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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047153 | Solar powered kayak outrigger An outrigger for attachment to a host vessel, including: a flotation pod; a frame connected to the pod and connectable to the host vessel; at least one solar cell mounted on the frame; a battery connected to the at least one cell; and an electric motor mounted on th... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7870830 | Pontoon with integrated lifting strake and method for making the same A pontoon with an improved running surface and methods for construction the same are provided. The pontoon comprises an interior concave main running surface formed along the longitudinal centerline of the pontoon which is bounded by two sponsons, which in turn are ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7827926 | Profiled pontoon for watercraft A pontoon for a watercraft. The pontoon has a vertical inboard side and a generally angled bottom defined by the inboard side height of the pontoon being greater than its outboard side height. The bottom has planing surfaces that define one or more channels, which p... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7798088 | Planing pontoon tube An improved water tight, chambered planing pontoon assembly incorporates a hollow shell with a cross sectional shape in the form of an upper portion and lower portion. The upper portion of the shape is generally semi-cylindrical extending downward and terminates wit... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7739975 | Roll formed pontoon and method of manufacture A method for making a pontoon for a pontoon boat and the pontoon made from the method. The method having an initial step of providing a sheet metal strip that has a width and a length. The strip is then formed longitudinally through successive rollers to provide a c... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7357091 | Rapid self-repairing and unsinkable watercraft A self-repairing and unsinkable watercraft has the hull of the mid section of the craft covered by two moveable water impermeable sheaths. The sheaths rotate in opposite directions to temporarily seal a breach and to allow for better ease of permanent repair or repl... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7325503 | Watercraft lift A lift for a watercraft has plastic reinforcing brackets which engage in pockets in the thin-walled plastic floatation tanks of the lift and which provide mounting flanges at the top surfaces of the floatation tanks for abutment with mounting pads which connect to t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7305926 | Ported tri-hull boat A boat for traveling at speed across a body of water includes a center hull having a vee-shaped bottom with a center planing surface, and an opposing pair of sponsons or ski-like structures attached outboard of the center and extending substantially alongside the ce... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7263945 | Pontoon for watercraft The present invention is directed toward a motorized watercraft. The watercraft includes a pontoon section, a strut section, a deck section, and an optional a canopy section. The pontoon section includes a pontoon to which a housing capable of storing an object is c... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263940 | Pontoon frame and adjustable motor mount A float structure having a mainframe and pontoons is described. The mainframe includes floor support beams transversely attached to pontoon connector beams. The pontoon connector beams are operatively connected to the pontoons such that there are no weak points in t... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7171915 | Water-stable inflatable pontoon boat transportable by trailer A boat having inflatable pontoons connected therewith by rotatable support assemblies is described. The structure is capable of collapsing to a small size for transport on a trailer, but provides a wide base for stable operation when deployed on water. A foldable de... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7082887 | Stabilizing apparatus for watercraft Stabilizing apparatus have particular application in stabilizing smaller water borne objects such as small dinghies, sail craft, pontoons and aquatic sporting equipment at rest on a body of water, or any aquatic vessel including launches. The stabilizing apparatus i... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7047902 | Solar charged, electrically driven watercraft A solar powered watercraft including a pontoon section, a strut section, a deck section, and a solar canopy section is provided. The canopy section comprises a headliner layer, a ventilation space, and means for receiving solar radiation. The solar canopy may furthe... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040938 | Armored foldaway inflatable floating device Disclosed is an AFIFD mounted on the front surface and both side surfaces of an amphibious vehicle to provide additional buoyancy. The AFIFD allows safe swimming of the amphibious vehicle, provides rapidity through automated folding and unfolding processes. The AFIF... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7004092 | Pontoon frame and adjustable motor mount A float structure having a mainframe and pontoons is described. The mainframe includes floor support beams transversely attached to pontoon connector beams. The pontoon connector beams are operatively connected to the pontoons such that there are no weak points in t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001233 | Stackable buoy with rope nesting grooves The buoy has small and large cylindrical sections contiguous with each other and having a common central axis. A hole extends along the common central axis, for receiving a mooring rope. The small section has dimensions to fitly engage into a cavity in the bottom of... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6928949 | Canoe stabilizer having vertically adjustable buoyancy A stabilizer is releasably attached to a canoe-like boat and includes two floats that are located outside the periphery of the boat. The floats are attached to bars, and lock mechanisms attach the bars to the boat. The bars are releasably attached end-to-end. Each f... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6752096 | Unitary plastic boat lift buoyancy tank A plastic rotationally molded polyethylene buoyancy tank for boat lifts allows connection of steel to lengthwise grooves molded into each side of the buoyancy tank. Preferably, a plastic bulkhead is formed within the tank during its molding process. A segment of fra... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6675732 | Sponson for watercraft A sponson for a watercraft includes a nose; a trailing end; and a base extending between the nose and the trailing end; wherein the base is non-linear in shape in a direction from the nose to the trailing end. The sponson can include an outboard surface e... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6598552 | Pontoon having a cross section with a non-uniform diameter and boat having same A pontoon includes an elongated body of non-uniform diameter. The body is dimensioned and configured to provide a non-uniform buoyant force to a boat along at least a majority of a length of a boat. Also provided is a pontoon boat including pontoons as de... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6516736 | Pontoon watercraft and method for making same A pontoon for floating a watercraft, wherein the pontoon has a skin forming a closed body, a foam coupled to the skin within the closed body, and integral features formed by the skin. The integral features may include a support structure for mounting a wa... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6499420 | Pneumatic float for light and ultralight aircraft The pneumatic float according to the invention comprises an airtight outer skin (5), which can be inflated with compressed air via a valve (21). Webs (6) extend essentially over the entire length of the float, which are joined to the outer skin (5) along ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6345581 | Modular pontoon boats A modular pontoon boat including a modular deck and modular pontoons is described. The modular deck includes interlocking portions. Each modular pontoon includes interlocking sections having locks and keys. The modular pontoon boat enables the length of t... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6318670 | Water wing for airplane floats A small wing, located on the inside face of each float of a float airplane that causes the plane to go on step in 1/3 the space normally required. The wings are fixed in place on the floats. The wings enable a plane to take off on much smaller bodies of w... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6302042 | Deck support bracket for pontoon craft A pontoon craft such as a vessel, a floating platform or a floating dock, having at least two pontoons, a deck extending between two of the pontoons, an elongate deck support bracket attached to a pontoon and having a first longitudinal slot which extends... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6289838 | Boat A boat includes a body having one or two paddling positions. The body is sufficiently narrow at the paddling positions to provide a comfortable paddling width. A bow extends forwardly and converges to become progressively narrower from the forward paddlin... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6199797 | Aircraft float and system utilizing the same A lightweight, high strength aircraft float for use by ultralight, experimental, and light general aviation float planes. The float consists of a unitary outer shell that is formed into a desired shape using rotational molding, or blow molding, from a sui... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6135048 | Foldable pontoon A foldable pontoon composed of two inner floating bodies and two outer bodies which are each connected to one another by joints and can be folded together in the form of a W in the transport position. The floating bodies are connected to each other by a p... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6062156 | Snowmobile powered watercraft A snowmobile powered watercraft which includes a pair of forward pontoons mounted to the front suspension in place of conventional skis and an U-shaped rear pontoon mounted to the aft portion of the snowmobile body. Propulsion is provided by the endless t... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6024006 | Method for transferring a horizontally arranged rocket from a vessel to a floating structure located at sea In a method for transferring a horizontally arranged rocket from a vessel to a floating structure, a ramp is provided in a position projecting out from the vessel, entirely or partially below a lifting device provided on a floating structure, and is conne... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5784977 | Pontoon for watercraft An improved, planning pontoon boat has first and second spaced apart, elongated pontoons which exhibit a bow end and a stern end relative to the boat. A lower surface of each of the pontoons exhibits two intersecting planar members which terminate adjacen... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5692706 | Inflatable float step-reinforcement system An improved step reinforcement system is disclosed for use in inflatable or pneumatic aircraft floats such as are employed in waterborne and amphibious aircraft. The float itself comprises a continuous tubular shell having spaced apart upper and lower wal... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5687664 | Foldable inflatable rescue pontoon An inflatable rescue pontoon for performing multiple water rescue operations comprises an elongate shell having a plurality of longitudinally extending individual sections. The plurality of individual sections includes a bow section. The bow section is th... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5676087 | Watercraft hull A dynamic mode shallow draft ski-toon boat featuring a multi-hulled bottom with water skis mounted thereto is disclosed and described, the ski-toon boat being capable of planing at lower velocities and utilizing substantially less engine power in comparis... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5619944 | Watercraft hull A shallow draft ski-toon boat featuring a multi-hulled bottom with water skis mounted thereto is disclosed and described, the ski-toon boat being capable of planing at lower velocities and utilizing substantially less engine power in comparison to convent... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5605306 | Mechanical tow line regulation system for an airborne towed aerobody A mechanical regulation system for controlling tow line payout between the aerobody and a towing vehicle. The system comprises a housing, a nonrotating spool, and a tow line wound around the spool that is coupled between the aerobody and the vehicle. The ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5570650 | Surface effect vessel hull A surface effect hull particularly suitable for use with a catamaran vessel. The twin hulls each comprise a V-shaped portion and a recess portion that receives pressurized gas therein. The V-shaped bow portion create dynamic lift and the pressurized air p... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5570649 | Boat hull A boat hull structure comprising a pair of laterally-spaced hulls having V-shaped bottom portions that are each symmetrical about a vertical plane extending through its longitudinal axis. A channel defined in each bottom portion that extends substantially... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5567188 | Jet powered water vehicle The invention relates to a hydro-jet powered water vehicle having a jet motor and a seat for a passenger, the seat being provided with means for the feet of the passenger. The vehicle is designed so that, when it does not carry any load, the floating cent... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5526762 | Power planing catamaran A powered planing catamaran has a pair of asymmetric V-bottom hulls such that the inner surfaces of each of the hulls defines less of a deadrise angle than the outer surfaces. The inner surfaces define the primary running and planing surfaces. The bridgin... | 06/18/1996 |
