Patents by Inventor Robert W. Monfort

Robert W. Monfort 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: 5499592
    Abstract: An aquatic amusement device having forward and aft fins which are secured to a two part longitudinal shaft so the fins rotate on the same axis and with relative rotational motion. The device can be towed behind a boat, winch or other towing apparatus, the rider being positioned behind the device while grasping a handle secured to the aft fins. The device provides excellent maneuverability on or below the surface of the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1996
    Inventor: Robert W. Monfort
  • Patent number: 5263430
    Abstract: An Aquatic Amusement Device is disclosed. The device is a tethered hydroplane board having a pair of planar V-shaped members arranged perpendicularly. The device is divided into a forward section rotatably connected to an aft section. Tethering means are associated with the forward section and handle means are associated with the aft section, allowing a user who grasps the handle means to be towed by a tow means such as a powered watercraft through a body of water, both above and below the surface of the water performing a multitude of maneuvers by altering the pitch, yaw and roll axes of the hydroplane board relative to the direction of tow by changes of pressure applied to the aft section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Inventor: Robert W. Monfort