US 12,330,754 B2
Water shoes for walking, floating and jet skiing on water
Pinchas Tornheim, Paterson, NJ (US); and Natalie Schulman, Teaneck, NJ (US)
Assigned to Pinchas Tornheim, Stony Point, NY (US)
Filed by Pinchas Tornheim, Paterson, NJ (US)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/835,283.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/272,745, filed on Oct. 28, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0135123 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. B63B 32/30 (2020.01); B63B 39/04 (2006.01); B63H 11/00 (2006.01); B63H 11/107 (2006.01); B63H 25/46 (2006.01)
CPC B63B 32/30 (2020.02) [B63B 39/04 (2013.01); B63H 11/107 (2013.01); B63H 25/46 (2013.01); B63H 2011/008 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wearable water shoe apparatus for walking, standing and jet skiing on water, comprising:
each of a first water shoe and a second water shoe comprising:
(i) a sleeve configured to receive a leg of a user and (ii) a bottom section integrally attached to the sleeve, the sleeve having a platform for standing thereon,
a processing unit,
a plurality of pairs of jet motors, each of the pairs of jet motors situated at different positions along an outer surface of either the bottom section or the sleeve,
a stabilization unit comprising a tilt sensor and a plurality of gyroscopes, the stabilization unit configured to detect a stabilization state for the first water shoe or the second water shoe,
the processing unit configured to receive an output from the stabilization unit, determine a direction of movement indicated by the user and direct at least one of the pairs of jet motors to eject a water stream out of at least one of the first water shoe and the second water shoe based on the direction of movement indicated.