Patents by Inventor Steven J. Zajicek

Steven J. Zajicek 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: 9701367
    Abstract: A watercraft system is provided. The watercraft system includes a hull and a plurality of removable pods. Each pod has a different operational characteristic to alter the configuration of the watercraft depending on which pod is inserted. The hull has a pod opening for receiving a selected one of the removable pods. A method and apparatus for transitioning various ones of the pods between different positions is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson Outdoors Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. McDonough, Geoffrey Michael Bergmark, Mathew Sewell Cardinali, Geoffrey P. King, Steven J. Zajicek
  • Publication number: 20150367914
    Abstract: A watercraft system is provided. The watercraft system includes a hull and a plurality of removable pods. Each pod has a different operational characteristic to alter the configuration of the watercraft depending on which pod is inserted. The hull has a pod opening for receiving a selected one of the removable pods. A method and apparatus for transitioning various ones of the pods between different positions is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.
    Inventors: Robert J. McDonough, Geoffrey Michael Bergmark, Mathew Sewell Cardinali, Geoffrey P. King, Steven J. Zajicek