Patent ID: 7507132
Filing Date: 2009-03-24
Classification: B63B,B63C

Abstract:
1. A transparent and buoyant wave-riding aquatic board, comprising: an elongate body configured for supporting a rider, the body having front and rear ends and generally flat upper and lower surfaces extending between the front and rear ends, the body being made substantially entirely of transparent supermicrocellular polymer foam; a transparent coating disposed over and completely enclosing the elongate body; an aquatic-animal locater device embedded within the elongate body, the locator device configured for locating large aquatic animals approximately greater than three feet in length and within approximately one hundred feet of the aquatic board; an alarm device embedded within the elongate body, the alarm device configured for generating warning signal to alert the rider of the aquatic animals located by the locater device; and an aquatic-animal repellent signal generator mounted on the lower surface of the elongate body, the signal generator configured for transmitting interference signals to disrupt electro-sensory perception system of the aquatic animals, thereby repelling the animals away from the aquatic board or deterring the animals from approaching the aquatic board.