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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5331913 | Enclosed shelter for storing boats and life rafts in marine structures A storage structure for a craft is mounted in a recess 1 which is disposed inside the ship 10 and at a safe distance from the water line of the ship 10 so as to store a craft 20. A guide rail 6a of a launching device 6 is installed on a deck 3 which is th... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5301625 | Marine construction A concrete vessel is provided with a loading and unloading system, in which the vessel has an inner hull skin which is generally cylindrically curved. An outer hull skin is provided, which is transversally spaced from, and peripherally encloses the inner ... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5253605 | Method and apparatus for deploying and recovering water borne vehicles Method for launching and recovering a water borne vehicle from a surface ship in water having a turbulent surface while the surface ship is drifting or underway. The water borne vehicle is stored in a portable standard container van which is generally sto... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5253606 | Machine for gripping, securing and handling underwater vehicles and the like A machine for gripping and handling underwater vehicles and the like includes a gripping device provided with a guiding member made integral at its upper end, an articulated member connected with a rod sliding inside a guide attached to a free end of a ji... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5249545 | Personal watercraft cradle and method of use A lightweight cradle system for use in launching, beaching, transporting and storing personal watercraft, such as Jet-Skis is disclosed. The cradle system cradles a personal watercraft with side and front support pads, and with roller systems at the lower... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5222454 | Hybrid hydrofoil interface with wet well deck Bottom panels of a wet well structure of a vessel are shaped to enclose the ingle strut of a smaller vessel of hybrid hydrofoil design such that the pod and foils of the hybrid hydrofoil protrude from between the bottom panels. Inflatable seals allow the w... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5193479 | Apparatus for lifting and storing a dinghy or the like Apparatus for lifting and storing a dinghy or similar watercraft on the transom or swim platform of a larger boat includes a substantially U-shaped cradle secured to the swim platform by means of pivoting arms providing an over-center arrangement in which... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5133275 | On board dinghy cradle The on board dinghy cradle comprises a framework of hollow tubings which are secured together by fittings and connectors. The framework produced includes bottom cross members which extend across the width of the dinghy at a predetermined distance below th... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5111764 | Method and apparatus for recovering the substructure of an offshore platform This invention relates to recovering the substructure of an offshore platform. A floating barge is used comprising a ballastable hull having a deck suitable for receiving the substructure in a substantially horizontal position and including ballastable fl... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5050523 | Pivoted vehicle launch for submarine The launching of a vehicle having front and back ends, from the submerged ll of a vessel that is moving forward through water by allowing the vehicle to pivot outboard clear of the hull, preferably from a launchway cavity, into the flow stream where it is... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5042358 | Ocean launching apparatus of space rocket A movable ocean launching apparatus includes a semi-submersible ocean launcher for space rockets and a carrier for carrying it while holding the upper supporting deck thereof. This arragement makes it possible to inexpensively realize the transporation of... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5018473 | Dinghy towing mechanism and method A dinghy is towed from the stern of a sailboat or power boat with the stern of the dingy and associated motor forward and raised from the water. An associated towing mechanism includes a pair of rigid tubular members which are connected between the stern ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5011357 | Boat/auto parking system for marina A space-saving boat and automobile parking system for marinas uniquely utilizing a pallet for sequential storage of either a boat or an automobile whereby land and space requirements for vehicular parking are significantly diminished.... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4898112 | Cargo ship having stowage space for floatable self-propelled warehouses A cargo ship construction comprises a ship which has a hull structure with at least one cargo storage space opening to at least one side both above and below the water line. A cargo storage container or warehouse of substantially the size of the cargo sto... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4895096 | Boat support chock A chock for a small boat carried by a larger boat, to be used in the plural to carry the smaller boat on e.g., a deck and comprising a base for temporary attachment to the deck, a front short upright wall, a rear longer like wall spaced from the front wal... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4878450 | Boat lifting device A lifting device for small boats which is attached to the rear vertical surface of a larger boat. The device comprises at least two support units each having a hollow vertical tube to the boat and a vertical extension tube movable in the hollow attached t... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4850295 | Davit system for an inflatable dinghy or other small inflatable boat A davit for an inflatable dinghy or other small inflatable boat including a pair of lock devices secured to the stern of the carrier boat for engaging and supporting hanger assembly mounted on the inflatable dinghy and enabling the dinghy, to be swung bew... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4747334 | Ocean launching apparatus of space rocket An ocean launching apparatus of space rockets comprises a launch pad platform having a floating-island structure and a semi-submersible hull for loading and transporting the launch pad platform. When the apparatus reaches an intended ocean area, a rocket ... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4679517 | Fender protective structures An impact pad for use in absorbing impact forces wherein the pad is composed of a first outer layer of an ultra-high molecular weight material, an intermediate layer of elastomeric material bonded to the first layer, a third or base layer of ultra-high mo... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4662300 | Offshore load-handling system An A-frame has a winch head swingable from a cross-member and between its two arms. A docking member comprises an upper frame depending, by means of hydraulic rams, from the winch head and a lower frame swingable from the upper frame about an axis perpend... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4549835 | Docking apparatus for ships A docking apparatus comprises a drive truck adapted to run along a side wall of a dock approximately horizontally, a surface treating truck connected to the drive truck at all times and having a hull surface treating device, and a docking truck connectabl... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4488503 | Barge carrying ship and method of loading same The invention pertains to a method of loading cargo-carrying barges into an ocean-going ship having a self-lowering capability and having facility for flooding at least one cargo-carrying space with water up to a Loading Water Line corresponding with the ... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4465012 | Floating device for transshipment of cargo A floating device for transshipment of cargo from one ship to another comprises two pontoons (1,2) that are mutually connected and between which space is present for mooring one or more ships, such as barges, and that is adapted to moor alongside another ... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4395178 | Transfer system for use between platforms having relative motion between one another A carrier adapted to move between a movable vessel, such as a boat, and a stationary platform. The carrier has an extendable and retractable intermediate uphaul line adapted to be connected to a crane on the platform. It also has a downhaul line connected... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4343098 | Apparatus for mining nodules beneath the sea Polymetallic nodules are collected by means of a plurality of self-propelled vehicles which move upwards and downwards between the sea floor and a surface platform under the action of excess ballast which is partially and progressively released as the veh... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4312287 | Apparatus for handling submersibles at sea A ship or other vessel having a moonpool therein and an enclosed space above the moonpool is provided with a pontoon which floats on the surface of the sea within the moonpool. The effects of the enclosed space is that said sea surface is calm even when t... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4233924 | Underwater craft launch tube Diving bell launch tube has a vertical passageway having a surrounding surge chamber adjacent to the water surface. The surge chamber communicates with the passageway through perforations and the holes of the perforated section are tuned with respect to t... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4111313 | Diving bell handling system and method A handling system for lowering and lifting a diving bell between the ocean surface and the deck of a vessel or a marine platform includes a horizontally extendible and retractable frame which mounts sheaves used for directing the hoist cable and umbilical... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4075860 | Mobile ship loading and unloading facility A method of establishing a ship loading or unloading pier facility comprises providing a buoyant self-propelled vessel having removable jack-up legs and a well carrying a plurality of buoyant jack-up platforms, propelling the vessel with the legs stored o... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4027800 | Gantry crane with plural hoist means A gantry crane and gantry crane reeving are provided having two pairs of drums on each side of said gantry, an upper sheave assembly on the gantry above each drum, each drum having a pair of independent cables reeving from the drum to said upper sheave as... | 06/07/1977 |
| 3955522 | Method and apparatus for launching, retrieving, and servicing a submersible A method and apparatus for launching, retrieving and servicing a submersible from the deck of a "mother" or tender vessel. The apparatus includes a dual pivotal frame assembly mounted upon the deck of the mother vessel and a vertically adjustable platform... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3943875 | Method and apparatus for launching and recovering submersibles A method of launching and recovering self-propelled submersibles by using a drogue below the surface of the water where comparatively stable conditions exist. A probe on the submersible is unlatched from or latched to the drogue during relative movement t... | 03/16/1976 |
| 3937163 | Launch and recovery vessel An apparatus for and method of docking and recovering a submersible by a surface vessel reduces the possibility of damaging the submersible and injuring the crewmen. The submersible approaches its catamaran recovery vessel from between the sterns of the t... | 02/10/1976 |
