{"id":4822,"date":"2025-07-20T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/?p=4822"},"modified":"2025-07-21T09:48:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T14:48:55","slug":"july-20-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/?p=4822","title":{"rendered":"July 20, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On July 20, 1999, U.S. Patent No. 5,294,732 issued to Dennis Olsen on an In-Line Skate Sail:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-31.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-31.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-31.png 558w, https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-31-196x300.png 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The idea of using a sail on skates was not a new one, even if Mr. Olsen&#8217;s particular construction was new.  Fifteen years earlier. U.S. Patent No. 4,489,957 issued on a Tool for Sailing with Skates etc.:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-32.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"319\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-32.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-32.png 319w, https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-32-149x300.png 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>U.S. Patent No. 4,311,324 issued on Skating Sails<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-33.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-33-1024x401.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-33-1024x401.png 1024w, https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-33-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-33-768x301.png 768w, https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-33-500x196.png 500w, https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-33.png 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. Patent No. 4,978,140 issued on a Hand-held Skate Sail:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-34.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"863\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-34.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-34.png 863w, https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-34-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-34-768x643.png 768w, https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-34-358x300.png 358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>U.S. Patent No. D613360 issued on a Multi-purpose Body-sail with Swallow Tail:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-35.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-35.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-35.png 566w, https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-35-258x300.png 258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>U.S. Patent No. 7,726,694 issued on a Personal Sail Assembly and Method for Use in Conjunctions with a Mobile Device:<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-36.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-36.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-36.png 305w, https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-36-300x294.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 20, 1999, U.S. Patent No. 5,294,732 issued to Dennis Olsen on an In-Line Skate Sail: The idea of using a sail on skates was not a new one, even if Mr. Olsen&#8217;s particular construction was new. 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