Submersible Patents (Class D12/308)
  • Personal underwater vehicle
    Patent number: 8651041
    Abstract: An underwater personal vehicle that as twin battery powered motors affixed to a central body. The propellers preferably counter-rotate and are in shrouds to allow true tracking without stabilizing fins. The operator holds onto the device and controls it from handles on the aft end of the central body. A light and supplemental ballast tubes are available. The thrust produced by the motors is at approximately the center of mass of the vehicle to further stabilize it during motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Inventor: Michael Myers
  • Underwater vehicle
    Patent number: D505104
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Osumi, Keiji Iino, Hiroshi Sueshige, Yoshihiro Iijima
  • Underwater motive device
    Patent number: D506176
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Daka Research Inc.
    Inventors: Pat Y. Mah, Alexander Joseph Kalogroulis
  • Submersible vehicle
    Patent number: D442540
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Inventor: Vito Cellini
  • Underwater motive device
    Patent number: D507776
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Inventor: Pat Y. Mah
  • Remote operated vehicle
    Patent number: D447109
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: H2EYE (International) Ltd.
    Inventors: Jan Matteo Paoli, Nicholas Ian Kemp, Luc X. Robilliard, Graham Michael Pullin, Frances Ann Samalionis
  • Underwater motive device
    Patent number: D512678
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Daka Research Inc.
    Inventor: Pat Y. Mah
  • Submersible marine vehicle
    Patent number: D453726
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: ZAP
    Inventors: Adam Peter Dunn, Scott Roberts Kalkman, Gary Starr, James Richard Jeremias
  • Underwater propulsion unit
    Patent number: D524225
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Inventor: Toshikatsu Tsutsumi
  • Underwater motive device
    Patent number: D527702
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Daka Research Inc. (Br. Virg.Isl Corp.) Offshore Incorporations
    Inventor: Pat Y. Mah
  • Submersible
    Patent number: D461445
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Nuytco Research Ltd.
    Inventors: Phil Nuytten, Mike Humphrey
  • Remotely operated subsea vehicle
    Patent number: D463356
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Inventors: Donald L. Rodocker, Jeffrey D. Krause
  • Underwater motive device
    Patent number: D471506
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Inventor: Pat Y. Mah
  • Surface/underwater vehicle
    Patent number: D475964
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Inventor: Alex Sakas
  • Arcuate-winged submersible vehicle
    Patent number: D487245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Nova Marine Exploration, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Geriene, Krist Geriene
  • Underwater vehicle
    Patent number: D573935
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Vehicle Control Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. Tureaud, Daniel N. Dietz, Stacy J. Hills, Douglas E. Humphreys, Alexander V. Roup
  • Underwater vehicle
    Patent number: D578463
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Vehicle Control Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. Tureaud, Daniel N. Dietz, Stacy J. Hills, Douglas E. Humphreys, Alexander V. Roup
  • Underwater remotely operated vehicle
    Patent number: D306425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1990
    Inventors: Terence D. Walker, Hywel W. Williams
  • Survival capsule
    Patent number: D310058
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1990
    Assignee: Survival Systems International, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert M. Thompson, Eric R. Hooper
  • Gyroscopic propelled/stabilized submarine
    Patent number: D311721
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1990
    Inventor: Francis J. Hanback
  • Submersible hydrofoil
    Patent number: D318843
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Inventor: Thomas A. Rowe
  • Underwater vehicle
    Patent number: D323808
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1992
    Inventor: Albert DeSantis
  • Tourist type submarine
    Patent number: D343822
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1994
    Inventors: Dennis Hurd, John Witney, Thomas Roberts
  • Scuba scooter
    Patent number: D347418
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1994
    Assignee: Mode Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Albert De Santis, Morton Lashman
  • Underwater remotely operated vehicle
    Patent number: D349481
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Assignee: Benthos, Inc.
    Inventor: Ben G. Allen
  • Tail module for an unmanned underwater vehicle
    Patent number: D629736
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Vehicle Control Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas E. Humphreys, Daniel Slaski, Thomas F. Tureaud
  • Scuba scooter
    Patent number: D359022
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Assignee: Mode Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Morton E. Lashman
  • Water sport vehicle
    Patent number: D361816
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Inventor: Sheng-Fu Yeh
  • Boat towed amusement device
    Patent number: D371411
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Inventor: Joseph Albritton
  • Buoyancy engine module for an unmanned underwater vehicle
    Patent number: D649924
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Vehicle Control Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas F. Tureaud
  • Underwater diving vehicle
    Patent number: D399183
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Marine Gear Corporation
    Inventor: Theodore Joseph Ciamillo, II
  • Motorboat
    Patent number: D408779
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Ishigaki Company Limited
    Inventor: Eiichi Ishigaki
  • Submarine boat
    Patent number: D415464
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Inventor: Jean-Paul Frechette
  • Submersible vehicle
    Patent number: D416225
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Inuktun Services Ltd.
    Inventors: Allen Clifford Robinson, Terrence Tracy Knight
  • Remotely operated underwater vehicle
    Patent number: D677211
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Aquabotix Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Durval Tavares
  • Catamaran for paralyzed scuba diver
    Patent number: D712339
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Inventor: Norman McMillan
  • Transportation unit for placing equipment on the sea floor
    Patent number: D730418
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Abyssus Marine Services AS
    Inventor: Kyrre J. Tjom
  • Submarine
    Patent number: D733634
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventor: José Medeiros De Camargo Aranha
  • Device for moving in water
    Patent number: D742802
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: OOO “PARITET-TSENTR”
    Inventor: Aleksey Borisovich Lukyanov
  • Watercraft
    Patent number: D789867
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: CAYAGO GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Walpurgis, Oliver Schweizer
  • Submarine
    Patent number: D795158
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: MerchSource, LLC
    Inventor: Chon Seong Gan
  • Underwater remotely operated vehicle
    Patent number: D803759
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Inventor: Cam Habeger
  • Cleat for a boat
    Patent number: D813141
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC
    Inventor: Chadrick E. Curts
  • Cleat for a boat
    Patent number: D813142
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC
    Inventor: Chadrick E. Curts
  • Aquatic vehicle
    Patent number: D815579
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: THALES UNDERWATER SYSTEMS SAS
    Inventors: Olivier Frênoy, Jean-Philippe Brunet
  • Autonomous underwater vehicle
    Patent number: D821287
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Harry J. Lichter
  • Acoustic remote controlled intelligent underwater robot
    Patent number: D828279
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: BOYA GONGDAO (Beijing) ROBOT Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minglei Xiong, Shanshan Jiang, Yang Li
  • Unmanned underwater vehicle
    Patent number: D830943
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: POWERVISION TECH INC.
    Inventors: Weifeng Zheng, Feng Fan
  • Underwater jet propulsion device
    Patent number: D844534
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Inventor: Yihua Liu
  • Unmanned underwater vehicle
    Patent number: D855549
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: PowerVision Tech Inc.
    Inventors: Weifeng Zheng, Jie Tang, Hailiang Wu