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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| H2229 | Movable deck to mitigate effects of shock An apparatus for mitigating the effects of shock loading on occupants, cargo and gear the apparatus located in a watercraft the apparatus having a deck positioned and arranged in said watercraft for supporting thereon said occupants, cargo and gear, a hinge communic... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7434525 | Suspension system for a boat A suspension system (2) for a boat (4), which suspension system (2) is for mounting to a hull (6) of the boat (4), and which suspension system (2) comprises a single accommodation unit (8) for at least one person trav... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7150442 | Ice shelter modular seating system An ice shelter modular seating system includes a base unit, one or more seat mount units and one or more seat leg units. The base unit is a generally rectangular tub-like member having a front wall and a floor. The floor includes a longitudinally extending and integ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7055453 | Modular movement support system for an openable roof for a vehicle, in particular for a boat A movement support system for an openable roof of a vehicle, in particular a boat, for mounting at the site of an opening formed in the roof of the vehicle for movably supporting at least one closure element for selectively covering the opening. The system includes ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047897 | System and method in water-craft The present invention relates to a system in a watercraft or a section thereof or in another structure or a section thereof for providing furnishings at least partially, which system comprises a number of prefabricated room units and a watercraft or a section thereo... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6957990 | Electric houseboat An electric houseboat comprises a hull and a house-like structure mounted on the hull which includes at least one bedroom, a bathroom, and a kitchen. A Diesel generator comprises the sole power source for the houseboat. The operating temperature of the Diesel genera... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6606957 | Extendable deck or room for a watercraft A watercraft has a laterally extendable deck or room extension that is extended by sliding along guides or bearings. The deck or room extension can be extended using a motor, gear pinion and rack arrangement, a hand crank arrangement, a hydraulic cylinder... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6484661 | Hard-top design inflatable watercraft with assembly for shelter and circumference walking support An attachment (10) with rigid bridge shelter (14) and rigid perimeter deck runway (12a) connected at the rear with an aft support platform (26) and with collision protection at the front (28). Attachment also comprising a wheelhouse (16) with w... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6260496 | Prefabricated cabin for a ship, and a method of installing such cabins in a ship The invention relates to a prefabricated cabin designed to be installed in a ship, the cabin having sides forming walls, a ceiling and a floor that are made by assembling together interfittable panels, the floor being constituted by an association of pane... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6247195 | Low maintenance long service life maritime head A head structure is disclosed which includes a novel deck, bulkhead and overhead coating which prevents moisture, especially corrosive sea water, or salt atmosphere from reaching the underlying deck, bulkhead or overhead even if the surface of the coating... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6053120 | Ship construction using movable plastic interior walls A ship is constructed of a skeleton, including a hull, horizontal decks, and vertical support posts, all permanently joined together. At least some of the interior walls are made of a composite material of reinforcement embedded in a plastic matrix. These... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6016636 | Modular ship's cabin and method of installation After a deck is constructed on a ship, and before the next deck above it is constructed, prefabricated cabin modules are lifted by a crane from a pier, carried over the ship's hull, and deposited directly by the crane substantially at their final location... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5924377 | Modular enclosure system suitable for shipboard use A modular enclosure system particularly suited for use aboard a ship comprises a modular enclosure which is easily installed into and removed from an exoskeletal frame that is shock-mounted to a fixed surface, such as the deck of a ship. An enclosure is i... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5724906 | Wind resistance reducing structure of a ship A wind resistance reducing structure including a wind tunnel made longitudinally through a navigating bridge superstructure of a ship for example a tanker or bulk freighter, and two gates respectively controlled to open the two opposite ends of the wind t... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5605480 | Easily maneuverable vessel propelled by eight jets and sails A vessel having a hull of effective rectangular configuration and utilizing a dual propulsion and steering arrangement, including sails and an eight jet system, thus making the vessel extremely maneuverable.... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5483910 | Self-launching superstructure for vessels In a preferred embodiment, a self-launching superstructure for a vessel, the superstructure including: a floatable hull having a forward bottom portion sloping downwardly from near a waterline near a bow end of the superstructure to a point near a stern e... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5431120 | Sailing vessel In a sailing vessel having a gunwale, a cockpit located in a rear portion of the vessel having a floor below the level of the gunwale and a companionway hood adjacent a front end of the cockpit having a height at least as high as the level of the gunwale,... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5335614 | Floorless, non-self-supporting ship cabin, constructed of prefabricated parts and process for manufacturing and erecting same including apparatus therefore The invention is directed to a non-self-supporting, floorless ship cabin 21, having wall panels 18a which is positioned on a horizontal rigid sliding frame 1. The cabin can be transported, after its fabrication on shore, without difficulty, to a respectiv... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5259332 | Method for forming modules and method for arrangement thereof Equipments such as outfits or plant elements are divided according to their functions. Some or all of equipments with related functions are accommodated as a module into a frame so that a plurality of frame modules are formed. The frame module is arranged... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5170736 | Method for installing outfitting component onto module frame A module frame to form a virtual hexahedron is provided. A component and its connector are positioned and installed in the module frame by using, as a point of origin in transverse and longitudinal directions, a point on a ridge between a bow-side transve... | 12/15/1992 |
| 4955313 | Height-adjustable roof for a pilot house/helm station A helm-station/pilot-house for a boat in which there is provided a vertically-slidable roof slidably mounted with respect to, and supported by, the radar arch of the helm-station/pilot house. The roof may be raised to its elevated position during sunny we... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4838190 | Passenger ship A big passenger ship having passenger cabins as well as general purpose spaces and service rooms. The ship is divided into an upper part and a lower part of which the lower part extends up to the uppermost deck reaching all over the hull of the ship. The ... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4784076 | Boom element, particularly a cabin or a berth in a ship A room structure to be located on a deck. A plurality of independent wall members flanged at their lower ends for connection to the deck. Grooved members interconnect the tops of adjacent wall members. Roof members span the tops of the wall members. Each ... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4779552 | Ship construction The invention relates to a method for building a passenger section consisting of several cabin units (7) or similar in the superstructure of a ship with several floor levels located above the actual hull on the topmost deck (1) covering the entire hull of... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4732103 | Method of converting an ocean cargo barge into an offshore manned service barge The present invention is directed to a method of rapidly and inexpensively converting an ocean deck or cargo barge so that it may be used as a U.S. Coast Guard approved manned service and construction barge. This is accomplished by providing the cargo bar... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4729334 | Commercial sport fishing boat A commercial sport fishing boat has an upper deck plan which includes forwardly directed walkways extending along either side of a central cabin. The cabin side walls are formed such that they define outwardly directed benches adjacent each walkway while ... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4715312 | Convertible craft This invention relates to a craft comprising a hull capable of floating on water, the aft part of said hull constituting the hollow space of a navigation cabin, and a forward end part which constitutes a removable stem distinct from the hull, capable of b... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4694768 | Emergency air system for partially submerged vessels A plurality of tanks situated in the vessel, each of the tanks housing a quantity of air under pressure for use in the system. Each tank connected in series would supply air via a line system to each living quarter in the vessel, perferable at two points ... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4685411 | Hatch for a boat A boat includes a hatch assembly for closing an opening in the coach roof of the boat. The hatch assembly includes a roof part which is movable between a first position in which the opening is open and a second position in which the opening is closed. Add... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4622911 | Plumbing installation A shipboard bathroom module comprises a prefabricated base pan in which a floor drain and a shower drain are located adjacent to each other but on opposite sides of a shower stall curb. Both drains communicate with a common receptacle molded into the base... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4582016 | Collapsible frame structure for boat roof A segmented frame structure for a convertible boat top including first and second segmented frame members, with the second frame member being pivotally connected to the first so that the second member can be pivoted into a closed position adjacent to the ... | 04/15/1986 |
| 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 |
| 4535713 | Layout of a ship steering-house A steering-house for a vessel is described, in which all instruments, displays, etc. to be read visually, are concentrated left and right of the main radar screen in an instrument or reading unit placed under the steering-house ceiling in front of the ski... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4466374 | Fabric wind shield and storage device for boats A fabric wind shield replaces conventional wind shields especially for use in boats having a central cockpit. The wind shield contains pockets on either side which are expandable to provide convenient and variable storage areas and on which windows are pr... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4425861 | Boat with interior accommodation space, and structural part thereof A sliding top for a boat includes forward and rearward portions of greater length than the spacing between a cabin and cockpit of the boat, the sliding top being movable between a forward position in which the available space of the cockpit is increased, ... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4364322 | Liftable steering house or control cabin New construction for liftable steering house or control cabin on board a sailing vessel or floating body, in which the house or cabin is carried by at least one arm. Said arm is pivotally connected to the deck or deck housing or structure of the vessel an... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4333191 | Combination motor home and house boat Disclosed herein is a combination motor home and houseboat in one mobile unit, said unit including a lower portion that is a partial motor home, and an invertable upper unit that is a complete houseboat. The float portion of the houseboat forms the entire... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4319534 | Dinghy cockpit A boat dingy which also serves as a cockpit while the boat is underway and as a cabin top when the boat is moored.... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4234143 | Traversing and housing system for helicopters A traversing strut and housing system for securing and housing a helicopter aboard a ship. One or more telescoping housing sections are mounted on and movable along a track extending outward from a fixed section. A traverse strut assembly which permits on... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4092754 | Boat interior and cabin design A hull is provided defining longitudinal upstanding opposite sides interconnected by a bottom extending between lower marginal edges of the sides and by a bow structure at their forward ends and a transom structure at their rear ends. A pair of spaced apa... | 06/06/1978 |
