Patents. The page documents the patent path of man’s pursuit of tethered propulsion. This has been a wide field of endeavour and this page by no means contains the full history. The timeline of related patents, one row showing the patents referenced by Frankie Zapata, one row shows the patents referenced by Raymond Li, and the final row show […]
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has an online system called the Public Pair. You can use it to review the status of a patent application, read the discussion of how a patent was issued, or follow the discussion a patent owner is having during a rewrite. The system is not super easy, but […]
Ben Merrell and Jeff Elkins have developed a wireless jet ski throttle for use across hydro sports. We have not gotten a chance to try it yet, but it is looking great. Here is a video of it in action. More info by calling Flytronics at +1 850 218 8894 or flytronicsllc@gmail.com
“JLIP” is Jetlev’s intellectual property holding company. The company that holds the patents and things of value in case Jetlev goes bankrupt, making sure that the creditors don’t get anything of value. Common business tactic. JLIP is the company that, in the US, is currently suing Stratospheric for X-Jetpacks (we have yet to be […]
Ben Merrell shows what a few hours on the Jetblade can produce for an experienced rider. Eye of the storm.
There are a lot of misconceptions regarding patents. What they are, how one gets granted, what a patent means, how a patent can be overturned. Inventors often don’t understand what rights a patent gives them, and we are pretty sure that not everyone who buys a patent understands how durable a patent can be in […]
Wikipedia says about patents: A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state or national government to an inventor or his/her assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for a public disclosure of an invention. The procedure for granting patents, the requirements placed on the patentee, and the extent of the exclusive rights vary widely between countries […]
We met Dean LaVelle by coincidence in Florida when looking for the ideal wakeboard bindings. The guy at the Miami Ski Nautique said, “you have a new board? You gotta show Dean.” The connection was made. Dean jumped on the JetBlade and immediately began ripping it up at his wakeboard school in Pompano Beach Florida. A […]