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...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7685953 | System for rapid, secure transport of cargo by sea, and monohull fast ship and arrangement and method for loading and unloading cargo on a ship A system for rapid, secure transport of cargo by sea includes a monohull fast ship and an arrangement for loading and unloading cargo through an opening in the stern of the ship and along a driving surface of a cargo carrying deck of the ship. The arrangement includ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7341422 | Container transportation system and method A container transportation system and method which includes a number of enclosed containers adapted to contain freight and protect the freight in a marine environment, a vehicle adapted to lift, transport, orient and place the containers on a support surface, a mari... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7322306 | Apparatus for providing resistance to cargo spills A means for transportation is disclosed, where the means includes a ballistic protection structures associated with a flexible bladder cargo isolation system. A ballistic protection system for protecting means of transportation from ballistic attacks is also disclos... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320289 | Autonomous swimming cargo containers The present invention provides an apparatus, method and system for delivery of commercial cargo containers shore side without container terminals. The present invention utilizes containers made autonomous by coupling a container with a detachable propulsion system, ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311053 | Support vessel The invention regards a multipurpose support vessel (1), comprising a hull (2) with a bow (3) and a stern (4) and with a propulsion arrangement (5), a bridge (6) and accommodation quarters (7) and storage areas (8 | 12/25/2007 |
| 7278895 | Marine vessel A marine vessel includes a hull and has at least one load carrying facility defined by at least one loading space with a given height, a given width and a given length, whereby the loading space is provided on a bulkhead deck, and a propulsion arrangement, which inc... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7261353 | Dividers for reduction of aerodynamic drag of vehicles with open cavities A drag-reduction concept for vehicles with open cavities includes dividing a cavity into smaller adjacent cavities through installation of one or more vertical dividers. The dividers may extend the full depth of the cavity or only partial depth. In either applicatio... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7191724 | Method and system for mission module swapping in a vessel A method for outfitting a vessel such as a water ship for a particular mission includes maneuvering the vessel toward a mission module, capturing the mission module with the vessel, and coupling the mission module to the vessel. Such method allows one to interchange... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7096811 | Autonomous swimming cargo containers The present invention provides an apparatus, method and system for delivery of commercial cargo containers shore side without container terminals. The present invention utilizes containers made autonomous by coupling a container with a detachable propulsion system, ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093550 | Barge construction and freight hauling system A freight hauling vessel (10) has a deck (12) with sets of railroad tracks (14) for rail cars (64), enabling rail cars to be rolled onto and off of the deck. Upright rows of stanchions (18) support standardized freight containers (... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7047899 | Barge arrangement, barge unit and tug unit A barge unit includes LNG receptacle and a first power generation apparatus including a first combustion engine that is operated at least partly by LNG boil-off gas and a first generator that is driven by the first combustion engine. A tug unit includes a propulsion... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040848 | Transport platform An embodiment of a transport platform has a platform having first and second end members in which spaced vertically extending first slots are formed, the first slots being adapted to receive one of a plurality of vertically extending guide members that are provided ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6994104 | Modular system for storing gas cylinders The methods and apparatus for transporting compressed gas includes a gas storage system having a plurality of pipes connected by a manifold whereby the gas storage system is designed to operate in the range of the optimum compressibility factor for a given compositi... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6966272 | Multi-mode ship for transporting vehicles The multi-mode ship uses bulk cargo flow-through vehicle decks that are capable of supporting commercial vehicles, military vehicles, and other general cargo. Bulk cargo is loaded into the multi-mode ship with a bulk cargo transport system. Bulk cargo is loaded on b... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6951162 | Penetration-and fire resistant fabric materials and structures A ballistic and/or fire barrier for protecting objects in an interior of a vehicle due to projectile penetration and/or fire includes one or more layers of high strength fabric positioned towards an outer shell of the vehicle. The high strength fabric is substantial... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6842665 | Stowage and retrieval system A storage and retrieval system is provided that automates the process of handling a mixed inventory of palletized and containerized items. The invention is particularly useful in handling cargo and weapons within a ship's hold or magazine. When used on a ship, the i... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6792886 | Planing landing craft An improved landing craft includes a hull that supports bow and stern ramps for enabling vehicles to drive through during loading and unloading. The drive-through arrangement also enables the crew to load and unload the craft much faster and more easily than existin... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6789493 | Method and arrangement for shipping reels; tweendeck and tweendeck arrangement in cargo space of ship The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for shipping a reel (1) onboard a ship (2) where the reel (1) is at least partly placed into a cargo space (3) of the ship. The arrangement comprises a reel holder (4), which hol... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6725671 | Methods and apparatus for compressed gas The methods and apparatus for transporting compressed gas includes a gas storage system having a plurality of pipes connected by a manifold whereby the gas storage system is designed to operate in the range of the optimum compressibility factor for a given compositi... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6609474 | Method and apparatus for preventing cargo spills A non-permeable bladder is used for transporting oil within a steel compartment onboard an oil tanker. The bladder is contained within a meso-skeleton suspended within the individual metal tank which causes any force which would otherwise puncture the bla... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6584923 | Autonomous container ship with hull incorporating a propulsion system The invention concerns an autonomous container ship comprising a bottom, a propulsion system, a loading and unloading system for loading and unloading containers, a balancing system, characterized in that the bottom has a hull incorporating a propulsion s... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6545944 | Method for acquiring and processing of data from two or more simultaneously fired sources A method of seismic surveying and seismic data processing using a plurality of simultaneously recorded seismic-energy sources. An activation sequence for each of said plurality of seismic energy sources may be determined such that energy from seismic sour... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543990 | Palletizing system and method for palletizing a load A palletizing system includes a reusable pallet and a reusable anchoring device for securing a load. The anchoring device comprises a strap and clamping mechanism for selectively receiving and clamping to the strap and, alternatively, releasing the strap.... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6536363 | Device for ramps Device for ships having at least one ship's ramp (2) which at an inner end (3) is pivotally connected with the ship and in a loading position at an outer end (5) is supported by an offboard surface (18) for cargo to be transported between a deck (7) of th... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6516737 | Autonomous container ship The present invention relates in particular to an autonomous container ship of the type having a hull, propulsion means, and loading and unloading means, characterized by having ballasting means and means (11, 12, 5) for varying the air draft without chan... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6485252 | Palletizing system and method for palletizing a load A palletizing system includes a reusable pallet and a reusable anchoring device for securing a load. The anchoring device comprises a strap and clamping mechanism for selectively receiving and clamping to the strap and, alternatively, releasing the strap.... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6321673 | Autonomous container ship The invention concerns an autonomous container ship comprising a hull, a propulsion system, loading and unloading systems for loading and unloading containers, and a balancing system. The ship transports containers from larger ports equipped with faciliti... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6230640 | Cargo carrier refrigeration system A cargo carrier includes a hollow interior defining a cargo area. Thermal insulation is mounted in the body and surrounds the cargo area. Refrigeration units are located in refrigeration areas in the cargo area. A plurality of cargo containers are stacked... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6223669 | Vessel having a standardized hull capable of having a plurality of optional and operational modular structures and method of construction therefor A vessel capable of having a plurality of the following structures and method of construction therefor are disclosed. The vessel comprises a hull including a cavity for receiving a plurality of containers. The vessel has one or more of the following featu... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6148752 | Cargo ship The cargo ship (SL) as seagoing or inland waterway ship or pushed lighter, is fitted with a pallet high bay shelving system which has both sides of at least one bay row (RG) has a number of storage bays (cells) (1) placed either above one another or side ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6135044 | Transport ship A transport ship (20) adapted for simultaneous transport of a cargo of i) a liquid, particularly oil, and ii) a plurality of containers (32, 32') as well as iii) optionally at least one additional type of goods, the transport ship having: a hull including... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6105525 | Unit cargo ship A cargo ship for transporting wheeled vehicles and cargo units simultaneously has a hull with a bottom structure and a cargo space defined within the hull. The cargo space has at least first and second cargo sections. The first cargo section has a space g... | 08/22/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6003459 | Transport ship A transport ship (20) having a hull includes a sheathing (22), a weather deck (23, 23') and a hold (28, 28', 30), and having a front part (35), a rear part (25) and a central part (29). The ship is unique in that the front part (35) of the ship includes a... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003460 | Ship based gas transport system A gas storage system formed of a continuous pipe wound in plural layers, each layer having plural loops. The pipe may be distributed within a container, which may serve as a carousel for winding the pipe and as a gas containment device. When containers, e... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5899161 | Ship with plane area elements which extend horizontally and are located in the hull of the ship A ship which has supporting columns which run vertically and are located in the hull of the ship, as well as at least one flat, rectangular area element which extends horizontally and is supported on at least one of these support columns, in which the sup... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5839383 | Ship based gas transport system A gas storage system formed of a continuous pipe wound in plural layers, each layer having plural loops. The pipe may be distributed within a container, which may serve as a carousel for winding the pipe and as a gas containment device. When containers, e... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5832856 | Monohull fast ship with improved loading mechanism The invention is a monohull fast ship. The ship includes a hull producing a high pressure area at a bottom portion of a stern which rises from a point of maximum depth forward of a longitudinal center of the hull to a point of minimum draft at a transom w... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5803005 | Ship based system for compressed natural gas transport A ship based system for compressed natural gas transport that utilizes a ship having a plurality of gas cylinders. The invention is characterized by the plurality of gas cylinders configured into a plurality of compressed gas storage cells. Each compresse... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5562062 | Pallet shelf system for/in a watercraft, preferably a refrigerator vessel The pallet shelf system for/in a refrigerator ship has a number of bays (RZ), disposed on both sides of a shelf corridor (1) with a shelving vehicle (2) movable in the corridor, with channel-like supporting and running guides (3) arranged in tiers for pal... | 10/08/1996 |
