a quick changeover between surface travel and submerged travel, using such a watercraft. According to the disclosure, this is achieved in that the hull has a flooding chamber which is connected to the surroundings via water inlet and water outlet openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: CAYAGO GMBH
    Inventor: Hans Peter WALPURGIS
  • Publication number: 20150340672
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rechargeable battery unit, in particular for a watercraft, having a plurality of rechargeable batteries which are connected to one another by means of a holding arrangement to form a rechargeable battery cell, wherein the holding arrangement has at least one holder which forms receptacles by means of which the rechargeable batteries are held in the region of a pole end, and that at least some of the rechargeable batteries are electrically coupled to one another in the region of their poles by means of a pole connector. A design of this kind allows a powerful rechargeable battery unit to be constructed with a compact installation space, it also being possible for the rechargeable battery cells to be cascaded for the purpose of varying the energy density and/or voltage in said rechargeable battery unit. A rechargeable battery unit of this kind is suitable, in particular, for use in motor-operated watercraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: CAYAGO GMBH
    Inventor: Hans Peter WALPURGIS
  • Patent number: 8251007
    Abstract: A restraint system for securing a user on a watercraft, on which the user at least partially rests. The restraint system has a belt strap which is passed around the body of the user. Also, the restraint system has two stepped straps which are fitted onto the belt strap in the area of the stomach of the user and also in the area of the back of the user and are each passed through the step of the user. A connecting strap, one end of which acts on the belt strap in the area of the stomach of the user, can be fitted at its other end to the watercraft. Also, this invention relates to a watercraft having such a belt system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Rotinor GmbH
    Inventor: Peter Walpurgis
  • Patent number: D789867
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: CAYAGO GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Walpurgis, Oliver Schweizer
  • Patent number: RE48329
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: CAYAGO TEC GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Walpurgis, Oliver Schweizer