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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4300854 | Movable float system for boat launching ramps A float movable along a ramp for launching trailerable boats so that the float remains adjacent the water line of the ramp responsive to changes in water level. The float is moved by a line extending from the deep water end of the float, downwardly to a s... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4292005 | Pier construction In the pier mooring for a boat a rectangular inner section is provided which serves as the land connection. A first short side and an outer part of the pier mooring is affixed to a second outer short side of the inner part of the structure. The outer part... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4290381 | Floating marina A semi-rigid floating marina adapted for use in both ocean and inland waterways including a submerged structural frame interconnected to a floating surface structure by a plurality of rigid and flexible members. The marina is readily portable in nature to... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4287625 | Portable boat dock A boat dock comprising a deck structure which floats in water and which provides access to shore and an elongate outrigger which floats in the water and which stabilizes the dock structure. In addition, the dock includes a lockable hinge which connects th... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4265193 | Concrete marine float and method of fabricating A concrete float having a buoyant foam core surrounded by a concrete shell. The deck of the shell has integrally formed therewith a plurality of transverse ribs and longitudinal ribs which strengthen the deck. Consequently, the necessary strength for the ... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4260293 | Floating dock structure and method for fabricating the same A floating dock having a steel framework to the underside of which are fastened buoyant flotation bodies and to the upper surface of which is fastened a rigid imperforate sheet such as plywood. The framework is constructed of a suitable number of C-shaped... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4252470 | Utility distribution system for floating piers A system for distributing utility service such as electrical power, telephone service and water to a plurality of spaced apart finger floats extending angularly from a floating mainwalk. The floats are formed by rectangular concrete shells filled with a b... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4225268 | Breakwater pier apparatus A breakwater pier apparatus is disclosed in the preferred and illustrated embodiments. The two embodiments utilize a framework floated in the water by buoyant tanks therein, the apparatus including a rearwardly sloping wave energy absorbing wall adapted t... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4223629 | Marine dock section A novel marine dock section adapted to be supported by flotation units or posts is described. A pair of horizontally spaced apart, upright, prefabricated truss-like frameworks, each comprising a pair of longitudinal tubular members preferably of rectangul... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4197034 | Floating pier A floating pier of the type in which a main pier is supported on transverse cantilever arms with floats, the arms projecting out on both sides of the main pier, characterized in that the bearing members of the main pier and of each cantilever arm are open... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4142477 | Portable dock A portable, floating dock which can be towed by a boat using same is provided. The dock has a flat shell with a tapered front section and a gang plank covered with a non-skid material. An eyebolt is provided in the back of the float for securing a boat to... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4123185 | Floating breakwater and energy collecting system A combination floating breakwater and wave energy collecting system in which a pair of joint floating spread wings are provided between which a vessel can be moored. The spread angle of the wings is adjustable and the wings can be jointly swung about thei... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4106303 | Marine oil storage installation A marine oil storage installation includes at least one floating type oil storage tank having a double bottom and double walls and is provided with shore connection means. Protector means composed of at least one line of floating members surrounds each oi... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4083072 | Connection system for marine structures A method of and apparatus for connecting a material and personnel transfer ramp from an offshore oil structure, or the like, to a floating vessel which comprises a docking pedestal rigidly attached to the deck of a vessel, an attachment assembly which cov... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4078515 | Dock structure A readily assemblable and collapsible floating or standing dock is constructed of a plurality of transversely-extending elongate aluminum deck forming members releasably connected, through a simple interlocking fastening arrangement, to parallel elongate ... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4041716 | Support structure for a floatable marine dock A support structure in combination with a flotation cell adapted to support a floatable marine dock or the like, wherein the cell comprises a buoyant, rectangular, hollow, box-shaped housing formed as a thin-walled float provided with oppositely disposed,... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4028899 | Anchoring system for a floating dock A floating dock is moored between bottom-anchored, upright piles by bearing and binding plates which permit the dock to move up and down with relatively gradual changes in water level, but which prevent the dock from rolling or pitching under wave action.... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4007599 | Marine platform A marine platform for offshore installation has a fixed central platform and an annular arrangement of floating dock units positioned thereabout arranged for movement therearound and vertical movement responsive to wave and water level changes. The annula... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3999879 | Inflatable roadway An inflatable roadway includes elongate flexible upper and lower panels sred and sealed together about their peripheries. The roadway is stored and transported in a laterally rolled configuration and when it is placed on the near side of an area of unfir... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3951085 | Floating structure arrangement An arrangement for providing a floating structure in which triangular modules are formed from flat slabs of ferrocement interconnected by rods which are bent to provide a triangular shape, the rods being interconnected at the portions between the slabs to... | 04/20/1976 |
