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Is a kayak paddle patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a kayak paddle have been patented many times, but "a kayak paddle" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 1,334 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “kayakcanoe paddle” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 324 best keyword matches we examined, 122 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: OFINNO LLC (10), CHEN SHANE (4), KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC (3), MOTION CONCEPT GROUP (3).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): B63H (150), B63B (68), A63B (47), B01F (39).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a kayak paddle
- Kayak paddle having illuminable blades US-11713876-B1 2023 · GLOW ROW LLC
A kayak paddle includes a tubular shaft having a first distal end and a second distal end, a first blade connected to the first distal end of the tubular shaft, and a second blade connected to the second distal end of the tubular …
View on Google Patents - Asymmetric kayak paddle blade US-11364986-B2 2022 · VOPAL CARL R
A blade for a kayak paddle with a shaft can include a body extending from the shaft to a blade tip. The body has a cross-sectional profile separated at a chord line into a top section with an upper surface and a bottom section wit…
View on Google Patents - Ergonomic canoe and kayak paddle US-11173994-B2 2021 · CZUBIN DENNIS JAMES
A watercraft paddle has a composite structure of shaft components joined by adjustable joints enabling the shape of the composite structure and orientation of individual shaft components relative to other shaft components to be al…
View on Google Patents - Hydro-impelled kayak paddle US-9132898-B2 2015 · MIER MAZA RAFAEL
A kayak paddle has blades configured to generate forward kayak momentum in each one of the three paddling movements, being more effective than known paddles, using its hydrodynamic profile to reduce formation of turbulent and eddy…
View on Google Patents - Emergency inflation Kayak, Canoe paddle US-2014105742-A1 2014 · POLLIN STEWART NELSON
This invention provides rapid, on-demand increase in buoyancy of a kayak or canoe paddle. The invention includes any method to increase paddle buoyancy including but not limited to automotive air bag technology (explosive gas), co…
View on Google Patents - Kayak paddle US-8632371-B1 2014 · RAMSEY DEREK
The kayak paddle is a transformative device capable of becoming an oar or a paddleboard paddle. The kayak paddle includes a first paddle blade that includes a notched end on a distal end, which is characterized for use in pushing …
View on Google Patents - Combination hand-held multi-directional propulsion device, and powered oar/paddle for rowboat, canoe, kayak, and the like US-2013035010-A1 2013 · BOUKAS ALEXANDER
A multi-functional modular device includes: a shaft; electric motor(s); propeller(s); battery(s); and paddle blade(s) being removably attachable to the shaft for levering of a boat. With the blade(s) attached to the shaft and moto…
View on Google Patents - Kayak paddle US-7488228-B2 2009 · SCOTT RICHARD A
A kayak paddle for increasing paddle stroke efficiency and for improving comfort in paddle handling has a pronounced bent blade to length design of the paddle blade, as compared with prior paddle blades. The paddle has two blades,…
View on Google Patents - Kayak paddle with safety mirror US-6793547-B2 2004
A kayak paddle includes a safety mirror that is mounted on a central portion of the shaft relative to the paddle blades, whereby the user may manually position the paddle to view the area behind the user without repositioning the …
View on Google Patents - Forked rib kayak paddle US-6796862-B1 2004
A kayak paddle having at least one paddle blade is made by laying a first resin impregnated fiber preforms in a lower half of a split mold. The split mold has a bifurcated channel for producing a bifurcated rib in a back face of t…
View on Google Patents - Kayak paddle US-6568971-B1 2003
The invention includes processes and products made by the processes. The processes include making a two-part mold having semi-cylindrical openings for the paddle shaft so that the paddle blade may be molded and co-cured directly o…
View on Google Patents - Kayak paddle arrangement US-6514109-B1 2003
A paddle arrangement for use in a canoe or kayak, having an elongated curvilinear central handle portion having a first end and a second end. An elongated blade is arranged on the first and on the second end of the curvilinear cen…
View on Google Patents - Ergonomic kayak paddle US-6261141-B1 2001 · SEVEN2 L L C
A kayak paddle with a generally straight shaft that is preferably about 0.7 inches in diameter, the shaft is also conically tapered at either end. A left hand grip and a right hand grip are mounted on the shaft, and there is a bla…
View on Google Patents - Universal kayak/canoe paddle US-6022255-A 2000
There is provided a kit for forming an adjustable paddle which, in kayak embodiment, includes a first paddle end and a second paddle end each having a blade an a shaft, an intermediate connecting shaft telescopically engaging the …
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a kayak paddle been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Outdoor products differ mostly in weatherproofing, power source, folding mechanisms and how they mount or anchor.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.