JetLev

In 2005, Li moved part-time to Fort Lauderdale on a temporary work visa to continue development with assistance from jetski experts.

Hydroflight patents were issued to Raymond Li in 2008, and passed to the holding company JetLev Intellectual Property.

JetLev sued the makers of Flyboard, Jetovator, and manufacturers of other hydrojetpacks for patent infringement, starting in 2012.

The intellectual property was bought by Zapata Industries, the maker of Flyboard, in 2016, consolidating the leading market hydroflight jetpacks in one company.

[6][7] Jetpack Adventures in Australia was the first business to adapt the technology for use in the hire industry in the southern hemisphere in 2012.