Gary A Starr

US Patent:

D453726, Feb 19, 2002

Filed:

Jan 19, 2001

Appl. No.:

29/135894

Inventors:

Adam Peter Dunn - Sebastopol CA
Scott Roberts Kalkman - Sebastopol CA
Gary Starr - Sebastopol CA
James Richard Jeremias - Sebastopol CA

Assignee:

ZAP - Sebastopol CA

International Classification:

1206

US Classification:

D12308, D21801

US Patent:

6748894, Jun 15, 2004

Filed:

Jan 22, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/057209

Inventors:

Adam Peter Dunn - Sebastopol CA 95472
Scott Roberts Kalkman - Sebastopol CA 95472
Gary Starr - Sebastopol CA 95472
James R. Jeremias - Sebastopol CA 95472

International Classification:

B63C 1146

US Classification:

114315, 440 6

Abstract:

The present invention generally includes a submersible marine vehicle for recreational use in which a propeller and motor assembly is disposed within the vehicles hull and a battery is disposed beneath the hull. The front end of the hull contains a plurality of inlets and the back end contains a plurality of outlets. The propeller and motor assembly is disposed within the hull such the propeller is adjacent to the hulls front end and the motor is adjacent to the hulls back end. Each propeller blade has its leading edge aft of its trailing edge. The hull includes a pair of fins which are integral with the hull, each fin extending horizontally and away from the hull. Each fin contains a hand hold, extending downwardly and away from the underside surface of the fin. A pair of curved tracking fins are attached to opposite sides of the bottom side of the hull, each curved tracking fin extending outwardly and downwardly away from the hull. A water-tight housing, attached to the bottom of the hull, contains two compartments: one compartment holds a battery which powers the propeller and motor assembly, and which provides ballast to the vehicle, and the other compartment contains buoyant material in order to provide buoyancy to the vehicle.

US Patent:

D540400, Apr 10, 2007

Filed:

Sep 24, 2004

Appl. No.:

29/213997

Inventors:

Gary Starr - Santa Rosa CA, US

Assignee:

Zap - Santa Rosa CA

International Classification:

2101

US Classification:

D21423, D21435

US Patent:

D555043, Nov 13, 2007

Filed:

Oct 31, 2006

Appl. No.:

29/268212

Inventors:

Gary Starr - Sebastopol CA, US

Assignee:

ZAP - Santa Rosa CA

International Classification:

1208

US Classification:

D12 98, D12 85

US Patent:

D626032, Oct 26, 2010

Filed:

Mar 21, 2010

Appl. No.:

29/358012

Inventors:

Gary Starr - Santa Rosa CA, US

Assignee:

ZAP - Santa Rosa CA

International Classification:

1208

US Classification:

D12 85

US Patent:

D550588, Sep 11, 2007

Filed:

Oct 30, 2006

Appl. No.:

29/268143

Inventors:

Gary Starr - Sebastopol CA, US

Assignee:

ZAP - Santa Rosa CA

International Classification:

1208

US Classification:

D12 85, D12 86

US Patent:

20110011930, Jan 20, 2011

Filed:

Mar 21, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/728233

Inventors:

Gary Starr - Santa Rosa CA, US
Bao Tran - Saratoga CA, US

International Classification:

G06K 5/00

US Classification:

235382

Abstract:

A parking meter includes a credit or debit reader to capture financial information; a printer to print parking slips; and a controller coupled to a power receptacle, the controller receiving financial information from the card reader and upon receiving authorization for a credit or debit transaction, printing a parking slip and applying power to the power receptacle to recharge a vehicle battery.

US Patent:

20110015814, Jan 20, 2011

Filed:

Mar 21, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/728231

Inventors:

Gary Starr - Santa Rosa CA, US
Bao Tran - Saratoga CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 19/00
H01M 10/46
G06Q 20/00
G06F 7/04

US Classification:

701 22, 320101, 235380, 340 554, 340 552, 340 553

Abstract:

A parking meter includes a solar panel; a power regulator coupled to the solar panel; a battery coupled to the power regulator; and a parking meter coupled to the power regulator and the battery and having a power receptacle adapted to recharge a vehicle battery.