ZODIAC INTERNATIONAL
47Patents
6Active
47Granted
36Portfolio score
Filing activity: Jun 27, 1989 → Nov 24, 2008 · 6 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6089251A | Pneumatic valve | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 50 | Expired |
| US7004097B2 | Pneumatic boat equipped with a stabilizing flap | Performing Operations; Transporting | 46 | Expired |
| US6237639A | Dump-valve device for a craft and pneumatic craft fitted with same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Expired |
| US5131348A | Composite hull boat with rigid bottom and inflatable tubular buoyancy element | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US5868095A | Inflatable floor, in particular for an inflatable boat | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Expired |
| US5544612A | Inflatable boat operating as a catamaran, and having improved stability | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 13 | Expired |
| US6209476A | Pneumatic boat with an inflatable keel | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Expired |
| US5943978A | Inflatable boat with detachable hull | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Expired |
| US6494756B2 | Floating inflatable device, particularly an inflatable life raft, equipped with venturi inflation means | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Expired |
| US5816873A | Device for attaching an oar to an inflatable dinghy | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US6012410A | Inflatable boat with strengthened attachment of its rear board and method for fitting the latter | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Expired |
| US6263827A | Folding kayak | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| USD542213S1 | Handle | General | 7 | Expired |
| US5731052A | Substantially rigid thermally insulating panel and method for manufacturing it | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US5261345A | Inflatable pneumatic boat with a non-flat rear board | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Expired |
| US7918698B2 | Boat with a peripheral float, particularly inflatable life raft | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Active |
| US5642685A | Inflatable small craft | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Expired |
| US6575798B2 | Device for attaching a flexible linear element to an inflatable tube of an inflatable craft | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US5927228A | Self-righting inflatable life-raft | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US4993342A | Keels of craft | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US6869326B2 | Container for pneumatic inflatable life raft, and pneumatic inflatable life raft equipped with same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US6192822A | Pneumatic boat with auxiliary floats | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US7159529B2 | Inflatable boat with a high pressure inflatable keel | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US7165505B2 | Integrated accessory for an inflatable apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US6186088A | Support base for supporting accessories on the flexible wall of an inflatable body and pneumatic boat fitted therewith | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.