Patents by Inventor William Fenech

William Fenech 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).

  • Publication number: 20240116600
    Abstract: A pontoon boat includes port and starboard pontoons and cross members connecting the pontoons. A shock absorber may be installed at each point of connection of the pontoons to the cross members. A cross member may be embodied as a double-webbed beam having first and second parallel flanges and first and second webs disposed between and connected to the flanges. Each pontoon may include a two-stage lifting strake having a first surface and a second surface inclined from the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: William FENECH, Mark NEIBERT
  • Patent number: 11845516
    Abstract: A pontoon boat includes port and starboard pontoons and cross members connecting the pontoons. A shock absorber may be installed at each point of connection of the pontoons to the cross members. A cross member may be embodied as a double-webbed beam having first and second parallel flanges and first and second webs disposed between and connected to the flanges. Each pontoon may include a two-stage lifting strake having a first surface and a second surface inclined from the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: BARLETTA BOAT COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: William Fenech, Mark Neibert
  • Patent number: 11820463
    Abstract: A pontoon boat includes a deck supported by one or more pontoons. A passenger barrier extends upwardly from the deck. The passenger barrier includes a fixed portion and a movable portion. The passenger barrier includes an opaque panel and a one-way transparent panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: BARLETTA BOAT COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: William Fenech, Jeffrey Roth
  • Publication number: 20230045565
    Abstract: A pontoon boat includes port and starboard pontoons and cross members connecting the pontoons. A shock absorber may be installed at each point of connection of the pontoons to the cross members. A cross member may be embodied as a double-webbed beam having first and second parallel flanges and first and second webs disposed between and connected to the flanges. Each pontoon may include a two-stage lifting strake having a first surface and a second surface inclined from the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: William FENECH, Mark NEIBERT
  • Publication number: 20220315168
    Abstract: A pontoon boat includes a deck supported by one or more pontoons. A passenger barrier extends upwardly from the deck. The passenger barrier includes a fixed portion and a movable portion. The passenger barrier includes an opaque panel and a one-way transparent panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: William Fenech, Jeffrey Roth
  • Publication number: 20200094919
    Abstract: A pontoon boat includes port and starboard pontoons and cross members connecting the pontoons. A shock absorber may be installed at each point of connection of the pontoons to the cross members. A cross member may be embodied as a double-webbed beam having first and second parallel flanges and first and second webs disposed between and connected to the flanges. Each pontoon may include a two-stage lifting strake having a first surface and a second surface inclined from the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: William Fenech, Mark Neibert
  • Patent number: 10589823
    Abstract: A pontoon boat includes port and starboard pontoons and cross members connecting the pontoons. A shock absorber may be installed at each point of connection of the pontoons to the cross members. A cross member may be embodied as a double-webbed beam having first and second parallel flanges and first and second webs disposed between and connected to the flanges. Each pontoon may include a two-stage lifting strake having a first surface and a second surface inclined from the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: BARLETTA BOAT COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: William Fenech, Mark Neibert