Suction Stabilized Flotation (SSF) Technology is the ability of any floating object to physically attach to the surface (interface) of a liquid, through the force of suction. More technically defined as -“Hydrodynamic interface coupling
SSF Technology was realized and discovered in the summer of 2009 by Architect, James W. Montgomery, Jr.
The concept arose through the design process of a stabilized floating umbrella base, to provide shade while relaxing and floating in a swimming pool, the desire for “Floating Shade”.
Initial conceptual studies focused on the hydrostatic and hydrodynamic principals of flotation, buoyancy, and displacement taught by Archimedes and Pascal. Utilizing a captured air chamber, and incorporation of a water/air tight “through hull fitting” to allow for the insertion of an umbrella through the center of the platform/base, an additional force was required to provide sufficient stability?
Desired flotation is achieved by displacement/buoyancy, and greater stability is achieved by the additional, opposite reaction force of suction. By replacing the air within the chamber with water, raised above the interface, an additional force is created, in accordance with Archimedes principal that “a buoyant force is equal to the weight of displaced fluids”.
August 2010 - J. Montgomery Group LLC retained the services of Millen, White, Zelano, & Branagan, P.C. of Arlington, Virginia, to prosecute the USPTO application process.
October 2010 - USPTO Provisional application filed # 61/392,755
September 2011 – USPTO Application filed # 13/242,489
April 2012 - Currently pending with allowed actionable claims.
