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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4571194 | Collapsible and floatable beverage holder A flotation device for holding a beverage is formed from an inflatable ring having a sheet secured to the center and a beverage holder secured in the center of the sheet.... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4466281 | Buoy for measuring wave slopes Buoy for measuring wave slopes provided with a mainly circular disc shaped body having a mainly horizontal lower surface and protruding downwardly from said lower surface a central circular protrusion having a smaller diameter than said lower surface and ... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4379534 | Cargo lift system A system for transferring cargo at sea by helicopter includes an automatily activated self inflatable apparatus for reducing the velocity of the cargo if jettisoned or inadvertently dropped into the sea and for keeping the cargo afloat until retrieval ma... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4332048 | Lockable support float The invention is directed to a lockable support float, preferably blow molded, for use in swimming pools and the like. It comprises at least first and second expanded members having mateable ends which are adapted to slide over and lock onto a rope. Each ... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4312089 | Swimming apparel flotation device A floatation device to which a swimmer's suit may be secured for retrieval at a later time. The floatation device includes floatation apparatus and apparatus for attaching the bathing suit to the floatation apparatus. The apparatus for attaching the suit ... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4295680 | Utility bucket seat A portable bucket seat is provided said seat being lightweight and sized so that it fits the open end of a standard bucket of the type that are commonly used by fisherman. The bucket seat is buoyant and is used for a cover for said bucket in order to keep... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4287626 | Flexible anchor buoy A flexible anchor buoy includes a tube for the passage therethrough of an anchor chain, a core pipe fixed perpendicularly to the tube, and a pair of resilient buoyant bodies disposed around the core pipe one on each side of the tube and separated from the... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4286347 | Double acting turbine for converting wave energy of water to electrical power A double acting turbine for converting water wave energy to electrical power in a marine buoy or platform. A tubular body is provided one end of which is adapted to be inserted into the water wave and the second end is adapted to extend out of the water w... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4280237 | Floating buoy A floating buoy for use in a marine environment includes a buoyant body for maintaining the buoy afloat, the body including a resilient outer skin, a low density filler within the outer skin, and a central core disposed between an upper end and a lower en... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4279025 | Releasable airborne buoy A buoy capable of being dropped onto water from an aircraft, comprising a balloon which inflates during the descent through a forced intake of air through adjustable openings at the base of the balloon. Inside the balloon there is a flexible membrane allo... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4249834 | Oil spill containment device for aquatic vessels Disclosed herein is an oil spill containment device for aquatic vessels including a flotation collar structure surrounding the periphery of the vessel to be contained, apparatus for deploying this collar including in one embodiment compressed air dispensi... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4185345 | Neg'ator spring powered underwater launching device A launching mechanism is provided for ejecting a small buoy from a high sd deep depth submersible. The buoy is held in place and constrained by a pair of latch levers that lock into a groove in the buoy tail piece. The latch levers are held in place by l... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4150636 | Deep water berthing system for very large cargo carriers An off-shore berth for a ship, particularly a tanker, is described in which roll, pitch and yaw are neutralized. The ship is tautly attached to barges, one on either side, and a beam under the ship's keel is coupled to the barges. The beam is tethered to ... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4143437 | Anti-roost device An anti-roost device for use in combination with sea buoys and the like comprising an annular base to support an annularly disposed outer anti-roost member coupled thereto by a plurality of vertically disposed spring-like members together with a plurality... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4143349 | Cable depth selector and coil shunt penetrator In a system for suspending an immersible package in water from a surface buoy with insulated electrical cable payed out from a coil in a pack attached to the descending package, a spring-biased braking arm on top of the pack is released to pivot against a... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4124181 | Helicopter external load pickup system A system for recovery of cargo floating at sea with a helicopter or ship. A hook is rigidly secured to a float attached to a hoist line. The hook is dragged through the water until it contacts and connects with a buoyant line attached to the cargo. The ca... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4119052 | Semi-submersible vessel A semi-submersible vessel comprising at least one hollow toroidal element adapted to float with its plane upright having an exposed upper portion carrying a working platform. The toroidal element preferably is formed by describing a circular or elliptical... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4114137 | Directional sonobuoy A sonobuoy having a directional hydrophone centrally enclosed in a flexib acoustically transparent, spherical bag which upon deployment is filled with water to form a hydrosphere. A first embodiment comprises a plurality of upper and lower spreaders whic... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4034851 | Soap buoy A soap buoy which is adapted to float in a body of water and be secured to a soap bar. The soap buoy includes a housing float which is bouyant in water and is connected through a cord element to a soap bar insertion member. The soap bar insertion member i... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4033023 | Process for refurbishing metal buoys A procedure for refurbishing hollow metal buoys that have been surveyed out of service. The buoy repair method involves removing a metal section, filling the buoy interior with polyurethane foam, welding back the removed metal section and coating the meta... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4009675 | Float device with at least one float body The specification describes a float device with at least one float body which forms a support surface element and has at least one skin which is resistant to water and forms a chamber. The chamber is filled up at least partly with plastic foam having clos... | 03/01/1977 |
| 3990123 | Inflatable sonar array A portable submerged structure uses fluid pressure to extend a plurality of lexible conduits until the conduits become rigid. In such a rigid configuration the flexible conduits provide a rigid support which is independent of any further moorings or other ... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3965234 | Method of making radar reflective buoy A method of making a seamless, hollow, spherical fishing buoy of thermoset resin, preferably cross-linkable polyolefin, by rotationally molding the same without vent holes or openings in the buoy. A 3-plane, rigid, corner cube radar reflector is mounted i... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3961589 | Buoyant cable antenna reeling system The reeling system is contained within a buoy towed by a submerged submarine. The reeling system includes a pressure sealed housing, a cable reel disposed for rotation within the housing and a buoyant cable antenna disposed in an ejecting and retracting r... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3933108 | Buoyant riser system A buoyant marine riser system adapted to extend from a floating platform to a subsea wellhead wherein one or more riser sections include a series of circumferentially spaced, elongated, hollow, closed buoyant tanks containing a gaseous medium to make such... | 01/20/1976 |
| 3930804 | Deep sea gas generator container A device for generating gas at a constant rate for raising a water profiler uring measurement of different parameters of the sea. The device is of a specific construction including a housing with end caps. LiH is placed into the housing and capped. A blast... | 01/06/1976 |
