Patents by Inventor Rene'e Thompson

Rene'e Thompson 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).

  • Hybrid personal flotation device
    Patent number: 7182662
    Abstract: A hybrid personal flotation device includes a flotation vest body having a front, back, shoulder straps, and adjustable buckle straps. An expandable cover over at least a portion of the vest body covers an inflatable chamber having a front chamber portion connected to a back chamber portion by a single shoulder pass-through. Inflation of the inflatable chamber is accomplished by an oral inflation tube and/or a manually activated cylinder containing compressed CO2. The low-profile, narrow single shoulder pass-through permits fluid communication for both inflation and deflation between the front and back chamber portions, but does not restrict the wearer's neck or shoulder range of motion. The inflatable front and back chamber portions remain covered when fully inflated, and require no folding or re-packing when deflated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Kokatat. Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen J. O'Meara, Adam Knoeller, Rene'e Thompson, Penny Holt, Eric Campbell
  • Hybrid personal flotation device
    Publication number: 20060040574
    Abstract: A hybrid personal flotation device includes a flotation vest body having a front, back, shoulder straps, and adjustable buckle straps. An expandable cover over at least a portion of the vest body covers an inflatable chamber having a front chamber portion connected to a back chamber portion by a single shoulder pass-through. Inflation of the inflatable chamber is accomplished by an oral inflation tube and/or a manually activated cylinder containing compressed CO2. The low-profile, narrow single shoulder pass-through permits fluid communication for both inflation and deflation between the front and back chamber portions, but does not restrict the wearer's neck or shoulder range of motion. The inflatable front and back chamber portions remain covered when fully inflated, and require no folding or re-packing when deflated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventors: Stephen O'Meara, Adam Knoeller, Rene'e Thompson, Penny Holt, Eric Campbell