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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5711591 | Boat alerting system A new Boat Alerting System for maximizing a boat's visibility to other boaters during darkness and inclement weather conditions. The inventive device includes a hollow aluminum shaft removably secured to a boat, a water proof electronics housing secured t... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5704704 | Marine pole light and base A pole light system for marine craft, which is easily mounted and dismounted and includes a base receptacle having a keyed socket, and a pole having a light assembly at one end and a plug at the other end which is keyed to be received in the socket, where... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5664866 | Light assembly A navigation light assembly for a marine craft includes a base mountable to a deck or other suitable surface of a marine craft, a hemispherical lens which is sealingly attached to an interior wall in the base to form a water-tight space for containing a l... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5636916 | Boat safety lighting apparatus and method of using same This invention provides an improved boat lighting system which includes a mounting bracket secured to the boat to position a portion of the bracket closer to one of the port and starboard side of the boat and to position the portion at an elevation above ... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5595441 | Portable safety lighting device and method for increasing visibility of a person or vehicle A safety lighting device is provided which includes a base for attachment to an object and at least one elongated illuminatable section pivotably attached to the base. The elongated illuminatable section including a light source and an illuminatable tube.... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5544022 | Portable set of boat trailer light assemblies A portable set of boat trailer lights which can be quickly and easily removed or applied with respect to a boat is disclosed. The invention comprises a pair of posts including a first post and a second post of a similar configuration. Each post has an upp... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5537299 | Multiple light system for watercraft and the like A multiple light system is provided for watercraft and the like which combines navigation light and docking light capabilities. A navigation light is mounted on top of a mast which protrudes from the watercraft deck. An auxiliary light, which can comprise... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5508895 | Bow light bracket A bow light bracket for a supplemental boat light is disclosed. The invention comprises an elongated strip of sheet material having a vertically extended lower portion, a horizontally extending upper portion and an offset vertically extending intermediate... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5495401 | Distance lighting system for boats A distance safety lighting system for boats, comprising three electroluminescent strips disposed in the bumper guard surrounding the gunwale of a boat so as to form a substantially continuous illuminated loop around the boat. Preferably, a red strip exten... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5477424 | Self-illuminated tell-tale A tell-tale construction includes an optical fiber ribbon that emits light along its length to make the tell-tale visible at night. The optical fiber ribbon is housed between a pair of plastic strips having the size, flexibility, and weight of a conventio... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5448234 | Logical light control for sailing vessels It has always been possible, due to operator fatigue or forgetfulness, for a sailing vessel to display a well-defined combination of navigation lights which is incorrect for the current operating mode of the vessel. Improper combinations are also possible... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5416670 | Watercraft navigation light system A watercraft navigational light system including a red and green bow light (10) and a white rear light (12). The red bow light (15) is for positioning to illuminate port side of the watercraft (14), and the green bow light (16) is for positioning to illum... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5339225 | Illuminated wand The invention herein is directed to an improved illuminated wand structure specifically intended as a boat stern running light, formed by a tubular wand member being elongated in configuration. The wand includes at least one light source positioned adjace... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5335149 | Method and apparatus for holding a light on a boat A utility light apparatus comprising a body having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion. A light is secured to the distal end portion, the light being operable to emit a light beam. A holder, which may include a fishing rod holder, is secured t... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5285359 | Power operated boat light A navigation light for a boat including a base plate mounted over a hole in the deck, or over a hole in the cabin side or hull side. The base plate has an opening therein in which is pivotally mounted a bulb carrying insert, with the insert being moveable... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5268824 | Manually operated boat light A navigation light for a boat including a base plate mounted over a hole in the deck, hull or cabin of a boat. The base plate has an opening in which is pivotally mounted a bulb carrying insert with the insert being moveable between a flush position and a... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5216972 | Lighted cleat A device which is a translucent boat or ship cleat constructed of polyurethane. The cleat is molded as one piece and can be either clear or have color added such as international orange. The cleat has a recess in its base in which a light source can be pl... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5142457 | Boat spotlight apparatus A spotlight apparatus is arranged for mounting to a stern or bow boat socket, including a base portion directed into the socket, with an upper handle removably mounted to the socket for use with the organization as a running light or spotlight relative to... | 08/25/1992 |
| 4996635 | Deep submersible light assembly with dry pressure dome A generally funnel-shaped main light body has a socket assembly mounted therein for supporting a lamp inside a rear neck portion thereof. A dome-shaped lens extends across a front flared portion of the main light body. A water-tight seal is provided betwe... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4954932 | Transom light A transom light includes a lamp and a shroud attached to the lamp. The shroud includes a hollow part and a flange, both arranged substantially concentrically relative to a central axis of the lamp. The hollow part is adapted to receive the lamp therein, a... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4884173 | Combination running light and spot light device for a boat A combination running light and spot light device for a boat which includes a mast having a male fitting at its bottom end which is receivable in a female electrical receptacle. The male fitting includes electrical connectors which join with electrical co... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4856452 | Extendible stern light assembly A stern light assembly adapted for mounting on boats and the like including an extendible support structure, the support structure including a plurality of tubular members telescopically positioned one within another, each of the tubular members being tel... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4845597 | Quick release light fixture A removable light and receptacle for use on a boat is disclosed. The light housing (12) which supports fluorescent bulbs (30) (32) is removably attached to the receptacle (38) by means of tapered pin (34) which is rotated and pressed into holes (36) (37) ... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4763233 | Outdoor marine lighting fixture An economical and rugged lighting fixture designed particularly for dock-side use. The fixture's major components include a funnel-shaped main housing of polyvinyl chloride having a cylindrical upper end and a cylindrical lower end of reduced diameter; a ... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4740870 | Fiber optic system for boats In one embodiment, the fiber optic lighting system includes a centrally disposed light source and a plurality of fiber optic cables running from that central light source to a respective plurality of remote locations on the boat. The light source is mount... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4683523 | Deep submersible light assembly An elongate metal cylindrical body has a plurality of internal annular grooves for adjustable positioning of a lamp socket. A cylindrical metal sleeve screws over the forward end of the metal body. A quartz-halogen lamp extends through the forward end of ... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4500947 | Tri spherical lens assembly A marine navigation light having a first curved segment, a second curved segment, a vertical junction therebetween, and a single filament vertical light source is improved by reshaping the surfaces of the curved segments adjacent the junction so that ligh... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4445163 | Boat light, especially for transom mounting A boat light is especially adapted to be mounted upon the transom or stern of a cabin cruiser, speedboat, small yacht, or the like. A holder for a lamp unit has a spherically curved outer surface engaging a complementary inner surface of a housing attacha... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4423472 | Portable barge lights A portable navigation light system for barges in which the legally required three lights are provided by a set of three, self-contained units. Each unit contains its own power supply, light activating mechanism, light source so configured as to show over ... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4367519 | Vessel navigation lights Optical elements for vessel navigation lights, providing improved and inexpensive means for achieving uniform, luminous intensity over a sharply bounded horizontal arc of visibility, and also for achieving a desired vertical arc of visibility, comprise me... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4360862 | Nautical light A nautical light for watercraft includes a cylindrical metal housing having opposite ends, one of which includes a collar for mounting the light on a tubular mast or pole. The housing includes a pair of vertically tiered light chambers each having a lamp ... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4360859 | Boat light having resiliently flexible and adjustable mount A boat light includes a shield recessed within the hull of a vessel. A conventional sealed beam head-lamp unit seats in an exteriorly spherically shaped lamp unit retaining member formed of a resiliently flexible soft material such as rubber. The retainin... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4245281 | Adjustable hull light assembly An adjustable hull light assembly for use mounted in the hulls of boats comprising a generally tubular housing member having a hull flange at one end thereof to facilitate securing of the housing to the boat hull to maintain orientation fixedly therebetwe... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4206496 | Electronic flare-up light system A flare-up lighting device is disclosed herein having an elevated platform mounting a plurality of spatially disposed flash tube pairs so that omni-directional light propagation is provided. A timing network is included in the electronic circuit for energ... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4191991 | Light shield for mast-mounted navigation lights The shield for navigation lights includes a generally horizontal shade panel and downwardly extending side panels. The side panels are adjustably clamped to the mast of the navigation light so that the shade panel casts a controlled shadow over the boat a... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4134007 | One-way transmission system A system for transmitting alignment data from the turret of an aircraft carrier to aircrafts stationed on the flight deck, comprising optical transmitters with modulable beams placed on the turret, means for modulating the transmitter beam from the data, ... | 01/09/1979 |
| 3935658 | Illuminated bladder buoy A bladder buoy, suitable for the supporting of fishing nets, trap lines and other fishing gear, the surface of which is illuminated by an internal battery operated light. The body of the buoy is fabricated of a translucent semi-opaque material which becom... | 02/03/1976 |
