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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7451714 | All purpose seal An apparatus for sealing a doorway, more particularly, an all purpose gasket structure capable of sealing a doorway against the entry of water, smoke, and fire. The gasket is primarily an elongated silicone rubber structure having a ridged rectangular cross section ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7331302 | Quick close security door system A security door closure system for cruise ships and other similar public entrance points to prevent terrorist attack or ship take-over is needed. Cruise ship passenger and ship provisioning entrance gangplanks pass through large hydraulically operated shell doors. T... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7309205 | Vehicle loading and unloading method A trailer unloading system anchors one or more trailers to a deck, with, or without tractor attached. The sides of the trailers are free to pivot from a top, longitudinal, pivot axis once unlatched from the edge of the trailer floor. The deck tilts the trailers side... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7281481 | Watertight Door A watertight door comprising: a door frame; a door panel, with a perimeter normally adjacent to the door frame when the door is closed, and with a first facing side and a second facing side, configured to open and close within the door frame; a first gasket lip seal... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7213528 | Bulkhead door for a vessel A bulkhead door for watertight closing of a bulkhead opening of a naval vessel, comprising a composite outer shell and inner shell, a chamber therebetween, and a channel along the door margin for retaining a gasket without adhesive. The chamber may be filled with a ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213530 | Hatch or door system for securing and sealing openings in marine vessels A hatch or door system for closing an opening in a surrounding structure has a panel assembly having a metal frame enclosing a composite material panel. An operating mechanism is operative in a first stage to hold the panel assembly in the closed position. In a seco... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7140702 | Medium voltage motor control center arc resistant enclosure A medium voltage controller for electrical equipment, such as motors, transformers, reactors, and capacitors, having an arc resistant cabinet, swaged internal electrical connections, a one-piece self-aligning withdrawable finger cluster, a pull-out instrument compar... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7111571 | Arrangement in a marine vessel A marine vessel has at least two engines installed in separate respective engine compartments that are positioned substantially horizontally adjacent to each other and are separated from each other by a wall structure defining at least one opening provided with a fl... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7004096 | Marine vessel coaming structure One embodiment of a marine vessel includes a hull having an aperture therein and an exterior surface that defines a plane, and a coaming structure secured within the aperture of the hull, the coaming structure including a top surface that defines a plane contiguous ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004515 | Fenestration locking system This fenestration locking system for a swinging sash or door is characterized by the use of a linear member running continuously from an actuating assembly to a locking pin assembly. The linear member can be a flexible linear member, allowing it to convey motion to ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6953001 | Hatch or door system for securing and sealing openings in marine vessels A hatch or door system secures and seals an opening in a surrounding structure, such as a horizontal or vertical surface of a marine vessel. A panel having at least two straight edges is rotatably mountable to the surrounding surface. An operating mechanism is mount... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6938376 | Door reinforcement system A door reinforcement system comprises two pairs of assemblies, each assembly having subassemblies on the inside and the outside of the door. The inside subassemblies include a plate with a channel for housing a sliding bolt, and may include three subassemblies with ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6477810 | Closing mechanism The invention relates to a closing mechanism for a ship's door comprising: a number of latches arranged around said door; a substantially planar rod mechanism connected to said latches and comprising a number of guided rods; an operating member connected to said ro... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6341450 | Composite water-tight door panel installation A light-weight door panel flush with the external surface of a wall structure in its closed position sealing an opening, is mounted for displacement to an open position by hinge linkage confined to its underside. In its closed position supported on the bu... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6209471 | Door structure Disclosed is a door structure including a door, a door opening in a bulkhead portion and a stiffening member extending peripherally in the door opening. The door is hingedly attached to a bulkhead portion and is movable between a position substantially co... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6205943 | Shielded boat hull of composite material with sealed cover or the like and method of fastening the sealing device The invention relates to a boat or ship's hull, which is shielded against electronic radiation and comprises a cover (2) or the like for closing a hatch (3) in e.g. the deck (1) of the hull, and a sealing device for electric sealing of the closure of the ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6003461 | Quick-acting, water-tight composite door assembly A door assembly includes a main door body with an interior flange and an exterior flange, both extending parallel and generally away from the main door body. A door frame surrounds the door body when the latter is in a closed position, the door frame havi... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5868355 | Fuselage door for pressurized aircraft A fuselage door for a pressurized aircraft fuselage in which the hoop tension loads caused by cabin pressure are carried through the door rather than around the door. Stationary interlocking moldings in the door and fuselage door seat transfer loads throu... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5848575 | Closure latching mechanism The door, hatch or other closure in a marine vessel includes a large central window, and is manually or mechanically latched or unlatched by a quick-acting actuation mechanism. An outer handle or an inner handle is rotated, thereby pulling a chain that en... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5549068 | Closure latching mechanism The door, hatch or other closure in a marine vessel includes a large central window, and is manually or mechanically latched or unlatched by a quick-acting actuation mechanism. An outer handle or an inner handle is rotated, thereby pulling a chain that en... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5441005 | Closure latching mechanism The door, hatch or other closure in a marine vessel includes a large central window, and is manually or mechanically latched or unlatched by a quick-acting actuation mechanism. An outer handle or an inner handle is rotated, thereby pulling a chain that en... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5329869 | Closure latching mechanism The door, hatch or other closure in a marine vessel includes a large central window, and is manually or mechanically latched or unlatched by a quick-acting actuation mechanism. An outer handle or an inner handle is rotated, thereby pulling a chain that en... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5216840 | Resilient fluid tight seal An apparatus for sealing a movable closure member about an access aperture located within a rigid structure. The movable closure member is sized to cover the access aperture and to provide access through the access aperture when open. A resilient elastome... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5199369 | Water tight door A water tight prehung door for a ship bulkhead, the door being formed from a plate with a peripheral band welded thereto, being stiffened by a plurality of channels extending from one side of the door to the other and having elongated dimples in the plate... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5189977 | Tilt-up curtain for small boats To close off the cockpit of a small boat from a forward compartment of the boat, a lift-up panel hinged to the floor of the boat is provided to fit in the space between port and starboard consoles which separate the cockpit from the forward compartment. T... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5105718 | Manually operated wheel for activating the hatch on a combat vehicle, especially a tank A manually operated wheel for activating the hatch on a combat vehicle, especially a tank. It comprises an axially solid disk of appropriate anti-fragmentation and/or anti-radiation material.... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5105714 | Armored combat vehicle, especially a military tank An armored combat vehicle, especially a military tank, with at least one entry-and-exit hatchway in the top. The hatchway closes with a hatch completely covering it. At least two additional moving roof-protection hatches above the hatch that completely co... | 04/21/1992 |
| 4842223 | Hatch cover A hatch cover system including an ellipitcal port opening (12) in a housing (10) and an elliptical cover member (18) supported centrally by a rotational bearing (53) for rotation about a rotational axis (54) normal to the cover member and by pivot pins (5... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4840414 | Grease fitting for dog A dog for latching a watertight door in the bulkhead of a ship, has a lubricant passage with a plug useful for forcing a grease pellet into the passage. The plug extends beyond the end of the spindle for the user to clamp a wrench for removing the plug fr... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4197805 | Gate apparatus for fish unloading system A fish unloading system for removing fish from the main fish hold of a fishing boat. The lower portion of the main fish hold is filled with water and sufficient salt added to cause the fish to float near the surface of the water. A power-operated self-fee... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4114424 | Gas-fluid-sound isolation door assembly with integral testing means The specification discloses an isolation door assembly which, by virtue of having annuli provided about the joint between the door coaming and the door framing, about the seal between the door and the coaming, and about any penetration of the door by shaf... | 09/19/1978 |