Patents by Inventor Simon Houlder

Simon Houlder 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).

  • Boat Platform
    Patent number: 7162969
    Abstract: A platform unit (2) is seated on the tail (5) of a hull (1) of a boat and may be lowered by powered actuator means (8) down guides (7) on an incline (6) to descend into the water. This exposes steps (62) in the incline which function with steps (213) in the platform unit (2) to enable a swimmer to climb up out of the water onto the main boat deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Sealine International Limited
    Inventors: Simon Houlder, Roger Tucker, Geoffrey Wyle, Gerard Bernard Wainwright
  • Boat platform
    Publication number: 20040144296
    Abstract: A platform unit (2) is seated on the tail (5) of a hull (1) of a boat and may be lowered by powered actuator means (8) down guides (7) on an incline (6) to descend into the water. This exposes steps (62) in the incline which function with steps (213) in the platform unit (2) to enable a swimmer to climb up out of the water onto the main boat deck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventors: Simon Houlder, Roger Tucker, Geoffrey Wyle, Gerard Bernard Wainwright