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kitelooper1

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kitelooper1

112 posts

24 Mar 2011 12:26pm

It must be so easy to start making kites?

Slingshot Sports and Liquid Force Exchange Intellectual Property Rights

3-15-2011 Hood River, OR and Encinitas, CA

Innovation and Technology drive progression and enable athletes to take their sport to the next level.

Slingshot Sports and Liquid Force are both market leaders when it comes to product innovation and today Slingshot has agreed to license Liquid Force's latest binding patent and Liquid Force has agreed to license Slingshot's control bar patent.

Jeff Logosz, CEO of Slingshot Sports says “We are strong proponents of technology and innovation. Utilizing Liquid Force's binding patent gives our designers the freedom to build new products on a proven platform that will enhance our boot to board connection. Fortunately, we were able to come to an agreement with Liquid Force pretty easily, and we are happy to be in good cooperation with them.”

Liquid Force was issued US Patent No. 7,766,711 on August 3rd, 2010. Since that time, Liquid Force has been attempting to cooperate with all the brands who utilize this technology. Slingshot joins Hyperlite, CWB, and Naish, as companies who have agreed to license this technology.

Slingshot Sports was issued US Patent No. 7,581,701 for innovation in control bar technology. Tony Finns says “Slingshots new control bar patent enables the rider to adjust the power of the kite easier so our team riders and designers utilized this technology to design our kite bars.” Tony also added “I am really stoked that we are able to cooperate with Slingshot. They are an innovative company, and we were able to work a deal out that will benefit all wakeboarders and kiteboarders.”

“We are moving our sports forward” added Logosz. “Innovation drives progression, and both Liquid Force and Slingshot riders will benefit from the solid cooperation between the brands”

www.freepatentsonline.com/7581701.html

KnutH

VIC

427 posts

KnutH

VIC, 427 posts

24 Mar 2011 4:31pm

Interesting, but what does that suggest?
It's quite normal that companies protect some sort of innovations with patents, and if it makes sense they might sell those eventually.

If you want to make kites, just download surfplan, it's even for free I think. But that would still not make the job easy or lucrative.

I would rather license an existing old kite design and then sell it cheap with some pro-active online marketing..

eppo

9793 posts

eppo

WA, 9793 posts

24 Mar 2011 1:53pm

Still doesn't mean they make the best kites - no good swapping technology and licensing patented tech is their are better kites - or more suited kites out there. But yes you do have a point, a couple of main players with some boutique brands out there is a possibility.

RPM

1549 posts

RPM

WA, 1549 posts

24 Mar 2011 3:14pm

obviously zero wind on the east coast right now??

Charl dv

2485 posts

Charl dv

WA, 2485 posts

24 Mar 2011 7:13pm

anyone else notice this is about bars and bindings NOT kite design so therefore everyone above apart from jack is pretty much irrelevant?

kitelooper1

112 posts

kitelooper1

112 posts

25 Mar 2011 9:29am

Charl dv said...

anyone else notice this is about bars and bindings NOT kite design so therefore everyone above apart from jack is pretty much irrelevant?

Push release loop January, 2006 Barrs et al. 244/155A
6877697 Kite control systems April, 2005 Bellacera 244/155A
6869047 Kite safety device March, 2005 Pouchkarev 244/155A
20050040291 Control line system for power kites February, 2005 Hansel 244/155A
6830220 Kite control bar with ninety-degree handles and fail-safe release system December, 2004 Runyan 244/155A
20040195459 Safety system for a kite user that allows rotational independence of the user in relation to the flying control bar and the kite. The system also induces stable and powerless descent of the kite when safety system is activated. Easy and quick recovery prior to re-launching the kite October, 2004 Pouchkarev 244/153R
20040182968 Traction kite harness safety release September, 2004 Gentry 244/155A
6745713 Control device for kite June, 2004 Starbuck 114/39.16
6691954 Integrated kite control bar and controlled tension release safety device February, 2004 Harrington et al. 244/155A
6581879 Kite control systems June, 2003 Bellacera 244/155A
6513759 Sports kites February, 2003 Starbuck 244/155A
6273369 Kite control and quick release system August, 2001 Nishimura et al. 244/155A
6260803 Kite tether control with attachment to the body July, 2001 Hunts 244/155R

sleek1

VIC

672 posts

sleek1

VIC, 672 posts

25 Mar 2011 10:16pm

wtf? you guys are gay.

Charl dv

2485 posts

Charl dv

WA, 2485 posts

25 Mar 2011 11:06pm

kitelooper1 said...

Charl dv said...

anyone else notice this is about bars and bindings NOT kite design so therefore everyone above apart from jack is pretty much irrelevant?

Push release loop January, 2006 Barrs et al. 244/155A
BAR 6877697 Kite control systems April, 2005 Bellacera 244/155A
BAR 6869047 Kite safety device March, 2005 Pouchkarev 244/155A
BAR 20050040291 Control line system for power kites February, 2005 Hansel 244/155A
BAR 6830220 Kite control bar with ninety-degree handles and fail-safe release system December, 2004 Runyan 244/155A
BAR 20040195459 Safety system for a kite user that allows rotational independence of the user in relation to the flying control bar and the kite. The system also induces stable and powerless descent of the kite when safety system is activated. Easy and quick recovery prior to re-launching the kite October, 2004 Pouchkarev 244/153R
HARNESS 20040182968 Traction kite harness safety release September, 2004 Gentry 244/155A
BAR 6745713 Control device for kite June, 2004 Starbuck 114/39.16
BAR 6691954 Integrated kite control bar and controlled tension release safety device February, 2004 Harrington et al. 244/155A
BAR 6581879 Kite control systems June, 2003 Bellacera 244/155A
general term i dont even know wtf its on about 6513759 Sports kites February, 2003 Starbuck 244/155A
BAR 6273369 Kite control and quick release system August, 2001 Nishimura et al. 244/155A
BAR 6260803 Kite tether control with attachment to the body July, 2001 Hunts 244/155R

where did u pull all those numbers from? but anyway next to each i put what they relate to just to dumb it down enough. once again its pretty much just bars except that one which is kites over all not specific designs..

Charl dv

2485 posts

Charl dv

WA, 2485 posts

25 Mar 2011 11:07pm

sleek1 said...

wtf? you guys are gay.

four in the stink none in the pink thats just how SB rolls fool

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