Class 114/61.3 - And specific midbody (e.g., waist, etc.)

Subclass of Class 114 - Ships
Definition: Subject matter wherein a particular structural aspect, e.g.,
No. of patents: 36
Last issue date: 12/09/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7461608	Transonic hull and hydrofield II A wave reducing and eliminating ship hull including a generally triangular hull having a pointed narrow bow portion and a stern portion wider than the bow portion, the hull including generally rectilinear diverging sides extending substantially from the bow to the s...	12/09/2008
7191725	Bow lifting body A watercraft having a hull, a fore and aft longitudinal axis and a bow includes a three dimensional low drag submerged lifting body secured to the bow below the design waterline of the hull. ...	03/20/2007
7188574	Cylindrical hull structural arrangement An improved floating circular hull construction arrangement. The hull is divided into sections by watertight flats. The flats are stiffened with angles or bulb tees curved to form concentric circles that are in turn supported by the radial girders spaced around the ...	03/13/2007
7093812	Multipurpose camping hook A multipurpose camping hook for mounting any available support surface includes a plurality of functional surfaces and contours for hanging equipment, clothing and associated articles, as well as providing tools for supplemental tasks. In combination with like artic...	08/22/2006
7044072	Cylindrical hull structure An improved floating circular hull construction arrangement. The hull is divided into sections by watertight flats. In each section, longitudinal stiffeners spaced around the inside of the outer shell terminate adjacent the flats and do not penetrate the flats. The ...	05/16/2006
7004093	Low drag submerged asymmetric displacement lifting body Low drag underwater submerged lifting bodies which can be used as underwater displacement portions of a vessel whose main hull is at sea level are asymmetrical and have improved lift to drag ratios. The lifting bodies have outer surfaces whose shapes are defined in ...	02/28/2006
6957619	Hull having minimized wave-making characteristics A hull form is presented and dimensioned where the design parameters consist principally of the breadth of the hull at the waterline, taken at specific equal intervals along the length of the waterline. The waterline reference is that at which the vessel is intended...	10/25/2005
6941883	Submerged underwater observation booth The invention concerns the structure of a “SUBMERGED UNDERWATER OBSERVATION BOOTH”, including a floating station on water surface, and a piping system to convey fresh air and power into the SUBMERGED BOOTH. The SUBMERGED BOOTH provides an atmospheric environment...	09/13/2005
6843193	Transonic hull and hydrofield (part III) A transonic hull having a bow, a stern, a longitudinal length therebetween, side surfaces extending from the bow to outboard portions of the stern, a lower surface extending between the side surfaces, the transonic hull having a submerged volume with an approximatel...	01/18/2005
6834605	Low-resistance boat hull A hull configuration having a bow and a stern, for use in a single or multiple hull vessel. The hull configuration has a pair of cutting edges, each cutting edge sloping rearwardly, downwardly and in an outwardly lateral direction, from the bow. Each one of a pair o...	12/28/2004
6668743	Semi-displacement hull A hull form which operates in the speed ranges where both planing and wave making affect hull resistance is presented with a configuration which reduces wave drag and improves performance in very fast and ultra-faste speed ranges. The specific distributio...	12/30/2003
6564737	Single-frame-curve method of designing and constructing hulls A method for designing and constructing original hull designs, and the hulls produced by this method. Directed particularly at frame-based hulls, the method introduces a systemizes the design process so that both the design work and the construction work ...	05/20/2003
6427615	Modularized unmanned marine surface vehicle A modularized unmanned marine surface vehicle contains control section and propulsion section. The control section is composed of bow section, control cabin, probing module, communication module and conjunction module. The propulsion section contains an e...	08/06/2002
6263819	Low drag submerged displacement hull Low drag underwater submerged displacement hulls which can be used as independent vessels or as underwater displacement hull portions of a vessel whose main hull is at sea level are disclosed which have improved lift to drag ratios. The disclosed vessels ...	07/24/2001
6158369	Transonic hydrofield and transonic hull A transonic hydrofield TH has been established which defines the shape of a displacement transonic hull (TH). The hydrofield is characterized in not having curvatures such as shoulders, midbody, or rear quarter, with a deep draft forward and shallow draft...	12/12/2000
6058864	Ship hull and vessel with such a hull A ship hull with bulb prow and with bottom which extends without sharp changes from the bulb to the square stern of the hull along continuously bent longitudinal lines and with hull sides which are inclined from the vertical plane from the waterline to th...	05/09/2000
5598802	Hull configuration A new displacement hull configuration providing for homogenous flow of water under the stern including side-hull bulges that are relatively constant in size from the bow to mid-ship and tapering off to about zero at the stern. Additionally, the hull is pr...	02/04/1997
5269245	Hull structure for multi-hull ships A hull intended for multi-hull vessels for goods and passenger transport at speeds of, e.g., 30-50 knots is characterized in that the vertical distance from the base line of the hull to the center-of-gravity point of the volume of the underwater body of t...	12/14/1993
5199366	High-speed boat A fast watercraft has a central body (11), the V-shaped bottom frames (15) of which become flatter from the foreship towards the stern. In the stern region two mutually symmetrical lateral annexes (12) having chine-like frames are arranged on the central ...	04/06/1993
5191848	Multihull vessels, including catamarans, with wave piercing hull configuration A catamaran vessel with a pair of spaced apart, parallel hulls which are made of sealed watertight configuration of composite marine material and interconnected by a deck and cabin structure with depending stilts joined to the hulls. The hulls have a wave...	03/09/1993
5188048	Four man rowing shell A four-man rowing shell comprises an elongated hull made of a laminate of a fiber composite skin and having a pointed bow and stern and a hull surface tapering smoothly to a maximum beam and draft therebetween, the hull surface having a waterline length o...	02/23/1993
5161477	Ice going ship A ship's hull designed for traffic in icy waters has a general form defining a bottom that is substantially horizontal in longitudinal section and has a central longitudinal keel line, and, at both sides of the bottom, sides that extend upward from the bo...	11/10/1992
5067426	Eight man rowing shell An eight-man rowing shell comprises an elongated hull made of a laminate of a fiber composite skin and having a pointed bow and stern and a hull surface tapering smoothly to a maximum beam and draft therebetween, the hull surface having a waterline length...	11/26/1991
5067427	Semi-submerged water vehicle A semi-submerged water vehicle having a small rider's compartment designed to accommodate primarily a single rider that can operate the watercraft in either a standing or a seated position. There is provided both an underwater porthole and an above-the-wa...	11/26/1991
4907520	High performance boat hull with anti-spin sponson A tunnel hull boat with enhanced turning stability is provided. The boat hull hereof includes a pair of sponsons defining an air capturing tunnel. Each sponson includes front, middle, and rear sections delineated by distinct inclinations of the sponsons's...	03/13/1990
4781135	Ship hull A ship hull has a general frame form defining a bottom surface and two side surfaces. The bottom surface of the hull has a horizontal bottom section that extends longitudinally of the hull midway between the two side surfaces of the hull, and the bottom s...	11/01/1988
4742793	Lift-producing boat hull especially for sailboats The body of the ship, particularly sailing yachts and boats, on which is exerted, as a result of the displacement-originated forces, a lifting force such that the body starts to plane, has, at least in one longitudinal region located underneath the horizo...	05/10/1988
4660490	Recreational semi-displacement hull watercraft A watercraft comprising an efficient, directionally stable and maneuverable hull construction useful for recreation and water sports. In a preferred embodiment the hull has an outwardly projecting flange longitudinally positioned along the periphery of th...	04/28/1987
4566397	Crew boat A multipurpose crew and resupply vessel for use in resupplying off shore installations with men, food and supplies, as well as fuel, water and all of the suplies needed by that offshore installation. The vessel is characterized by a wide, flat boat suppor...	01/28/1986
4561370	Recreational watercraft A recreational watercraft having a housing and a structure disposed within the housing for supporting a person. The housing is adapted to be moved through the water by being towed or in other ways. Foot operated rudders are provided on the forward part of...	12/31/1985
4557210	Twin hull disassemblable rowboat The twin hull rowboat includes certain structural and functional components designed to provide a water craft which, when assembled, is compact, easily rowed, highly maneuverable and has the stability characteristics of a catamaran. When the water craft i...	12/10/1985
4506617	Ship The prow of the ship with a lower power requirement in open and ice-covered water has a front surface which is forwardly inclined at the top over the entire beam of the ship with marginal cutting edges, preferably on rod-like profiles. The front surface p...	03/26/1985
4498409	Multi-hull sailboat A multi-hull sailboat in which the hulls each have the bow portion and the fore of the mid-hull relatively shallow and of relatively wide cross-section while the stern and the aft of the mid-hull portion have relatively deep draft and narrow cross-section...	02/12/1985
4455962	Spherical underwater vehicle A spherical vehicle for operation in a fluid medium utilizes an actuator disk or propeller of approximately half the diameter of the sphere for propulsion. In addition to providing the energy for driving the sphere, the actuator disk acts to draw the flow...	06/26/1984
4372240	Surface ship having improved speed and maneuverability The surface ship has a hull comprised of a deck, a bottom, a starboard side and a port side, between the deck and the bottom. The hull has a bow section, a stern section, and a mid-body section between the bow and stern sections. Each side of the ship has...	02/08/1983
3977352	High sea vessel having tanning and cargo carrying capabilities A sea going vessel, particularly adapted to serve as a supply and servicing ship for off-shore drilling platforms by fulfilling towing, anchor handling, and cargo carrying functions, wherein the propulsion and steering equipment is positioned in the forwa...	08/31/1976

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Class 114/61.3 - And specific midbody (e.g., waist, etc.)