Motorized - Powered Snowboard History
- Winter 1999 / 2000 while snowboarding on flat land using power from a vehicle, jimmy d was inspired to connect the power to the back of the snowboard using a simple but unique device. photo on right.
- Summer / fall, 2000, James E. Decker jr. builds his first powered snowboard prototype.
- Winter 2000 / 2001, tested newly developed prototype Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. Photo on right.
- Spring / summer 2001, builds second prototype
- Summer / fall 2001, shows # two to his patent lawyers
- October 26, 2001, files for a patent.
- Winter 2001 /2002, tested # two in Michigan. Picture of Snow CarverTM debuts on Powerboarding.Com
- Spring / Summer / Fall 2002, builds # 3, 4, & 5.
# 3, 4, & 5 all have newly configured connection piece, solving the yaw and roll dilemma.
- Summer, 2002, creates Jimmy D’z Powered Snowboard Co. LLC.
- December 26, 2002, tested # 3, 4, & 5 in 9 inches of fresh snow in
Indiana
. Video of prototype #4, used from this event to later appear on Web site.
- Summer, 2003, creates www.jimmydz.com
- March 2, 2004 receives patent # 6,698,540 for “motorized snowboard”.
- Winter 2009/2010, published new video on website and YouTube. Snow CarverTM #4 in 12 inches of snow, Celina, Ohio Feb. 18, 2010.
- Fall 2010 builds #6, solving the pitch problem.
- fall 2010-summer 2011 talked with patent lawyers about 4 new connection pieces.
- september 13 , 2011 files for a new patent.
- spring/summer/fall 2011 redesigns snow carver drive unit and builds 4 new detachable connection pieces.
- winter 2011/2012 tested new connection pieces.
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