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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120128421 | LEVELING BOAT LIFT A boat lift has a boat cradle mounted on a top side of a lift. Wheels are attached to the lift frame, and vertically oriented extendable legs are attached to the lift frame and configured such that with each leg retracted to a fully retracted position the lift frame is ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120070230 | Boat lift drive housing apparatus A boat lift drive housing for containing a control box, electric motor and gear head for raising and lowering a boat lift. The housing includes front and rear coaxial openings for access to the gear head. The housing further includes an eyebrow cantilevered over an open... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120027515 | SOLAR MODULE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME A boat lift system that utilizes a solar module system. The solar module system includes a flexible solar film that is secured to a magnetic member that is electrically connected to a junction box. The junction box additionally is electrically connected to the electrica... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110268505 | Retractable wheel for boat lift and other structures An assembly for attaching to a boat lift 12 includes a boat lift 12 attachment mechanism 70 for attaching to the boat lift 12; an outer support 24; an inner support 26 slidable within an interior of the outer support 24; ... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110243663 | Boat lift operated by boat's propulsive force A boat lift uses the boat's own propulsive force to lift the boat out of the water. The boat lift comprises a lift frame mounted to a boat dock for rotation, and in a boat receiving position is rotated so that the boat can propel itself onto a boat cradle on the lift fr... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110188932 | BARGE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND REFURBISHING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRANSPORTING AND REFURBISHING BARGES A transportation system and method of transferring a barge from a waterway and to a refurbishing system. The transportation system includes transport systems that move the barge out of water and onto to a position away from the water, then moves the barge into the refur... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110135390 | Sea Vessel Docking Station A system and method in which a buoyant central docking station captures, lifts and couples one or more other sea vessels is disclosed, wherein a flexible, modularized production system is quickly realized on a cost effective basis. The capabilities of a number of older,... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110038669 | INFLATABLE LIFT SYSTEM An inflatable lift system for to lift and maneuver a boat lift upon a body of water. The inflatable lift system includes a floatation assembly including a plurality of air inflatable floatation members for lifting a movable structure, and also includes a support assembl... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20100322715 | WHEEL ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS An adjustable lift, such as a boat lift, or an adjustable apparatus mountable to a boat lift, comprising a frame supporting a keyway, a shaft and a screw along which a hub assembly travels. An axle may extend from the hub assembly and support a wheel, such that translat... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100247243 | Small Watercraft Boatlift A boatlift for use with small, manual or paddle or oar powered watercraft (such as canoes and kayaks) is provided with a guide rails on either side of the boat lift, which can be utilized by a boater to propel or urge his/her watercraft onto the boatlift. In addition, t... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100239371 | BOAT LIFT An apparatus and method are described for lifting a boat out of water. An improved boat lift having at least one support beam upon which the weight of a boat rests, the support beams having an interior wherein components of a cable drive system are mounted, provides lif... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100209191 | BOAT CARRIER ASSEMBLIES AND BOAT LIFT SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCLUDING THE SAME A boat lift system for raising and lowering a multi-hulled boat from and into a body of water, the boat including first and second laterally spaced apart hull structures, includes a carrier assembly and a drive system. The carrier assembly is configured to hold the boat... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100196097 | Device for pulling out a ship An apparatus for hoisting a ship. A transfer truck located on the shore moves to the interior of a raising/lowering lift by means of a set of movable rails so as to be able to unload the ship floating on a water surface. Lift-side support blocks, which are spaced apart ... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100189502 | WATERCRAFT LIFT SYSTEM A watercraft lifting system includes a bunk rail assembly, an intermediate frame assembly, a base assembly and a ground support assembly. The bunk rail assembly includes a bunk rail coupled to a load distribution member. The load distribution member is received by the b... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100104365 | Rotatable boat lift with sliding pads A boat lift with a rotatable head attached to a bracket securable with respect to environmental structure such as a pier which to be capable of lifting a watercraft from the water and while rotating thereof to a position above an adjacent area such a dock area. The lift... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100067985 | Small Watercraft Boatlift A boatlift for use with small, manual or paddle or oar powered watercraft (such as canoes and kayaks) is provided with a guide rails on either side of the boat lift, which can be utilized by a boater to propel or urge his/her watercraft onto the boatlift. In addition, t... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20090304480 | Large-Scale Watercraft Storage System In a watercraft storage system a “wishbone” or U-shaped cradle liftable and rotatable by an overhead crane comprises adjustable air filled hull supports to either side of a boat hull and a keel support toward the stem of the watercraft. The cradle central opening cl... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090220300 | PROGRAMMABLE BOATLIFT SYSTEM WITH BOAT POSITION SENSOR A programmable boatlift system having a cable extending up from one end of a boatlift cradle, across to a shaft attached to a motor, and down to an opposite end of the boatlift cradle. The cable passes through a hole in the shaft. A position sensor having an idler sheav... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090202300 | Personal watercraft lift assembly and kit A lift for low profile watercraft is substantially comprised of modular extruded components and minimal or no welded parts. The lift comprises a tower to be mounted to a dock. A winch is mounted on the tower for raising and lowering a carriage assembly engaged with the ... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090191000 | BOAT LIFT CONTROL DEVICE An air-displacement boat lift control that allows a user to raise an air-displacement boat lift in a single motion and also lower an air-displacement boat lift in a separate single motion. The boat lift control controllably couples a ball valve with a throttle-like leve... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090185861 | PROGRAMMABLE BOATLIFT SYSTEM WITH BOAT POSITION SENSOR A programmable boatlift system having a cable extending up from one end of a boatlift cradle, across through a shaft attached to a motor, and down to an opposite end of the boatlift cradle. A position sensor having an idler sheave is placed on the cable, or a position s... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090142135 | HYDRAULIC POWERED BOAT PORTAGE APPARATUS A boat lift apparatus is disclosed. The boat lift apparatus includes a base structure having a first frame section erected over a barrier juxtaposed to a first body of water, the base structure having a second frame section that may be cantilevered over the first body o... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090080974 | BOAT LAUNCHING, RETRIEVAL, AND TRANSPORT METHOD A method of retrieving a boat from the water by supporting the boat by two lift sections, each of which has an inflatable bunker and a cradle structure that supports and positions the bunker. The lift sections are connected to a mobile support structure which brings the... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20080292402 | Method of Operating a Shiplift A platform includes main transverse beams (“MTBs”), each supported by at least one hoist. It is determined whether a load on any MTB is different from the load on any other MTB by more than a predetermined amount. An MTB which has a load different from the load on a... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080181724 | Watercraft support and tote device A watercraft support and tote device having a frame sub-assembly having a first frame member and a second frame member and at least one support member; a power output member; a hydraulic sub-assembly having a hydraulic vessel, a control system, and a conduit; at least o... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080105181 | Watercraft lift stabilizling system and accessories therefor This document is directed toward a stabilizing system that is engageable with a watercraft lift assembly. The system includes a piling bracket, at least one piling bracket keyhole in the piling bracket, a lift-block having at least one keyhole pin extending from a first... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080095578 | BOAT LIFTING AND STACKING VEHICLE A boat lifting and stacking vehicle having a low profile frame, a carriage connected to a frame via a transverse I-beam track, a mast having a pair of forks protruding therefrom, and a hydraulic suspension system. The vehicle further includes an operating console that m... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080008528 | FAILSAFE WATERCRAFT LIFT WITH CONVERTIBLE LEVELING SYSTEM A watercraft lift for raising and lowering a watercraft in water, including a buoyant pontoon, a lifting cradle and at least one pivot arm. The lifting cradle includes at least one air tank and a support bunk configured to receive and support the watercraft. The air tan... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20070292209 | BOAT PORTAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD Embodiments of the present invention include a stationary boat lift in which boats can enter and exit quite readily. The boat lift allows a boat to bypass various barriers in a safe and efficient manner by orienting the boat in a direction substantially parallel to the ... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070104539 | PERSONAL WATERCRAFT LIFT The personal watercraft lift attachable to a mooring piling 6 for raising and lowering a watercraft from the water is disclosed. The lift has a cradle 1 attached to a mast 2 secured between two brackets 26 and 30. A lift cable 8 | 05/10/2007 |
| 20070059099 | Hydraulic boat lift The present invention relates to a hydraulically operated boat lift capable of raising a boat vertically from the water in a linear fashion using a single hydraulic ram having its piston integral to the stationary frame and its cylinder integral to the non-stationary li... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070041788 | Boat lift A boat lift supported completely from land adjacent to water in which a boat is to be operated for movement between storage and launching positions by the use of parallelogram linkage powered by pairs of hydraulic actuators arranged at opposite sides of the boat lift. A... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20060263148 | Boat lift A boat lifting assembly includes a cradle for carrying a boat mounted between three pilings on each cradle side. A pair of support housings is affixed to the pilings on each cradle side. A pair of hydraulic lifts are housed in the housings and connected to the cradle fo... | 11/23/2006 |
| 20060196401 | Boat hoist A boat hoist utilizing a lightweight frame for support of a moving platform, which traverses the frame lifting the watercraft above the surface of the water. Minimal force applied to a single hand wheel on a winch, and pulley system with a flexible cable, will provide t... | 09/07/2006 |
| 20060177271 | Adjustable and extending transport cradle for watercraft A cradle assembly for moving and positioning a watercraft with respect to a support module. The cradle assembly comprises a plurality of horizontally varying cradle beams, a cradle wall extending upward from the cradle beams and a transportation track traversing the cra... | 08/10/2006 |
| 20060147268 | Shallow water watercraft lift A watercraft lift with translating bunks supported by a base frame and having rollers mounted to the base frame to initially raises the watercraft upward when driven onto the lift sufficiently to be positioned above the bunks when in their lowered position and thereby p... | 07/06/2006 |
| 20060147269 | Hydraulic boat lift An improved boat lift with an hydraulically-powered jack is provided with a locking mechanism, not only for maintaining the lift in its raised position when water pressure in the jack cylinder is released, but also to make it difficult or impossible to unlock by a poten... | 07/06/2006 |
| 20050271469 | Boat hoist remote control system A remote control boat hoist system is presented which has means for automatically positioning a boat hull into water at an optimum depth. An electronically programmable controller, boat hoist remote control device, is comprised of two units; a transmitter and a receiver... | 12/08/2005 |
| 20050123351 | Floating lift for watercraft with support shoes A floating low profile watercraft lifting apparatus comprises a buoyant support apparatus and a watercraft lift attached to the buoyant support apparatus. Depending from the apparatus are support posts terminating in support shoes. When immersed in a body of water of su... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050089375 | Boat cover A boat docking system having supports, a boat lift and a roof, the roof covering the dock. A fixed cover disposed over the boat dock and beneath the roof, the fixed cover attached to the supports by support brackets. The fixed cover includes a tarp having a roof and wal... | 04/28/2005 |
