Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Plante

Thomas M. Plante 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: 11332216
    Abstract: An inflatable shuttle boat including a seat tube, a pair of exterior buoyancy tubes, and a pair of foot support tubes. The seat tube has an elongate, cylindrical outer surface that is centrally located and extends from a front end to an aft end, the seat tube sized for single-file, straddled seating of a plurality of riders on top of the cylindrical outer surface. The pair of exterior buoyancy tubes have an elongate shape providing exterior sides of the inflatable shuttle boat, each of the pair of exterior buoyancy tubes having a larger diameter and height than the seat tube and extend in a parallel disposition to the seat tube at right and left sides. The pair of foot support tubes have elongate shapes extending adjacent and parallel to the seat tube in coupled engagement between the pair of exterior buoyancy tubes and the seat tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Indian Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Plante, Michael Christopher Shine
  • Publication number: 20160107732
    Abstract: This invention relates to a lighted inflatable tube, preferably with internal LED light embedded therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Revel Match, LLC, D/B/A Rave Sports
    Inventor: Thomas M. PLANTE
  • Patent number: 8708706
    Abstract: A floatable skier training device that includes a first floatable support comprising a first leading end and a second end, a second floatable support a first leading end and a second end, a seat (e.g., an arcuate seat) extending from the first floatable support to the second floatable support, the arcuate seat having a first forward section, a second rearward section, a top and a bottom, when the device is placed on a body of water, the bottom forms an angle with the surface of the body of water that is no greater than 45 degrees, and a method of using the same to allow a user to start from a position above the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Revel Match LLC
    Inventor: Thomas M. Plante
  • Publication number: 20120034585
    Abstract: A floatable skier training device that includes a first floatable support comprising a first leading end and a second end, a second floatable support a first leading end and a second end, a seat (e.g., an arcuate seat) extending from the first floatable support to the second floatable support, the arcuate seat having a first forward section, a second rearward section, a top and a bottom, when the device is placed on a body of water, the bottom forms an angle with the surface of the body of water that is no greater than 45 degrees, and a method of using the same to allow a user to start from a position above the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: REVEL MATCH LLC DBA RAVE SPORTS
    Inventor: Thomas M. Plante
  • Patent number: 7789803
    Abstract: A floatable trampoline that includes a floatable support, an apron attached to the floatable support, a mat, a first connector attached to the mat, a second connector attached to the apron, and springs, wherein at least one spring is attached to at least one first connector and at least one second connector so as to couple the mat to the apron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Revel Match LLC
    Inventors: Thomas M. Plante, Patrick Golden
  • Publication number: 20090260560
    Abstract: The invention features a watercraft that includes a boat and a floatable slide coupled to at least one side wall of the boat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: Rave Sports Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Plante, Patrick S. Golden, Alexander P. Golden, Norman P. Mears
  • Publication number: 20090258760
    Abstract: A floatable trampoline that includes a floatable support, an apron attached to the floatable support, a mat, a first connector attached to the mat, a second connector attached to the apron, and springs, wherein at least one spring is attached to at least one first connector and at least one second connector so as to couple the mat to the apron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: Rave Sports Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Plante, Patric Golden
  • Publication number: 20040058781
    Abstract: A bounce apparatus that includes a continuous inflatable support, an apron attached to the support, the apron including a sheet having a plurality of apertures and being folded over upon itself to form a plurality of loops, a mat that includes loops, and a cord passing through the apron loops and the mat loops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventor: Thomas M. Plante
  • Publication number: 20040036238
    Abstract: A steerable inflatable sled that includes a first inflatable segment, a second inflatable segment, and a predetermined articulation zone extending from the first inflatable segment to the second inflatable segment, the longitudinal axis of the sled extending through the first inflatable segment, said second inflatable segment and the articulation zone, when the sled is in motion on a surface, applying a force to the first inflatable segment sufficient to cause a bend at the predetermined articulation zone, changes the direction of travel of the sled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventor: Thomas M. Plante
  • Publication number: 20040023573
    Abstract: A slider apparatus that includes a floatable support tube that includes a main body tube, and an end tube segment extending from the main body tube, the end tube segment including a first end and a second end, the diameter of the first end of the end tube segment being greater than the diameter of the second end of the end tube segment, a stabilizer tube attached to the support tube, and a rail system attached to the support tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas M. Plante, Miroslav R. Vuckovic
  • Patent number: 6659914
    Abstract: A bounce apparatus that includes a continuous inflatable support, an apron attached to the support, the apron including a sheet having a plurality of apertures and being folded over upon itself to form a plurality of loops, a mat that includes loops, and a cord passing through the apron loops and the mat loops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Rave Sports Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas M. Plante
  • Publication number: 20030125163
    Abstract: A bounce apparatus that includes a continuous inflatable support, an apron attached to the support, the apron including a sheet having a plurality of apertures and being folded over upon itself to form a plurality of loops, a mat that includes loops, and a cord passing through the apron loops and the mat loops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventor: Thomas M. Plante
  • Patent number: 6409555
    Abstract: The invention features a device for generating a plume of water, the device including a) a first side wall, b) a second side wall extending at an angle to the first side wall, the first side wall and the second side wall defining a tapered channel, the channel including i) a first end, ii) a second end, and iii) a longitudinal extent extending between the first end and the second end, c) a first flange extending at an angle to the first side wall, and d) a second flange extending at an angle to the second side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Rave Sports, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Plante, Mary S. Slagle, Michael J. Nanoff, Valdin C. Omvig, Christopher M. Root, Mark J. Brandenhoff, Adam Stapleton, Daniel P. Longhenry, H. Peter Gardner
  • Patent number: D892249
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Revel Match, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas M. Plante
  • Patent number: D911479
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Revel Match, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas M. Plante
  • Patent number: D927628
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Indian Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Plante, Michael Christopher Shine
  • Patent number: D958922
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Indian Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas M. Plante
  • Patent number: D968546
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Indian Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas M. Plante