Patents by Inventor Sterling Higashi

Sterling Higashi 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).

  • Powered surfboard
    Patent number: 8636552
    Abstract: A surfboard has a surfboard body, an electric motor, and a propeller. An electric power circuit provides power to the electric motor from a source of electro-motive force within the interior of the surfboard body. Additional electrical components, which may be capacitor banks, limit the rate of acceleration of the surfboard body. Several different capacitor banks may be included to provide selectable rates of acceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Inventors: Paul T. Braden, Sterling Higashi
  • Powered surfboard
    Publication number: 20110111650
    Abstract: A surfboard has a surfboard body, an electric motor, and a propeller. An electric power circuit provides power to the electric motor from a source of electro-motive force within the interior of the surfboard body. Additional electrical components, which may be capacitor banks, limit the rate of acceleration of the surfboard body. Several different capacitor banks may be included to provide selectable rates of acceleration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Paul T. Braden, Sterling Higashi