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Patent US7811145 - Collapsible flotation device - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA device comprises a spring and a sleeve. The spring is configured to form a closed loop. The spring is moveable between a coiled configuration when the spring is collapsed and an uncoiled configuration when the spring is expanded. The spring defines a circumference while in the uncoiled configuration....http://www.google.com/patents/US7811145?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7811145 - Collapsible flotation deviceAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7811145 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/400,214Publication dateOct 12, 2010Filing dateMar 9, 2009Priority dateOct 10, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2425348A1, CA2425348C, CN1501878A, CN100593005C, CN101823545A, CN101823545B, DE01981847T1, DE20121733U1, DE60134660D1, EP1334024A1, EP1334024A4, EP1334024B1, US6485344, US7097524, US7134930, US7147528, US7335080, US7500893, US8079888, US8523623, US20020102889, US20030068940, US20040214487, US20050215141, US20070066163, US20080124990, US20090170389, US20110014831, US20120088418, US20140065905, WO2002030739A1Publication number12400214, 400214, US 7811145 B2, US 7811145B2, US-B2-7811145, US7811145 B2, US7811145B2InventorsDavid A. AriasOriginal AssigneeKelsyus, LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (104), Non-Patent Citations (15), Classifications (21), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetCollapsible flotation deviceUS 7811145 B2Abstract A device comprises a spring and a sleeve. The spring is configured to form a closed loop. The spring is moveable between a coiled configuration when the spring is collapsed and an uncoiled configuration when the spring is expanded. The spring defines a circumference while in the uncoiled configuration. The spring is disposed within the sleeve.
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Overbreak, LLC, Order, Case No. 1:04cv627, dated Jan. 18, 2005.Classifications U.S. Classification441/129International ClassificationA47C17/02, B63B7/08, B63C9/04, B63C9/08Cooperative ClassificationB63C9/082, B63B35/607, B63C2009/042, B63B7/08, B63C9/1055, B63B35/76, B63C9/04, B63B35/73, B63C9/08European ClassificationB63C9/04, B63B7/08, B63B35/607, B63B35/76, B63C9/08, B63C9/105A, B63C9/08BLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionMar 12, 2014FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4Mar 9, 2009ASAssignmentOwner name: 180S, INC., MARYLANDFree format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:GRAY MATTER HOLDINGS, LLC;REEL/FRAME:022366/0645Effective date: 20030813Owner name: GRAY MATTER HOLDINGS, LLC, MARYLANDFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:SWIMWAYS CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:022366/0605Effective date: 20010508Owner name: KELSYUS, LLC, VIRGINIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:180S, INC.;REEL/FRAME:022366/0616Effective date: 20031209Owner name: SWIMWAYS CORPORATION, VIRGINIAFree format text: NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT;ASSIGNOR:ARIAS, DAVID A.;REEL/FRAME:022366/0599Effective date: 20030416RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services©2012 Google