Design, Development, Testing, and Fabrication of a Portable Air Pump for Kiteboarding, Stand Up Paddle Boarding, Camping, Biking and Other Recreational Uses

Camosun College和Ocean牛仔竞技表演之间的合作将为市场带来全新的OEM产品。与行业标准泵相比，该泵的生产和运输相对便宜，将增加Ocean Rodeos的收入。该泵可以销售的广泛市场将在众多的户外运动市场上展示海洋牛仔竞技表演，这可能会促进干式西装的销售。这项创新可以帮助Ocean牛仔竞技表演打入欧洲市场，允许更多的出口产品销售，并最终导致更多的加拿大人受雇于销售和从事创新产品和知识产权工作。海洋牛仔竞技表演成立于2001年，作为一个水上运动/表面西装部门的白色制造有限公司，一个完善的潜水干衣业务在维多利亚公元前。当时，水上运动干衣的概念几乎不存在。在过去的16年里，海洋牛仔竞技表演已经建立了一个名称代名词的水上运动干衣设计和开发，也被公认为领导者的设计和制造的风筝冲浪组件和设备。Ocean牛仔竞技表演开创了风筝冲浪的安全组件，例如推离释放系统，以及最近的背线修剪控制杆。Ocean牛仔竞技表演目前在不列颠哥伦比亚省维多利亚拥有17名员工的团队，高于2015年的8名员工，并预计2018年和2019年将进一步增加员工。公司拥有3项专利，另有14项专利正在申请中。开发知识产权是Ocean牛仔竞技表演发展战略的重要组成部分，也是Ocean牛仔竞技表演保持其作为国际公认的行业创新领导者地位的重要组成部分。Ocean牛仔竞技表演目前向全球40个国家出口产品，70%的收入来自出口市场。

The partnership between Camosun College and Ocean Rodeo will result in a completely new OEM product brought to the market. The pump will increase Ocean Rodeos revenue being relatively cheap to produce and transport compared to the industry standard pump. The broad amount of markets that the pump can be sold in will display Ocean Rodeo across a multitude of outdoor sporting markets potentially boosting dry suit sales. The innovation can help Ocean Rodeo break into the European market allowing for more exports to sold and ultimately result in more Canadians being employed both selling and working on innovative products and intellectual property.****Ocean Rodeo was founded in 2001 as a watersports/surface suit division of Whites Manufacturing Ltd, a well established diving drysuit business in Victoria BC. At the the time the concept of a watersport drysuit barely existed. Over the past 16 years, Ocean Rodeo has established a name synonymous with watersport drysuit design and development, and are also recognised as leader in the design and manufacturing of kiteboarding components and equipment. Ocean Rodeo Pioneered kiteboarding safety components such as the push away release system, and more recently the back line trim control bar.****Ocean Rodeo currently employs a team of 17 people in Victoria BC, up from 8 employees in 2015, and anticipates further increase in employees for 2018 and 2019. The company owns 3 patents with 14 other applications patent pending. Exploitation of IP is a significant part of the growth strategy for Ocean Rodeo, and a significant component of Ocean Rodeo's goals of maintaining its place as the internationally recognized innovative leader within the industry. Ocean Rodeo currently exports its products to 40 countries around the world with 70% of its revenue coming from export markets.****