Ships – Towing or pushing – Towing by means of cable
Reissue Patent
2006-12-27
2009-10-06
Avila, Stephen (Department: 3617)
Ships
Towing or pushing
Towing by means of cable
C114S242000
Reissue Patent
active
RE040926
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for towing a water sports apparatus over a body of water behind a towing vessel. The system includes a rider towline for coupling a rider of the water sports apparatus to the towing vessel. The rider towline includes a distal end adapted to the gripped by the rider, to enable the rider to be pulled over the body of water on the water sports apparatus during forward motion of the towing vessel. The towing system also includes a lift apparatus coupled with the rider towline and adapted to lift the rider towline during forward motion of the towing vessel, so that an uppermost point of the rider towline is above and behind the towing vessel.
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Complaint—United States District Court—District of Oregon,WakeKite Sports, Inc., and Oregon corporationv.Mark Thurow,an individual —Civil Case No. 3:06-CV-1125 Kl; 27 pages total—17 page complaint, plus 2 attachments. Aug. 4, 2006.
Answer, Affirmative Defenses and Counterclaims—Demand for Jury Trial—United States District Court—District of Oregon,WakeKite Sports, Inc., and Oregon corporationv.Mark Thurow,an individual—Civil Case No. 3:06-CV-1125 Kl; 13 pages total. Sep. 11, 2006.
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Reply to Defendant's Counterclaims—United States District Court—District of Oregon,WakeKite Sports, Inc., and Oregon corporationv.Mark Thurow,an individual-Civil Case No. 3:06-CV-1125 Kl; 4 pages total. Oct. 4, 2006.
Stipulation of Dismissal Under FRCP 41—United States District Court—District of Oregon,WakeKite Sports, Inc., and Oregon corporationv.Mark Thurow,an individual—Civil Case No. 3:06-CV-1125 Kl; 2 pages total. Oct. 13, 2006.
Johnson Kevin D.
Meyers Daniel W.
Avila Stephen
Ganz Law P.C.
Ho Sports Company, Inc.
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