Patents by Inventor Tom B. Eckert

Tom B. Eckert 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).

  • Kayak
    Patent number: 9114860
    Abstract: In one example, a watercraft is provided that includes a body having a bow and a stern whose respective shapes are substantially different from each other. The body includes a hull, an open cockpit, a ramp that is located aft of the open cockpit and slopes downwardly toward the stern, where a lower end of the ramp is located near the stern, and a transom, where the lower end of the ramp extends through the transom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Tom B. Eckert, Tim Niemier
  • KAYAK
    Publication number: 20140000500
    Abstract: In one example, a watercraft is provided that includes a body having a bow and a stern whose respective shapes are substantially different from each other. The body includes a hull, an open cockpit, a ramp that is located aft of the open cockpit and slopes downwardly toward the stern, where a lower end of the ramp is located near the stern, and a transom, where the lower end of the ramp extends through the transom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Tom B. Eckert, Tim Niemier
  • PADDLEBOARD
    Publication number: 20120122357
    Abstract: In one example, a paddleboard includes a body defining a fin housing within which a fin is partially received. The fin is configured to reside in the fin housing in either of a first operating position or a second operating position, where the second operating position is different from the first operating position. Finally, a fin retention element is provided that is configured to releasably secure the fin to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Tom B. Eckert, Tim Niemier, Edward G. Van Nimwegen