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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6325688 | Liferaft A liferaft has a floor (52) surrounded by one or more inflatable tubes (50, 51). Two canopies (54a, 54b) are provided, one (54a) covering one side of the floor (52) and the other (54b) covering the other side of the floor (52). When the liferaft is deploy... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6276638 | Parachutes A reserve parachute with air pockets at the apex of the canopy to allow rapid deployment of the reserve parachute without tangling with a malfunctioning main parachute. Skirt assist lines are provided to allow the lower edge of the canopy to spread on dep... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6206743 | Liferaft A reversible liferaft having two canopies (4a, 4b), one on each side, and an inflatable column (13), which supports the upper canopy (4a) when the liferaft is floating on water. The column (13) preferably has a narrow center (12) and wider extremities (3a... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6102762 | Marine escape systems A marine escape system has a passage extending between an evacuation point on a vessel and an inflatable life raft. The passage is arranged vertically and is connected to a succession of hoops. The connection between at least one of the hoops and the life... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6074260 | Liferafts A reversible liferaft has an inflatable structure (10, 11, 12, 18, 19, 40) that supports a canopy providing a floor (14) and a roof (15) that lie in parallel planes. This makes the liferaft reversible which is a useful safety feature.... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6003815 | Parachutes A reserve parachute is provided with air pockets at the apex of the canopy to allow rapid deployment of the reserve parachute without tangling with a malfunctioning main parachute. Skirt assist lines are provided to allow the lower edge of the canopy to s... | 12/21/1999 |