Patents by Inventor Robbert Bruins

Robbert Bruins 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: 6742287
    Abstract: A water purging system for a flexible diving boot, including a first layer of flexible material located adjacent the interior of the boot in contact with the foot of the diver. The first layer of flexible material having at least one first aperture for passing a volume of water away from a diver's foot, outward through the material. A second layer of material is located on the opposite side of the first layer from the interior of the boot. The second layer has at least one second aperture for passing a volume of water from one side of the layer to the other side of the layer. The apertures prevent an influx of water into the boot when the diver's boot is in the water. The boot allows outflow of water from the boot, when the diver exits the water and either walks about on a solid deck or places the boot in a heel-down position against a supporting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Aqua Lung America, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn W. DeKalb, Robbert Bruins
  • Publication number: 20030167653
    Abstract: A water purging system for a flexible diving boot, including a first layer of flexible material located adjacent the interior of the boot for placement in contact with the foot of the diver, the first layer of flexible material having formed therethrough at least one first aperture for passing a volume of water from adjacent the skin of the diver outward through the material, a second layer of material located contiguous and on the opposite side of the first layer of material from the interior of the boot, and the second layer of material, defined by opposed, inner and outer sides arranged in close, spaced-apart arrangement, having formed therethrough at least one second aperture for passing a volume of water from one side of the layer to the other side of the layer, wherein the first and the second apertures each assume a first configuration, out of mutual axial alignment to create a torturous path, to prevent an influx of water into the boot therethrough, when the diver's boot is suspended underwater, and e
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Shawn W. DeKalb, Robbert Bruins
  • Patent number: 6408540
    Abstract: A water purging system for a flexible diving boot, including a first layer of flexible material located adjacent the interior of the boot for placement in contact with the foot of the diver, the first layer of flexible material having formed therethrough at least one first aperture for passing a volume of water from adjacent the skin of the diver outward through the material, a second layer of material located contiguous and on the opposite side of the first layer of material from the interior of the boot, and the second layer of material, defined by opposed, inner and outer sides arranged in close, spaced-apart arrangement, having formed therethrough at least one second aperture for passing a volume of water from one side of the layer to the other side of the layer, wherein the first and the second apertures each assume a first configuration, out of mutual axial alignment to create a torturous path, to prevent an influx of water into the boot therethrough, when the diver's boot is suspended underwater,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Inventors: Shawn W. DeKalb, Robbert Bruins