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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6062921 | Propulsion system and power plant for ships or boats and preferably for naval vessels A propulsion system and power plant for boats, preferably for naval vessels, consisting of two Diesel engines, a gas turbine and two drive shafts located next to one another with propellers, is characterized by the fact that there is also a water jet or h... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6032602 | Stabilizer for ocean going vessels and a stabilizer for other ocean going bodies, such as ships A device for guiding the flow of floating objects. The device is connected to a hull of the floating object and, depending on the flow, feeds hydrodynamic forces into the hull. The device shows a main flow body which is designed in a more flat-topped mann... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5492492 | Seal arrangement for propeller shafts of ships A seal arrangement for controlling any large bearing clearance in the vicinity of a propeller shaft, such as for a propeller drive system for ships with two concentric propeller shafts rotating in opposite directions. The seal arrangement has a housing ri... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5411273 | Lip seal to seal a shaft, in particular a ship's propeller shaft This invention relates to lip seals for shafts, whose lip bodies consist of rubber elastic material, and is mounted on the reverse side on an essentially radial surface of a back-up ring which is integral with the housing. When the pressure of the medium ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5388542 | Water-borne ship and method of operation thereof A ship typically is constructed with an outer hull, and an inner hull which defines the usable space of the ship. Between the outer hull, and the inner hull, the ship will generally have a low point, or bilge, for collection of any water which gets onto t... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5365870 | Body equipped with a streamlined profile, in particular a stabilizer fin for ships with a turbulence reducing structure and method of using the turbulence reducing structure On a body, for example a stabilizer fin or a rudder blade on ships or the keel fin on sailboats with a keel, which is fastened to a support body, preferably a ship's hull, so that it projects outward, several ribs are fastened so that they project on the ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5356320 | Seal arrangement for propeller shafts of ships A seal arrangement for controlling any large bearing clearance in the vicinity of a propeller shaft, such as for a propeller drive system for ships with two concentric propeller shafts rotating in opposite directions, has a housing ring for supporting the... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5348285 | Hold-down device on handling machines, in particular punching machines, for thin, flat objects in particular sheets of paper In handling machines, in particular punching machines, operating in discrete steps, for sheets of paper or similar objects, a warping, waving or wrinkling of the sheets occurs during the deceleration movements of the sheets ahead of the delivery station. ... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5308269 | Seal device for rotating shafts, in particular stern tube seal for propeller shafts of a ship The invention employs the principle of the prior art for cooling a heated body by means of so-called heat pipes, with seal devices for rotating shafts, in particular for a ship's propeller shaft. According to this principle, an externally closed chamber e... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5267736 | Sealing apparatus for rotating shafts, in particular stern tube seal for the propeller shaft of a ship A sealing apparatus for rotating shafts, in particular a stern tube seal for a propeller shaft of a ship with or without shaft bushings, with aligned gaskets resting on the shaft and located in a stationary support system, preferably of an axial face seal... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5137116 | Sealing device for a rotating shaft of a ship propeller shaft A lubrication system for a rotatable propeller shaft of a ship. The system includes a seal for sealing lubricant adjacent the shaft and at least one annular chamber defining a hose-shaped inflatable body. A ring line supplies a fluid heat transfer medium,... | 08/11/1992 |
| 4959032 | Water craft with guide fins A hull for a water vessel which includes an elongated displacement vessel having bow and stern extremities, a major longitudinal and normally horizontal axis, a transverse and normally perpendicular axis, a length of about L along the longitudinal axis, a... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4919064 | Hydraulic system for ship rudder roll stabilization and steering In a hydraulic system for roll stabilization of a vessel by motions of the rudder an arrangement for supplying a hydraulic fluid to the rudder engine comprises a constant delivery pump, a pressure accumulator, and a valve gear unit. While the valve is ope... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4843989 | Ship's hull for small vessels and high speeds Ship's hull, characterized by the fact that the hull below the construction water line (C.W.L.) consists of a bulb-shaped displacement body extending approximately over the entire length of the ship, which is slim in the forebody, then becomes uniformly t... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4766829 | Catamaran-type marine craft A catamaran-type air cushion craft has two floats (211) arranged spaced apart parallel to one another which are connected together at the top by a connecting structure which carries built-in structures and which is sealed at the bottom by an air-tight tra... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4711193 | Self-contained ventilation system units for supplying spaces between bulkheads with individually circulated ventilation air A ship, with several decks and several areas located one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the ship, which areas are separated by bulkheads. Each of these has several areas, each supplied by its own air delivery and discharge ducts from at... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4709646 | Functional unit installation in a warship A warship has a unit seating extending around an opening in a ship's deck with a platform mounted in the seating and levelled relative to the main scantling plane of said warship, and a functional unit installation, e.g., a weapon or a navigational appara... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4696651 | Apparatus for a ship's propeller An apparatus for a ship's propeller, whose fins, which may be pitch-controlled, are provided in the vicinity of the leading edges with air openings. These air openings are fed via air ducts in each propeller fin by a compressed air source located in the s... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4693665 | Large force multi-axis manipulating arm unit, especially for use as an industrial robot A freely programmable multi-axis articulated manipulating arm unit having arm elements disposed along different longitudinal axes especially for use as an industrial robot is provided with a drive system and a brake system for each of individual rotationa... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4691560 | Method and apparatus for the performance testing of the engine of a ship while the engine is installed in the hull of a ship A method and apparatus for the performance testing of a ship's engine while the ship is moored in a harbor, and even when the ship is being refitted or before the ship is completely built. To facilitate stationary testing of the ship's engine, a zero-thru... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4678439 | Engine installation for use in a ship An engine installation for ships with a prefabricated box-like engine module container with an engine and a transmission installed therewithin. The module encloses the engine and the transmission, and has a shaft installation for connection to a main prop... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4665653 | Ship's door or hatch arrangement The invention concerns a ship's door or ship's frame arrangement which is provided with a door frame and a removable door leaf mounted in it. Peripherally mounted on one of the mutually facing peripheral edges of the frame and the door leaf and serving as... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4662586 | Apparatus for moving aircraft An apparatus for moving aircraft on flat surfaces with the aid of cables which, on the one hand, act on the aircraft and, on the other hand, pass to winch drums via guide pulleys which are in part displaceable is characterized in that, for moving aircraft... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4658747 | Ship with several decks having longitudinal and lateral support elements arranged in a grid A maritime structure such as a ship, and in particular a warship, has a plurality of vertically spaced decks which bear foundation seatings, hatches and/or assembly openings; in the plane of each deck, longitudinal parallel support elements, and lateral s... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4643643 | Apparatus for adjusting and locking pitch of a variable pitch propeller on a ship Apparatus for adjusting and locking the pitch of a variable pitch propeller. Within a propeller shaft, a hydraulic piston is provided which drives a rod, a plate, and levers to rotate the propeller blades in, and with respect to, the hub of the propeller.... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4637336 | Permanent anchoring arrangement for floating structures A relatively permanent anchoring arrangement for a decommissioned tanker which is connected to an undersea flexible transfer hose, uses a spreader beam suspended under the tanker by a plurality of mooring hawsers which are guided on the hull of the tanker... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4630561 | Ship having standardized access ways On a ship, the longitudinal beams and the framework girders of different decks or of the inside bottom are arranged in identical vertical planes. In at least some of the rectangles defined by the longitudinal beams and the framework girders, there are acc... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4612869 | Anchor system An anchor system includes an anchor line having a first section proximate a floating structure, a second section proximate the anchoring ground or sea bed and an intermediate section comprising a sinker cable. The first and second sections are anchor chai... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4606727 | Anchoring arrangement for a tanker, including a fluid transfer system An anchoring system for a converted tanker, including a fluid transfer line extending from the sea bed to the tanker, uses a vertical hollow shaft which is integrated into the stern portion of the tanker. A buoy, which is generally annular, is located und... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4588119 | Process and apparatus for obtaining inspection samples from wound coils A method and apparatus are provided for automatically cutting and retrieving for inspection a sample length of coiled material from an inner tab region of a wound coil using a machine having a motorized roller apparatus supporting and driving the wound co... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4586908 | Exhaust gas system for the internal combustion engines of a ship An exhaust gas system for a ship having at least one internal combustion engine for moving the ship through water, which exhaust gas system includes a first gas passage for conducting engine exhaust gases below the water surface and a second gas passage f... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4579073 | Interchangeable mounting system for weapon/navigational units, etc., on ship-decks Rectangular base mounting-platform structures for removable combat-equipment, for example, guns and other support units like radar which are mounted on rectangular openings on a ship-deck, are provided with interchangeability. In order to achieve intercha... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4567415 | System for controlling the movement of an industrial manipulator In each drive direction of a degree of freedom, or in each of the drive directions of several degrees of freedom, the industrial robot is provided with an absolute measured value transmitter or transducer and a relative measured value transmitter which gi... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4565292 | Cargo handling apparatus with a cargo boom which can be swung in a swivel bearing between two kingposts In cargo handling apparatus with a cargo boom which can be swung between two kingposts, in which the cargo boom is provided at its upper end with an extension 1 which projects beyond the fittings of the main hoist, with a block fitting 2 for an auxiliary ... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4563972 | Anchoring arrangement for floating structures The invention provides an improved anchor cable and weight system in which at least two separate weights are interconnected with a length of cable for the purpose of securing a floating structure to an anchoring ground. Each weight has a predetermined cro... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4561372 | Ship with a piping system arranged on an inner deck A piping system in a maritime structure, such as a ship, is subdivided into individual piping units at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal and/or lateral direction along lateral or longitudinal dividing planes. The piping units are disposed and su... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4553493 | Warship with standardized operating units A warship with individual standardized operating units and a central command post unit has standardized information transmission lines independent of the type of units arranged on the individual standard platforms. A data processor (11', 11", 12' to 31') ... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4541323 | Warship with units connected via electronic control apparatuses Electronic control apparatuses (11, 12, 13) are provided for a warship having controlling and controlled units with a bedding (foundation) plane, with the control apparatuses forming control signals for the associated controlled units from the crude infor... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4506791 | Ship's derrick A ship's derrick can be swiveled and tripped up by means of a goose-neck pin-bearing and one or more topping lift tackles. Its tackle is fastened to a crab which can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the derrick by means of a tackle line. In the c... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4486123 | Underwater pipe laying vessel An underwater pipe laying vessel for laying a continuous pipeline, applying what is known as the "J" shape pipe laying method, uses shorter lengths of pipeline welded together on board end to end to form pipe assemblies; the pipe assemblies are stored and... | 12/04/1984 |
