Patents by Inventor Wayne Washington

Wayne Washington 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: 5746150
    Abstract: An improved small boat that allows various brands of narrow motorboats or jet propelled personal watercraft to enter a docking bay between twin rear hulls and be secured in the docking bay. The boat of this present invention is an open hull, fiberglass reinforced plastic unit with high, protective walls and comfortable seats to provide an enjoyable ride for passengers, and storage for their possessions. A U-shaped channel receives the bumper of a personal watercraft. A boomerang shaped ride plate assists in eliminating turbulence in the docking bay that might slow the boat down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Inventors: Daniel E. Beaulac, Trevor S. Hewison, Wayne Washington
  • Patent number: 5615509
    Abstract: A line breaker for pulling a fishing line away from a point of entanglement comprises a horizontally extending tool having a pair of horizontally spaced ends, an upper surface, a lower surface, one of the ends constituting a handle for grasping by a fisherman, a pair of horizontally spaced and vertically projecting pegs extending relatively divergently outwardly from the upper surface of the tool adjacent the other end. The fisherman can wrap a slack portion of the line around the pegs individually and collectively and thereafter pull on the tool in a direction away from the point of entanglement for the purpose of breaking the line away from its entanglement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Inventor: Wayne Washington
  • Patent number: D387324
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Shuttle Craft Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel E. Beaulac, Trevor S. Hewison, Wayne Washington