Patents by Inventor William Searby

William Searby 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).

  • In-line, interchangeable roller-ice skate
    Patent number: 5906380
    Abstract: In in-line skating boots of the type incorporating an assembly in which roller wheels are held in alignment one-behind-another, a combination is described for replacing the roller wheels of the skating boot with an ice skating blade. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, several individual blades are employed in alignment one-behind-another, with each individual blade held in position between two half-sections of a plurality of discs utilized in locking the blade in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Inventors: William Searby, Mark J. Cunard
  • In-line, interchangeable roller-ice skate
    Patent number: 5791662
    Abstract: In in-line skating boots of the type incorporating an assembly in which roller wheels are held in alignment one-behind-another, a combination is described for replacing the roller wheels of the skating boot with an ice skating blade. In one embodiment of the invention, a single skating blade is held in position between two half-sections of a plurality of discs secured to the assembly, extending rearwardly of the last disc of the plurality and forwardly of the first disc of the plurality when locked in position. In a second embodiment of the invention, several individual blades are employed in alignment one-behind-another, with each individual blade held in position between the two half-sections of the plurality of discs utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Inventors: William Searby, Mark J. Cunard