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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419329 | Semi-submersible dry-docking lift apparatus A portable marine lift capable of multi-directional off-loading of yachts, ships, and other marine vessels at ground level to dry-dock them. It is compact and barge-like, and can be shared by independent shipyards, or used to expand the work area within a single por... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7406924 | Pole bracket for a dock A pole bracket for a dock assembly has with a c-shaped opening for receiving the pole, on which a dock section may be mounted. For the pole bracket for a dock, one side of the bracket allows for attachment to a dock section, while the other and opposing side of the ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7390141 | Wave-attenuating system A wave-attenuating system. The wave-attenuating system includes a flexible, resilient barrier member that is disposed in a body of water and oriented to interrupt and dissipate the wave action of oncoming waves. The barrier member desirably is constructed from a sub... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7267510 | Foundation pile having a spiral ridge A foundation pile or pile segment is described that provides support for a structure such as a building foundation. The pile includes a generally solid body having a top end wall, a bottom end wall adapted for providing end load bearing capacity, and all around side... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263736 | Sand dune bridges and methods of protecting sand dunes A sand dune bridge is configured with a suspension span which spans a sand dune from first pilings on a landward side of the dune to second pilings in or adjacent to a seaward side of the dune. A ramp extends from the second pilings to the beach. The ramp may also b... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261263 | Article support system for poles A device to support one or more articles with a pole, where the device may include a collar having a first section and a second section that are coupled by a hinge to allow the collar to open. The collar may be openable at opposite facing ends of the first and secon... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258510 | Systems and methods useful in stabilizing platforms and vessels having platforms and legs Disclosed is a system useful in stabilizing a vessel. The vessel includes, but is not limited to, a first leg, a second leg, a third leg, and a platform coupled to the first, second, and third legs. The system can include a first brace coupled to the first leg at a ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7241078 | Modular pier system A modular pier includes a plurality of modular pier sections. The plurality of modular pier sections includes at least a first pier section and a second pier section wherein the pier sections include a frame having a first end and a second end opposite the first end... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7228661 | Rapid steel frame assembly A framing assembly system for steel building that substantially reduces assembly time while maintaining excellent strength and mechanical integrity and has vastly improved resistance to uplift forces. Foundation assemblies or anchor structures are first precisely lo... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219357 | Disk apparatus A disk apparatus includes a head that reads information from a disk, a guiding rod that movably supports and guides the head, and a height adjustment portion that is rotatably formed on a base for adjusting the height of the guiding rod, wherein the height adjustmen... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7201255 | Apparatus and method of forming a corrosion resistant coating on a ladder A ladder structure for enhancing corrosion resistance is disclosed, which comprises a ladder including a pair of rails and a plurality of rungs extending between and mounted on the rails. At least one of the rails and at least one of the rungs of the ladder comprise... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191569 | Telescoping pier foundation A telescoping pier foundation system (100, 100a, 100b) comprises generally an outer shell preferably made of a tough material, such as, a suitable polymer or a metal alloy, having an internal cavity (12) for receiving cementitious ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7153064 | Pipe sleeve for a floating dock A pipe sleeve assembly includes a base plate and a sleeve portion. The base plate includes a base portion defining a longitudinal axis. The base plate further includes a first flange extending from the base portion in a first direction generally normal to the longit... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144199 | Retractable dock The automated, rotary retractable dock will have the elevated structural skeleton of a regular or seasonal dock. This includes the pilings and cross members. The pilings will support guide rails running (track-like) between them. The pilings will also be fixed with ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7033107 | Pre-cast deck, dock steps and dock system A pre-cast article of manufacture, system and method of manufacturing and constructing a deck, dock step(s) and dock is disclosed utilizing 2 main components, beam(s) and slab(s). Optional accessories are also disclosed that may be added such as hand rail(s), boat b... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025318 | Container support A container (10) having a plurality of panels (12–18) joined together to form a sleeve (64). The panels (12–18) each have an end edge that cooperate to define an imaginary plane (P) at one end of the sleeve (64). The container ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6945839 | Suspended runway A runway over which can travel vehicles driven by gravity, comprising a supporting structure and a track line structure sustained by the supporting structure and extending from a upper start region to a lower arrival region, wherein the supporting structure is limit... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942062 | Submerged water activity platform A submergible activity platform for attachment to an associated structure on a body of water is disclosed. The activity platform for supporting persons engaged in water activities includes a platform area extending outwardly from and alongside the associated structu... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6845845 | Water recreation dock A water recreation dock for providing access into and out of the water comprising a main deck platform carried by a dock frame. A stationary platform forms a first part of the main deck platform which is supported above the water on the dock frame. A movable platfor... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6793039 | Submerged water activity platform A submergible activity platform for attachment to an associated structure on a body of water is disclosed. The activity platform for supporting persons engaged in water activities includes a platform area extending outwardly from and alongside the associated structu... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6655875 | Pier adjusting mechanism and method for facilitating the adjusting and leveling of a pier platform A pier or dock adjustment method permits adjustment of a height of a pier platform relative to a pier structure, the pier structure including at least a first post. The method includes the step of providing a platform height adjustment apparatus, the plat... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6431794 | Dock technology A dock support bracket has a central clamp of general C shape having an internal channel and opposing first and second side arms. The bracket has a clamping screw and a first beam mounting base on the first side arm and has an abutment and a second beam m... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6409431 | Submersible floating dock A submersible floating dock which can be sunk beneath the water line in the event of the approach of a violent storm for protection of the dock against wave action, storm surge, and high winds. A dock with a deck supported on hollow floatation chambers is... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6361252 | Dock support and height adjustment apparatus A dock for supporting persons over a support surface such as a water bed has an elongated deck, a plurality of vertically adjustable post units, and a wheel attached to each post unit for transporting the dock across the support surface. The vertically ad... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6122994 | Housing for a boat lift motor, pulley and gear drive A housing for at least partially housing a boat lift pulley of a boat lift includes a main wall having a substantially vertically disposed wall portion defining an inwardly opening generally concave chamber adapted to at least partially receive therein a ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6033148 | Housing for a boat lift motor, pulley and gear drive A boat lift motor and drive assembly includes a rigid mounting plate supporting a boat lift motor, a drive shaft thereof carrying a drive pulley, a pulley belt entrained about the drive pulley and a driven pulley, the driven pulley being connected to a sh... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5810508 | Housing for a boat lift motor pulley and gear drive A boat lift motor and drive assembly includes a rigid mounting plate supporting a boat lift motor, a drive shaft thereof carrying a drive pulley, a pulley belt entrained about the drive pulley and a driven pulley, the driven pulley being connected to a sh... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5740752 | Apparatus for docking boats to each other An apparatus for docking a smaller vessel, such as a dinghy, to a substantially horizonal platform or swimstep of a larger vessel, such as a boat. The docking apparatus comprises a pair of mounting brackets attached at spaced locations to the edge of the ... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5593247 | Programmable boat lift control system A boat lift control system may be programmed so that with a push of a button, either remotely or adjacent the system, the lift may lift or lower a boat to a pre-programmed elevation. Plural elevations may be programmed into the system including those corr... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5588782 | Portable boat dock The portable boat dock includes a first dock section, a second dock section and a hinge for pivotally attaching the first and second dock sections together. The first dock section has at least one hole for receiving a stake to secure the boat dock to the ... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5584606 | Adjustable dock support apparatus and method Method and dock support installation and apparatus that permits easy, quick adjustments for variations in depth to insure a uniformly level and stable dock, at a desired height above the water surface of a lake or pond. An outer tube is slideably position... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5482401 | Boat-lift apparatus The present invention features an adjustable corner assembly for a boat-lift. The corner assembly of this invention may be designed to replace corner posts of other boat-lift mechanisms. It can also be designed as part of a boat-lift frame. In either capa... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5156493 | Dock kit A dock kit to permit an owner to assemble or disassemble a dock comprising a dock post bracket for laterally inserting a dock post therein, a reversible cross-latch member for locking a dock post in the dock-post bracket with the reversible cross-latch me... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5106237 | Submersible marine dock system and method A submersible dock system with mooring pilings which folds down for storage underwater. The dock system includes a deck or mainspan normally above water, a submerged horizontal frame and, if necessary, leveling structure and a plurality of vertical suppor... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5046897 | Platform support system Disclosed is apparatus for raising and lowering a platform having wooden leg support means. A box girder is adapted to move axially about a wooden support leg of a platform, the box girder having means for securement of the girder to material forming the ... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5000620 | Adjustable pier system A plurality of longitudinally extending deck elements are each supported by transversely directed horizontal support rods at each end of each deck element. The rods are slidably removable through transversely aligned holes through vertical angle brackets ... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4971478 | Height or level adjusting device for platform assembly A height or level adjusting device for use with a platform assembly, which platform assembly has a platform section and an upstanding cross brace member oriented between the platform section and a support surface. The cross brace member has a pair of late... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4968182 | Combination deck support leg holder and rub strip There is provided a new and useful combination deck support leg holder and rub strip comprising a support leg holder comprising a first section adapted to have a support leg secured thereto, a second section adapted to be secured to a deck or dock, and me... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4954011 | Powered method and apparatus for lifting a boat A powered method and apparatus for raising and lowering a boat in a boat lift with quick connection to and use of the boat battery to power a DC electric motor on the lift. A method of converting a manual lift to a powered lift is provided. The lift drive... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4948300 | Multiple section pier and installation assembly A novel multiple pier section and installation assembly includes a plurality of modular pier sections, a dolly for transporting, installing and removing the individual pier sections, and a dolly locator. The pier sections have a hinged pier section interc... | 08/14/1990 |